Firm News Blog

Greg Monforton and Partners Welcomes New Associate Lawyer Jacqueline Staley!

Welcome our newest associate lawyer Jacqueline Staley to the firm! Jacqueline has spent her entire legal career focused on injury claims, including claims involving motor vehicle crashes, slips and falls, insurance law and more. Jacqueline is bilingual and can provide legal services in French and English. She attended law school at the University of Ottawa,... Read More

Greg Monforton Meets Kindergarten Class at Legacy Oak Trail Public School

Our founding partner Greg Monforton was a big hit yesterday at Legacy Oak Trail Public School in Lasalle, ON where he was invited to meet the Kindergarten class taught by Ms. Christina Benneian and her assistant Madame Deschamps. The students asked many excellent questions for almost 45 minutes! The first question was “Are you real?”... Read More

Jennifer Bezaire Meets With Attorney General of Ontario to Discuss Procedural Fairness, Access to Justice

Our Managing Partner Jennifer Bezaire was honoured recently to participate in a joint Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and Canadian Defence Lawyers Association meeting with the Attorney General of Ontario, The Honourable Doug Downey. The groups came together to share similar concerns regarding procedural fairness and access to justice. Thank you to Minister Downey for listening... Read More

Greg Monforton and All Other Members of Good Governance Coalition Elected as Benchers to LSO

We are pleased to announce that our founding partner Greg Monforton has been elected to serve as a Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO). Greg finished first in the Southwest Region and eighth overall. The 45 lawyers and paralegals elected will take office at Convocation on May 25, 2023 and they will serve a four-year... Read More

Jacyln Habas to Serve as Vice Chair of OTLA New Lawyers Division

Greg Monforton and Partners is pleased to announce our associate lawyer Jaclyn Habas has been appointed Vice Chair of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) New Lawyers Division for 2023-2024. Jaclyn’s duties as Vice Chair will begin immediately after the Annual General Meeting of OTLA on Friday, May 12, 2023. Jaclyn has been with the... Read More

Partners, Associates Attend Retreat and Learn About the Nuances of Body Language

Thank you to Mark Bowden of TRUTHPLANE https://truthplane.com/home/people/mark-bowden/ who challenged our partners and lawyers to better understand the nuance of body language and how that helps us become more effective communicators. We had 4 fascinating sessions learning more about ourselves and each other. You are incredible Mark!!! Read More

Partner Joanna Sweet and Senior Associate Heather Colman Promote the Firm at Career Day

On Wednesday, our partner Joanna Sweet and Senior Associate Heather Colman (who also heads up our Student Program) participated in Windsor Law’s “Career Day” at Caesar’s Windsor. Joanna and Heather spent the day promoting our firm and we were excited to meet an incredible group of up-and-coming graduates. Read More

OTLA Endorses Greg Monforton’s Candidacy for LSO Bencher

Last week, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association’s (OTLA) Board of Directors voted to endorse the candidacy of Greg Monforton and three other OTLA members for the 2023 LSO Bencher election. OTLA has a history of endorsing OTLA members who sought elections as Benchers of the Law Society of Ontario. OTLA wants to ensure that issues that... Read More

Greg Monforton and Jennifer Bezaire Selected by Their Peers for 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

We are proud to announce that two of our partners, Greg Monforton and Jennifer Bezaire, have once again been selected for the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the personal injury practice area. The lawyers on this prestigious list are selected by their peers in an extensive surveying process. Greg Monforton has been included in this... Read More

Heather Colman Promoted to Senior Associate; Kortney Larocque Promoted to Office Manager

Effective today our associate lawyer Heather Colman has been promoted to Senior Associate. Heather started her legal career with Greg Monforton & Partners as an articling student 7 years ago and has become a stellar leader in our office. She is an excellent lawyer with strong mentoring and team building skills. We are so pleased to... Read More