Matthews Abogado LLP
11 lawyers · City of Toronto, Middlesex County (London), Renfrew County
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 202 handling Insurance Law.
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Matthews Abogado LLP is a Toronto based litigation firm founded by Linda Matthews and Greg Abogado. It focuses on insurance law, civil litigation, and personal injury, acting for insurers, insureds, and injured individuals across Ontario in matters that include coverage disputes, accident benefits, and catastrophic injury claims. Alongside its Toronto office on King Street West, the firm keeps a second office in London and a third office address in Renfrew, which it lists as its Ottawa office, so its litigators can appear in courthouses across several regions of the province. The firm has grown to about a dozen lawyers, split between partners and associates, supported by a team of clerks.
Both co-founders bring decades of trial work to the practice. Linda Matthews has focused on advocacy and insurance litigation for over 20 years, with a docket that has included jury and non-jury trials, appeals, and arbitrations on catastrophic injury claims. Greg Abogado has practiced civil litigation for more than 35 years, is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, and has taught as an instructor at Osgoode Hall Law School's Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop. Several of the firm's partners lead a dedicated long term disability practice group, and one partner served as president of Canadian Defence Lawyers, a national association for insurance defence counsel, in 2021 and 2022.
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Milestones & recognition
- Matthews Abogado LLP was founded by Linda Matthews and Greg Abogado.
- Greg Abogado is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.
- Both co-founders have been ranked by LEXPERT, a Canadian legal directory, in recent years.
- One of the firm's partners served as president of Canadian Defence Lawyers, a national association for insurance defence counsel, in 2021 and 2022.
- Several of the firm's partners lead its dedicated long term disability (LTD) practice group.
In the community
- Greg Abogado has taught trial advocacy as an instructor at Osgoode Hall Law School's Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop in 2022 and 2024.
- Greg Abogado presented on preparing jury questions at the 2024 Tricks of the Trade program and was a demonstrator at the Ontario Bar Association's 2022 Anatomy of a Trial program.
- Linda Matthews provides lectures and seminars to lawyers and insurance professionals on trial advocacy and insurance issues.
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Free consultationLawyers 11
Andrew E. Franklin
Partner, LTD Practice Group Leader
Personal InjuryInsurance Law
Andrew Franklin
Partner
Insurance LawPersonal Injury
Christian Farahat
Partner
Insurance Law
Dylan Crosby
Partner
Insurance LawFamily Law
Ilya Artemyev
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionFamily Law
Jason Huang
Associate
Insurance LawPersonal Injury
Linda Matthews
Partner
Insurance LawPersonal Injury
M. Greg Abogado
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPersonal Injury
Sara Azghadi
Partner, LTD Practice Group Leader
Personal InjuryInsurance Law
Talaal Bond
Partner
Insurance Law
Tom Yen
Partner
Insurance LawPersonal Injury
Certified Specialists
A designation granted by the Law Society of Ontario, not a self-declared area of focus.
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2001–2022 · median 16 years in practice 6 of 11 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Windsor (3), University of Ottawa (2), Osgoode Hall Law School, Queen's University 7 of 11 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- English, German, Russian
Who handles what
Offices 3
The neighbourhood
Matthews Abogado runs its practice from three separate Ontario office addresses instead of one downtown tower. Its head office is on King Street West in Toronto's downtown core, a second office is in a tower on Wellington Street in London, and a third address, in Renfrew, is what the firm's own contact page lists as its Ottawa office. On its firm profile page, the firm says it keeps this layout so it can serve clients where they are located, rather than asking them to travel to a single office for every step of a file.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Matthews Abogado represent injured people or insurance companies?
- Both. Depending on the file, the firm's lawyers act for insurers and insureds or for injured individuals, in personal injury, accident benefits, and coverage disputes across Ontario.
- Does the firm handle long term disability (LTD) claims?
- Yes. Several of the firm's partners lead a dedicated long term disability practice group.
- Where are Matthews Abogado's offices located?
- The firm has offices in Toronto and London, plus a third address in Renfrew that it lists as its Ottawa office, so it can appear in courts across each of those regions.
- How long has Matthews Abogado been in practice?
- Matthews Abogado LLP was founded by Linda Matthews and Greg Abogado, its co-founders.
- If I was hurt in a car accident and I'm dealing with my insurer over accident benefits, can Matthews Abogado help?
- Handling motor vehicle accident benefit claims is part of the firm's insurance and personal injury litigation practice, for both individuals and insurers.
- Do the firm's lawyers have trial experience?
- Yes. The firm describes experience in jury and non-jury trials, appeals, and arbitrations at all levels of court in Ontario.
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