Cary Schneider
*As Recognized By Best Lawyers Canada
*As Recognized By Martindale-Hubbell AV Pre Eminent
*Lexpert Ranked Lawyer
*Recognized By The Court As An Expert Witness In Standard Of Care In Insurance Related Claims (Court File No.: CV-13-473884)
Cary is a co-founder and partner at Schneider Law Firm. He completed a degree in political science at McGill University in 1996, obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall in 1999, and was called to the bar in Ontario in 2001. He has a diploma from Harvard University in cybersecurity, is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and a Certified Information Privacy Professional / Canada (CIPP/C). He has been practicing personal injury litigation, all forms of insurance litigation, and cyber / privacy law ever since. Cary has substantial experience handling catastrophic loss claims, death, brain injury, orthopedic injuries, chronic pain syndrome, psychological disability, and property loss claims. In addition, he has specialized interest involving cyber breaches of personal privacy information. Cary has been retained as litigation counsel by other law firms to proceed to trial / arbitration and is available for consultation for same.
For the first 19 years of his practice, Cary primarily worked for insurance companies at a top downtown Toronto law firm and knows how they think. Cary was a contact partner at his prior law firm for many of the largest insurance companies in the country focusing on representing the interests of these large corporations. He now uses that considerable inside knowledge to assist individuals in their insurance disputes. He is a successful and experienced litigator having attended Jury Trials, Judge Alone Trials, Court of Appeal, Divisional Court, Director Delegate Appeals, License Appeal Reconsiderations, Arbitrations, and complex Superior Court Motions such as Summary Judgment motions. Between 2013 – 2018 he has a total of 35 reported or pending decisions.
He is retained to provide expert opinions on standard of care in personal injury solicitor negligence cases on behalf of Law Pro and Plaintiff counsel. He was qualified as an expert and testified at trial with regards to same.
Cary is the founder and author of a quarterly newsletter that addresses wide-ranging insurance related topics that is currently in its 17th year of publication. His articles are used as resource materials for post-secondary education for training for insurance professionals and have been re-published in industry journals such as Without Prejudice, Canadian Underwriter, Canadian Corporate Counsel, and OTLA Newsletter He has been a presenter at continuing legal conferences to educate other lawyers about personal injury litigation.
When not at work he is actively involved in playing sports including baseball, pickleball, ball hockey, and golf. He is the head coach of his son’s baseball team, is an avid reader, enjoys travel, and the ultimate Toronto Blue Jay baseball fan.
Cary focuses on being effective and efficient in his law practice with the goal of achieving excellent results for his clients in a timely matter. He has strong advocacy skills and takes great pride in ensuring that his clients are well served.
Get Connected:
Email: cschneider@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 201
Law Clerk: Fatima Angeles fangeles@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 208
Law Clerk: Cherly Chow: cchow@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 207
Law Clerk: Kim Okyere: kokyere@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633
Law Clerk: Sara Ghanizada: sghanizada@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 204
Reception: Reception@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 200
REPORTED DECISIONS (limited 2013-2018)
- Otto v. Sin (2013) Jury Trial
Jury Trial commenced by two married plaintiffs (doctor and nurse) who were involved in a motor vehicle claiming compensation for general and special damages.
- Cipriani v. Chang (2013) Jury Trial
Jury Trial commenced by an insurance broker involved in a motor vehicle accident claiming compensation for general and special damages.
- Gayathri v. State Farm (2013) Arbitration
Arbitration regarding a claim for housekeeping and caregiving accident benefits.
- Sharooz v. Lin (2014) Superior Court Determination of Law Motion
Superior Court Determination of Law precedent setting motion regarding priority of insurance in a tort claim revolving around the use and operation of a rental vehicle.
- Zaya v. State Farm (2015) Arbitration
Arbitration precedent setting claim revolving entitlement to caregiving and housekeeping benefits in transitional policy claims.
- Bragg v. Ward (2015) Superior Court Summary Judgement Motion
Superior Court Summary Judgement Motion regarding the consent to operate a vehicle between spouses.
- Chernet v. RBC General Insurance Company (2015) Arbitration
Three week Arbitration revolving a claim for catastrophic determination and entitlement to all heads of benefits in an accident benefits claim.
- Fennel v. Deol (2016) Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario Court of Appeal regarding the issue of limitation periods pertaining to the issuance of a claim and crossclaim.
