Hillier & Hillier
2 lawyers · City of Toronto, Peel Region
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 306 handling Personal Injury.
About Hillier & Hillier
Hillier & Hillier is a two-lawyer personal injury firm based in Brampton, with a consultation office on Bay Street in Toronto for clients who prefer to meet downtown. Ava Marion Hillier, born in Montreal, holds a BA from Queen's University and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, and was called to the Ontario Bar in Toronto in 1980. Ava Hillier joined Suzanne Hillier's Brampton practice and worked in general litigation, covering real estate, commercial matters, and criminal law, until 1987, when the practice became Hillier & Hillier and narrowed to personal injury litigation and professional negligence claims. Eddie Wiley, who holds a Juris Doctor from Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law and a BA from the University of Toronto, is the firm's second lawyer and also restricts practice to personal injury matters.
The firm takes on motor vehicle and cycling collisions, slip and fall and occupiers' liability claims, medical malpractice, catastrophic, brain, and spinal cord injuries, wrongful death claims, product liability, and denied accident benefits claims, including SABS disputes. It works on a contingency fee basis and doesn't charge legal fees until a client recovers compensation, with a free initial consultation by phone.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Ava Hillier was called to the Ontario Bar in Toronto in 1980, after a BA from Queen's University and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.
- The practice became Hillier & Hillier in 1987, when Ava Hillier became a partner and the firm's focus narrowed to personal injury litigation and professional negligence claims.
- Ava Hillier co-founded the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) in 1991.
- Ava Hillier received the Distinguished Service Award from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in October 2004.
- OTLA named Ava Hillier its Most Popular Professor for the Trial Advocacy Course at Queen's University in 1995 and 1998.
- In a 2023 decision (2023 ONWSIAT 1672), the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal rejected an insurer's application to bar a firm client from suing, allowing the client's civil claim to proceed.
In the community
- Ava Hillier served as a Director and Vice President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association for more than seven years.
- Ava Hillier was a Director of the Advocates' Society from 2007 to 2010 and presented on the Society's behalf in Canada, Mexico, and the Cayman Islands.
- The firm is listed in the Downtown Brampton Business Improvement Area's directory of local businesses.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Free parkingFees & payment
ContingencyThis firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1980 · median 46 years in practice 1 of 2 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University 2 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
The firm's main office is on Main Street North in downtown Brampton, close to the historic Four Corners where Main and Queen streets meet. That downtown core has been rebuilding around the Rose Theatre, an arts venue that opened in 2006 and drew new businesses to the surrounding blocks, along with the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives and Brampton's city hall. The firm is also listed in the Downtown Brampton Business Improvement Area's own directory of local businesses, placing it among the storefronts and offices that make up that revitalized stretch of Main Street.
The Toronto address on Bay Street is a consultation office only, not the firm's main location, letting the firm meet clients closer to downtown without moving its Brampton base.
Frequently asked questions
- I was hurt in a car accident in Brampton. Can Hillier & Hillier help?
- Yes. Motor vehicle accidents are one of the firm's core practice areas, and it represents clients across Ontario, not only in Brampton.
- What does it cost to hire Hillier & Hillier?
- The firm works on a contingency fee basis and doesn't charge legal fees until a client recovers compensation. An initial phone consultation is free.
- My accident benefits or SABS claim was denied. Does the firm handle that?
- Yes. The firm takes on claims involving denied accident benefits, including SABS disputes.
- Does Hillier & Hillier handle slip and fall cases?
- Yes, slip and fall and occupiers' liability claims are part of the firm's personal injury practice.
- Does the firm take on catastrophic or brain and spinal cord injury cases?
- Yes. Catastrophic injury, brain injury, and spinal cord injury claims are among the firm's practice areas.
- Where is Hillier & Hillier located?
- The main office is on Main Street North in Brampton. The firm also keeps a consultation office on Bay Street in Toronto for clients who prefer to meet downtown.
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