I was seriously hurt in a car accident in Ontario. Can Neinstein help?

Yes. Neinstein's practice areas include motor vehicle accidents along with related claims like accident benefit disputes and long term disability, and the firm represents clients across Ontario, not just in Toronto.

Does Neinstein handle medical malpractice cases, including birth injuries?

Yes. Medical malpractice, birth injury, and brain and spinal cord injury caused by medical negligence are all listed among the firm's areas of focus, alongside its broader personal injury work.

What about a mass claim, like the JUUL vaping lawsuit or a long term care home negligence case?

Neinstein's practice includes mass claims. Class actions and mass torts are listed among its areas of focus, including matters involving vaping products and long term care homes.

How much does it cost to hire Neinstein?

Neinstein works on a contingency fee basis, so you don't pay legal fees upfront. Fees come out of the compensation the firm recovers for you, and the firm offers a free, no obligation consultation before you commit to anything.

How long do I have to start a medical malpractice claim in Ontario?

In most cases, Ontario's Limitations Act gives you two years from the date you discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, the harm, with some exceptions, including for claimants who lack legal capacity. This is general information, not legal advice.

Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers

About Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers

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

Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers, formally Neinstein LLP, is a Toronto based personal injury and medical malpractice firm that has practiced law in Ontario for over fifty years. Founding partner Gary Neinstein, KC, built the practice around civil litigation, and managing partner Greg Neinstein now leads the firm. The team includes more than 18 personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers and over 60 legal professionals in total, working from a head office at Bay and Bloor in downtown Toronto. The practice concentrates on motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, catastrophic and spinal cord injury, and mass tort and class action work, including cases tied to vaping products and long term care homes.

Neinstein works on a contingency fee basis and has recovered over $1 billion for clients since 2015. Canadian Lawyer Magazine has voted it a Top 10 personal injury law firm, and individual lawyers have been recognized in the Canadian Lexpert Directory and Best Lawyers. The team is multilingual, working with clients in English, French, Greek, Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Punjabi, and Hindi. More than half of the firm's current lawyers started out through its summer student program, and one associate previously worked as a registered nurse before qualifying as a lawyer, a background that feeds directly into the firm's medical malpractice work.

Practice areas

Personal Injury

Class Actions

Milestones & recognition

Neinstein has practiced personal injury law in Ontario for over fifty years, since Gary Neinstein, KC, founded the firm.
Many of the firm's lawyers are also licensed in Alberta and have conducted complex litigation there in addition to Ontario.
Some members of the team hold certified specialist designations in civil litigation from the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Canadian Lawyer Magazine has voted Neinstein a Top 10 personal injury law firm, and its lawyers have been listed in the Canadian Lexpert Directory and Best Lawyers.
More than half of the firm's current lawyers started out through its summer student and articling programs.

In the community

The firm's lawyers are associated with organizations including the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Ontario Bar Association, the Toronto Lawyers Association, the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto, The Advocates Society, the Ontario Brain Injury Association, and the Brain Injury Society of Toronto.
They're regularly invited to speak on personal injury and medical negligence topics at events held by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Ontario Bar Association, and the Law Society of Upper Canada.
The firm publishes The Neinstein Podcast, with episodes on subjects like Ontario's accident benefit system.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible A laptop showing a video call

Virtual appointments A calendar with a checkmark beside a clock

By appointment An office interior with a desk and chairs

In-person services

Fees & payment

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Contingency A clipboard with a speech bubble and a no-charge dollar coin

Free consultation

Lawyers 20

Bridget Irish Associate Personal Injury Christina Zomparelli Associate Personal Injury Daniel Michaelson Partner Personal Injury Daniela M. Pacheco Partner, Head of Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Duncan Embury Partner, Head of Litigation Personal Injury Erik Joffe Partner Personal Injury Gary Neinstein Founding Partner Personal Injury Greg Neinstein Managing Partner Personal Injury Jeffrey Neinstein Partner, Head of Personal Injury Group Personal Injury Kevin Whittington Associate Personal Injury Kristina Maitland Associate Personal Injury Lianna Woollard Associate Personal Injury Linda Ye Associate Personal Injury Michael Wolkowicz Partner, Head of Mass Torts Personal Injury Michelle Kudlats Partner Personal Injury Nicholas Sampson Associate Personal Injury Rose Leto Partner, Head of Operations Personal Injury Sonia Leith Partner Personal Injury Sonia Nijjar Partner, Medical Malpractice & Mass Torts Personal Injury Stacy Koumarelas Partner, Head of Ethics and Diversity Personal 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: 1970–2026 · median 14 years in practice 20 of 20 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (5), Queen's University (4), University of Western Ontario (3), University of Windsor (3), Michigan State University College of Law, University of Leeds and 3 more 20 of 20 lawyers
Languages on the roster: Greek, Hebrew, Italian

Who handles what

Offices 2

Toronto (Head Office)416-920-4242

1200 Bay St. Suite 700, Toronto, ON M5R 2A5

Toronto844-920-4242

Downtown Toronto, around Bay Street and Bloor Street West

The neighbourhood

Neinstein's office sits in the tower at 1200 Bay Street, right at Bay and Bloor, which puts the firm inside the Bloor Yorkville neighbourhood rather than Toronto's Financial District, where many law firms cluster. Bloor Yorkville is known for its retail and restaurants, an area the building's own marketing describes as where commerce and fashion blend.

For a personal injury practice, the more practical detail is access: the area offers parking at a lower cost than the financial core and the building reaches both downtown subway lines, useful for clients traveling in from outside the core, some of whom are recovering from serious injuries and would rather not add a long commute onto a legal appointment.

Frequently asked questions

I was seriously hurt in a car accident in Ontario. Can Neinstein help?: Yes. Neinstein's practice areas include motor vehicle accidents along with related claims like accident benefit disputes and long term disability, and the firm represents clients across Ontario, not just in Toronto.
Does Neinstein handle medical malpractice cases, including birth injuries?: Yes. Medical malpractice, birth injury, and brain and spinal cord injury caused by medical negligence are all listed among the firm's areas of focus, alongside its broader personal injury work.
What about a mass claim, like the JUUL vaping lawsuit or a long term care home negligence case?: Neinstein's practice includes mass claims. Class actions and mass torts are listed among its areas of focus, including matters involving vaping products and long term care homes.
How much does it cost to hire Neinstein?: Neinstein works on a contingency fee basis, so you don't pay legal fees upfront. Fees come out of the compensation the firm recovers for you, and the firm offers a free, no obligation consultation before you commit to anything.
How long do I have to start a medical malpractice claim in Ontario?: In most cases, Ontario's Limitations Act gives you two years from the date you discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, the harm, with some exceptions, including for claimants who lack legal capacity. This is general information, not legal advice.
What languages does the Neinstein team speak?: The team works with clients in English, French, Greek, Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Punjabi, and Hindi.

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