McLeish named personal injury lawyer of the year

Prominent Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish has been named one of Best Lawyers’ 2013 Lawyers of the Year.

McLeish, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, received the honour for his extensive work in personal injury litigation. 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

The accolade is given to one single lawyer per practise area in a designated metropolitan area.

‘High level of respect’

“Lawyers being honoured as Lawyer of the Year are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments we conduct with thousands of leading lawyers each year,” the Best Lawyers’ website states. “Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.”

For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has been publishing the world’s premier guide for the legal profession, its website states. In 2009, Best Lawyers began designating Lawyer of the Year in the U.S. and has since extended the honour to many other countries.

Learn more at www.bestlawyers.com.