Steinmetz & Associates

About Steinmetz & Associates

Steinmetz & Associates is a personal injury law firm based in midtown Toronto, with its office at Yonge and St. Clair. Harry Steinmetz, the firm's founder and managing partner, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Carleton University in 1985 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Victoria in 1988, then was admitted to the Law Society of Ontario in 1990. Steinmetz holds the Law Society's Certified Specialist designation in Civil Litigation, a credential the firm describes as held by fewer than 2 percent of practising Ontario lawyers. The practice is limited to plaintiff side personal injury work across Ontario, covering motor vehicle accidents, catastrophic and brain or spinal cord injuries, long term disability and CPP disability claims, slip and falls, dog bites, and wrongful death claims, all on a contingency fee basis.

Steinmetz was trial counsel in Kusnierz v. Economical Mutual Insurance Co., a 2011 Ontario Court of Appeal decision that broadened the definition of catastrophic impairment to include accident victims with combined physical and psychological injuries. The firm's team also includes a paralegal partner who has been licensed with the Law Society since 2001 and concentrates on accident benefits disputes, including catastrophic injury claims.