About McLeish Orlando LLP

One of the highest-rated law firms in Kitchener, going by its Google reviews.

McLeish Orlando LLP is a personal injury firm based in downtown Toronto, founded in 1999 by John McLeish and Dale Orlando. It represents the victims of personal injuries and their families, and it's deliberate about the files it takes, concentrating on serious and catastrophic cases: traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and orthopaedic and paediatric injuries, along with wrongful death claims. Motor vehicle collisions, cycling accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, and long-term disability disputes all run through the same plaintiff-side lens.

The main office sits at 151 Yonge Street, and the firm meets clients elsewhere in the province through consultation offices in Barrie, Hamilton, Kitchener, St. Catharines, and Sault Ste. Marie. Patrick Brown joined as a partner, and John McLeish, Dale Orlando, and Patrick Brown have each served as president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. One of the firm's lawyers is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a specialist in civil litigation. The firm says it has donated more than $2.5 million to organizations and charities across Ontario over the years.

Milestones & recognition

  • Founded in 1999 by John McLeish and Dale Orlando; Patrick Brown later joined as a partner.
  • John McLeish, Dale Orlando, and Patrick Brown have each served as president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.
  • One of the firm's lawyers is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a specialist in civil litigation.

In the community

  • In Waterloo Region, the firm has worked with the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington on the Lidz on Kidz program, handing out bike helmets to children in Kitchener, Waterloo, and Wellington.
  • It partners with Spinal Cord Injury Ontario on the Independence Initiative, which began sending care packages in January 2024 to people leaving hospital after a new spinal cord injury, distributed through regional rehabilitation centres across the province.
  • The firm says it has donated more than $2.5 million to organizations and charities across Ontario over the years.

Good to know

A person using a wheelchairWheelchair accessibleA laptop showing a video callVirtual appointmentsA calendar with a checkmark beside a clockBy appointmentAn office interior with a desk and chairsIn-person services

Fees & payment

A shield with gold coins, a dollar sign and a checkmark sealContingencyA clipboard with a speech bubble and a no-charge dollar coinFree consultation

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1993–2025 · median 17 years in practice 6 of 12 lawyers
Law schools
Queen's University (3), University of Western Ontario, University of Windsor, Western University 6 of 12 lawyers

Offices 6

151 Yonge Street, Suite 1800, Toronto, ON M5C 2W7

92 Caplan Avenue, Suite 658, Barrie, ON L4N 0Z7

41 River Rd E #1, Kitchener, ON N2B 2G3

369 Queen St. E., Suite 301A, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1Z4

One Hunter St. E., Suite G100, Hamilton, ON L8N 3W1

21 Duke Street, Suite 9, St. Catharines, ON L2R 5W1

The neighbourhood

In Waterloo Region, McLeish Orlando works out of a consultation office on River Road East, in the northeast end of Kitchener not far from the Grand River. It's a space you book rather than a full-time staffed branch: the firm asks clients to call ahead for an appointment, and the day-to-day work runs out of Toronto. Where the firm has put down real local roots is safety. For several years it has teamed up with the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington on the Lidz on Kidz program, getting bike helmets onto the heads of kids across Kitchener, Waterloo, and Wellington, the same kind of head-injury prevention that sits at the centre of so much of its work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of cases does McLeish Orlando take?
The firm represents injured people and their families, and it's selective. It concentrates on serious and catastrophic injuries such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and orthopaedic and paediatric injuries, along with wrongful death claims.
Is the Kitchener office a full-time location?
No. Kitchener is a consultation office at 41 River Road East, and the firm asks clients to call ahead because its satellite offices aren't staffed full-time. The main office is in downtown Toronto.
Does the firm charge upfront for a personal injury case?
The firm offers free consultations and says it takes personal injury cases with no upfront legal fees.
Can McLeish Orlando help someone in Waterloo Region?
Yes. The firm meets Waterloo Region clients at its Kitchener consultation office and represents injured people across Ontario. Locally it also runs a bike-helmet safety program with the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington.
What accident and injury claims does the firm handle beyond car crashes?
Alongside motor vehicle collisions, the firm takes on cycling accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, occupiers' liability, and long-term disability claims, all on behalf of injured people.

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