Morris + Stoltz + Evans LLP
3 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 76 handling Health Law.
About Morris + Stoltz + Evans LLP
Morris + Stoltz LLP is a small Toronto firm that limits its practice entirely to medical negligence, health law, and patient advocacy. Its only office is at 480 University Avenue in downtown Toronto. The firm's name traces back to founding partner Jillian Evans, who left after nearly eight years to join the Office of the Children's Lawyer. The firm continues under Ken Morris and Lori Stoltz, joined by Kelly Hayden and Michael Hodgins. Together the four lawyers represent patients, healthcare providers, and advocacy organizations in matters that range from surgical and diagnostic negligence claims to professional discipline hearings and public health policy questions.
Ken Morris has focused on medical malpractice actions since 2003, after starting a career at McCarthy Tetrault LLP defending physicians in malpractice cases. Before practising law, Morris played basketball professionally in Europe for two years after being named an All-Canadian in both basketball and academics at the University of British Columbia. Lori Stoltz has spent more than 25 years acting for patients and health system participants, co-authored a 2008 book on Ontario's public health law, and has appeared as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of Canada as well as counsel in a judicial review application before the European Court of Justice. The firm takes cases on contingency, with fees that range from 25 percent to 35 percent depending on the case.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Jillian Evans, a founding partner whose name was part of the firm's original title, left the firm after nearly eight years to join the Office of the Children's Lawyer.
- Lori Stoltz co-authored a 2008 book on Ontario's public health law, Public Health Law and Practice in Ontario: The Health Protection and Promotion Act, which Ontario's then Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sheela Basrur, called a 'ground-breaking treatise.'
- Lori Stoltz was counsel to the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Cuerrier, the first Supreme Court case to consider criminal responsibility for non-disclosure of HIV status between sexual partners.
- Ken Morris has focused on medical malpractice actions since 2003, after starting a career at McCarthy Tetrault LLP defending physicians in malpractice cases.
- Kelly Hayden was promoted from associate to partner at the firm.
In the community
- Lori Stoltz has served in the past as a director for the Hassle Free Clinic and for COTA (Community Occupational Therapists and Associates).
- Lori Stoltz has also served as Director and President of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and remains a member of its Advocates' Circle.
- In late 2022 the firm ran a donation campaign for Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres, with a goal of raising $25,000 to support the organization's emergency medical work.
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The neighbourhood
The firm's office is at 480 University Avenue, Suite 604, in downtown Toronto, on the stretch of University Avenue known locally as Hospital Row, home to Toronto General, Toronto Western, Mount Sinai, Princess Margaret, and SickKids hospitals. For a firm whose practice is built entirely around medical negligence and health law, it's a fitting location: the hospitals its cases are often about sit along the same street as the office.
That stretch of University Avenue also falls within Toronto's Discovery District, a concentration of hospitals, research institutes, and the University of Toronto's medical campus. It's a setting that lines up with the firm's public health and health policy work alongside its litigation practice.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of law does Morris + Stoltz LLP practice?
- The firm practises exclusively in medical negligence, health law, public health, and patient advocacy. It doesn't take on other areas of law.
- I was hurt because of a mistake during medical treatment. Can Morris + Stoltz LLP help?
- Yes. The firm represents patients who were injured while receiving medical care.
- Does the firm handle complaints about a doctor's professional conduct, not just lawsuits?
- Yes. The firm advises on professional regulation matters, including complaints and disciplinary proceedings before health regulatory colleges.
- How does the firm charge for medical negligence cases?
- Morris + Stoltz LLP works on contingency, with fees that range from 25 percent to 35 percent of the recovery depending on the case.
- Does the firm only handle individual injury cases, or does it also work on public health policy?
- Both. Alongside individual claims, the firm advises on public health law and policy, including infectious disease response and health system governance.
- Where is the firm located?
- The firm's office is at 480 University Avenue, Suite 604, in downtown Toronto, on the stretch of University Avenue known as Hospital Row.
Where to find them
480 University Avenue, Suite 604, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2 · 416-862-1070
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