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As this year’s Law Society of Upper Canada bencher election race heats up, Toronto critical injury lawyers John McLeish and Dale Orlando tell Law Times where a candidate stands on alternative business structures (ABS) will strongly sway their vote.
ABS – the ownership of law firms by non-lawyers – has stirred debate across the personal injury bar, with many plaintiffs’ lawyers warning it will lead to the closure of many independent firms practising in the area.
Voting anti-ABS
McLeish, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, tells Law Times the firm has encouraged its lawyers to vote for anti-ABS bencher election candidates.
Orlando, also a firm partner, says the ownership structure looks to fix a system that isn’t broken.
“I think ABS is a solution to a problem that simply doesn’t exist,” Orlando tells Law Times. “People say well it’s an access to justice issue … I don’t think that anybody in the province of Ontario who has something other than a completely frivolous case will have a problem finding a personal injury lawyer.”
Eligible voters have until April 30 to vote in the bencher election.