- Sorita v. Sorita (2016) Superior Court Summary Judgment Motion
Superior Court Summary Judgment Motion addressing the issue of a missed limitation period pertaining to the issuance of a claim.
– Ismail v. State Farm (2016) FSCO Motion
FSCO Motion addressing the right of an insurer to be entitled to proceed with insurer examinations in a catastrophic claim and impact on Arbitration date.
- Kulaveerasingam v. State Farm (2016) Director’s Delegate Appeal
Director’s Delegate Appeal pertaining to the issue of determination of the proper calculation of pre-judgment interest in a transitional policy claim.
- Rezaiezadeh v. State Farm (2016) Director’s Delegate Appeal
Addressing a claim for non-earner benefits and medical benefits.
- Contreras v. State Farm (2017) Arbitration
Arbitration addressing the claim for income replacement benefits and non-earner benefits.
- J.S. v. RBC General Insurance Company (2017) LAT Arbitration
LAT Arbitration addressing the entitlement to medical benefits in an accident benefits claim.
- Kulaveerasingam v. State Farm (2017) Divisional Court Motion
Divisional Court Motion regarding the ability for a claimant to enforce a Judgment before the hearing of an appeal.
- Maqsood v. RBC General Insurance Company (2017) LAT Motion
LAT Motion addressing the issue of the entitlement to costs in a License Appeal Tribunal manner after the claimant unilaterally withdrew claim shortly before a hearing.
- MB v. RBC General Insurance Company (2017) LAT Preliminary Issue Hearing
LAT Preliminary Issue Hearing addressing the requirement for a claimant to attend at an insurer medical examination before commencing with an Arbitration.
- Mohamed v Arabkaramy (2017) Superior Court Motion
Superior Court Motion addressing the issue of the missed limitation period pertaining to the service of a Statement of Claim.
- CT v. RBC General Insurance Company (2017) LAT Arbitration
LAT Arbitration dealing with the entitlement for a claim for medical benefits addressing a unique claim for medical benefits.
- Contreras v. State Farm (2017) Director’s Delegate Appeal
Director’s Delegate Appeal pertaining to the right to proceed with a claim for non-earner benefits after a denial of income replacement benefits.
- Delaney v. State Farm (2017) Arbitration
Arbitration addressing a claim for non-earner benefits in a catastrophic claim.
- Kulaveerasingam v. State Farm (2017) Divisional Court Appeal
Divisional Court Appeal precedent setting decision addressing the entitlement to pre-judgment interest in transitional policy claims.
- Rodine v. Pembridge (2017) Arbitration
Arbitration pertaining to claims for non-earner benefits, attendant care, and medical benefits.
- Blythe v. RBC General Insurance Company (2018) Motion
Precedent-setting motion addressing the proper notice to be provided by an insurer to schedule an insurer examination.
- Scott v. RSA (2018) Motion
Motion on the admissibility of surveillance evidence.
- Unica Insurance v. State Farm Insurance Company (2018) Arbitration
Loss transfer arbitration regarding the applicability of which fault determination rules apply and liability.
- Scott v. RSA (2018) Arbitration
Arbitration regarding the entitlement to Non-Earner Benefits for a 16 year old claimant dealing with the issue of causation and disability.
- Kulaveerasingam v. State Farm (2018) Director’s Delegate Appeal
Addressing the issue of variation of an award of benefits following receipt of collateral benefits after an Arbitration.
- Kumar v. Allstate (2018) Preliminary Issue Hearing
Addressing issue of non-attendance at IE assessment, non-attendance at EUO, and limitation periods.
- Calabrese v. State Farm (2018) Summary Judgement Motion
Motion regarding attempt to set aside a settlement due to an allegation of bad faith
- Shay v. Aviva (2018) Arbitration and Reconsideration (results pending)
Entitlement for medical benefits and procedural issues pertaining to expert witnesses
- Padam v. RSA (2018) Preliminary Issue Hearing (results pending)
Production of medical records not requested by IE doctors and adjusting notes in relation to privilege
- Kauser v. Allstate (2018) Preliminary Issue Hearing (results pending)
Determination if an applicant was “employed” as per the Schedule for entitlement to IRBs
- Hill v. Allstate (2018) Arbitration (results pending)
Determination of entitlement to medical benefits in a chronic pain syndrome matter
- Kulaveerasingam v. State Farm (2018) Divisional Court Motion
The right of a claimant to enforce a judgment pending an appeal.
