Firm News Blog

Partners Greg Monforton, Jennifer Bezaire and Joanna Sweet Attend Lobby Day

Yesterday our partners Greg Monforton, Jennifer Bezaire and Joanna Sweet attended “Lobby Day” at Queen’s Park in Toronto on behalf of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Greg, Jen and Joanna spent the day with a number of cabinet ministers and backbench MPPs, providing them with needed information on the impact of governmental policies on our... Read More

Managing Partner Jennifer Bezaire Speaking Friday at Advocates’ Society Tricks of the Trade Seminar

The Advocates’ Society’s Tricks of the Trade seminar is this Friday. Managing partner Jennifer Bezaire has been invited to speak about the topic “The Standards of Proof for Past and Future Hypothetical Events.” This session is at 3 p.m. on Friday. The Tricks of the Trade seminar is at The Carlu in Toronto and goes... Read More

Greg Monforton and Partners Formally Celebrates Dr. Joanna Sweet’s Promotion to Partner

Yesterday we formally celebrated Dr. Joanna Sweet’s admission to partnership. Joanna and her family (husband Cory, mom Joan and dad Brian) joined our entire firm for an amazing lunch featuring wonderful food and toasted with many bottles of a vintage 2012 champagne, the year Joanna first joined Greg Monforton & Partners as an articling student.... Read More

Dr. Joanna Sweet Has Become a Partner at Greg Monforton and Partners

The new year starts with an exciting announcement for Greg Monforton & Partners as we celebrate the admission of a new partner to the partnership. It is with great pride that we announce Dr. Joanna Sweet’s promotion to Partner. From the time she started with us as an articling student more than 10 years ago... Read More

Greg Monforton and Partners Taking Part in Adopt-a-Family Program for The Holiday Season

Our firm is adopting two families of four this holiday season through the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation. When a family gets sponsored, a wish list is provided to the sponsor. The list includes clothing, toys and household items. Each holiday season, the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation helps more than 750 families by providing food, clothing,... Read More

University of Windsor Building Greg Monforton & Partners Lecture Hall

The Ron W. Ianni building, which houses the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, is being completely rebuilt to provide better spaces for teaching, learning and collaboration. This $35,000,000 building transformation is nearing completion and we were recently honoured to receive an invitation to see the construction progress, and in particular to get our first... Read More

Associate Lawyer Heather Colman a Frequent Contributor to OTLA Blog

Greg Monforton and Partners associate lawyer Heather Colman frequently writes for the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) blog. Colman has written about a wide variety of topics, including: Fees in Ontario’s no-fault system Litigation experts versus participant experts Excluded driver endorsements Parental liability for a child’s injuries Liability waivers When crash victims do not have... Read More

Greg Monforton, Jennifer Bezaire Attend Private Dinner With U of W President Robert Gordon

On Thursday November 3 our founding partner Greg Monforton and our managing partner Jennifer Bezaire were honoured to attend a private dinner hosted by University of Windsor President Robert Gordon at his official residence. Also attending the dinner was Professor Reem Bahdi, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor. Our firm... Read More

Greg Monforton & Partners Team Attends Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Fall Conference

Partners Greg Monforton and Jennifer Bezaire are presenting at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) fall conference today. The night before the big day, however, they took some time out with the rest of the team to enjoy dinner together at the acclaimed Alo Restaurant in Toronto. The OTLA fall conference takes place between 9... Read More

Greg Monforton Declares Law Society of Ontario Bencher Candidacy

Greg Monforton & Partners is pleased to announce that founding partner Greg Monforton has formally declared his candidacy for Bencher in the 2023 Law Society of Ontario bencher elections. Greg embarks on this exciting journey, along with a formidable team of bencher candidates intent on returning the Law Society of Ontario to good governance. What... Read More