FIRM:
McLeish Orlando Lawyers LLP
POSITION:
Founding partner
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, serious orthopedic injuries, and fatal accidents arising from motor vehicle collisions, drunk driving, the excessive serving of alcohol by bars and restaurants, unsafe road and highways, pedestrian accidents, cycling accidents, boating accidents and school negligence cases.
PHONE:
1-866-906-2143
EMAIL:
jmcleish@mollp.com
John McLeish is a founding partner of McLeish Orlando. His practice is devoted to representing individuals and their families who have suffered losses through a serious or catastrophic personal injury or the death of a loved one.
John’s areas of expertise include traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, serious orthopaedic injuries, and fatal accidents arising from, motor vehicle collisions, drunk driving, the excessive serving of alcohol by bars and restaurants, unsafe road and highways, pedestrian accidents, cycling accidents, boating accidents, and school negligence cases.
John was chosen by peers as Toronto’s 2013 Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Litigation by Best Lawyers in Canada. He is chosen by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers® in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. He is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada and has been elected a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. John has recovered the largest personal injury damages award in Canada – an $18.4 million award for a young brain-injured girl and her family against a negligent driver, an insurance company and the Ministry of Transportation.
In 2000, the Ontario Trial Lawyers established the John A. McLeish Award, which is awarded to a person, association or group which has made an outstanding contribution to the goals of a fair trial and access to justice, as an advocate, in legal scholarship, continuing legal education, legal writing, journalism, politics or government.
John is the co-author of four published books on personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance law. Chapters in the book discuss how to properly develop and build a winning case, together with successful settlement techniques, successful mediation techniques, and successful trial techniques. One of the books deals exclusively with traumatic brain injuries.
In his spare time, John likes to work-out, downhill ski, and play golf. He also takes a keen interest in protecting and preserving the environment.