Jono Schneider
*Lexpert Ranked Lawyer
Jono is a co-founder and partner at Schneider Law Firm. He completed a degree in economics at McGill University in 2004, obtained his law degree from Queens Law School in 2008, and was called to the bar in Ontario in 2009. He has been practicing personal injury litigation, insurance litigation, property loss, and high-end litigation ever since. Jono has substantial experience handling catastrophic loss claims, death, brain injury, orthopedic injuries, chronic pain syndrome, psychological disability, and property loss claims.
Jono started out working at one of the largest law firms in Canada and came to realize that he wanted to help people in a more personal capacity. Jono has been helping personal injury victims ever since and is known as a tenacious litigator. He has proceeded to trial and arbitration on several occasions where he has obtained results including proving an inability to return to work, access to enhanced medical benefits, and penalties against the insurance companies for treating accident victims in bad faith.
Jono has an entrepreneurial spirit and economics background which provides an added advantage to his clients in addition to his legal expertise. Jono understands the particular challenges that face self-employed accident victims and uses that knowledge to help advance their cases.
When not at work he is actively involved in playing sports including basketball, baseball, and ball hockey. He is a world traveler including spending time in South America, South East Asia, the far East, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. He plays poker, enjoys a good book, and is the ultimate Raptors fan.
Jono is a hard worker who makes sure that his clients get the best representation possible. He enjoys acting as an advocate and cares deeply about his client’s rights.
Get Connected:
Email: jschneider@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 202
Senior Law Clerk: Mynthiny Math: mmath@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 206
Law Clerk: Simona Miron: smiron@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 205
Law Clerk: Sara Ghanizada: sghanizada@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 204
Reception: Angel Prince-Miller: Reception@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 200
REPORTED DECISIONS (limited 2013-2018) by date
- Shannon Hamilton v Social Justice Tribunal, 1609-04696
A hearing to determine whether or not Ms. Hamilton was entitled to compensation as a result of a shooting.
- Magdalene Agbonlahor v Unifund Assrance, 17-554/AABS
A hearing to determine whether or not Ms. Agbonlahor was required to send her own insurance company the results of a medical examination that was conducted in the case against another insurance company in the tort action.
- Magdalene Agbonlahor v Unifund Assrance, 17-554/AABS
A hearing to determine whether or not the insurance company is required to disclose the actual raw test data that their psychologist had Ms. Agbonlahor complete.
- Jaclyn Lefebvre v. Aviva Insurance, Divisional Court, 2018 ONSC 5676
An appeal regarding whether or not Ms. Lefebvre had applied for benefits to her insurance company.
- Suvisiny Sivananthan v Coachman Insurance Appeal, 2018-05-08, Reg 34/10
An appeal to the finding that Ms. Sivananthan was entitled to all benefits disputed in the original arbitration.
- M. v Certas Direct Insurance, 2018 CanLII 2305
A hearing disputing the insurance company’s decision to limit the Applicant’s entitlement to medical benefits.
- Michael Harrison v Mylwaganam et al., CV-16-126909 (unreported)
A hearing disputing the insurance company’s decision to pursue Mr. Harrison for missing information.
- Suvisiny Sivananthan v Coachman Insurance, Arbitration, 2017-11-17, Reg 34/10
An arbitration disputing the denial of Ms. Sivananthan’s wage loss benefits, medical benefits, and a special award.
- Sameena Mir et. al. v Allstate Insurance et al. 2017 ONSC 6267
A hearing to determine whether or not the insurance company is required to disclose the surveillance they obtained of Ms. Mir.
- Baljit Sandhu v Aviva Insurance et al., CV-14-5875 (unreported)
A hearing disputing the insurance company’s decision to pursue Mrs. Sandhu for missing information.
- Bindu Patel v Unifund Assurance. Arbitration, 2017-11-17, Reg 34/10
An arbitration disputing the denial of whether or not Ms. Patel suffers from a “catastrophic impairment”, her treatment benefits, and a special award.
- Thoi Nguyen v Kojo. 2017 ONSC 2014
A hearing disputing the insurance company’s demand that Mr. Nguyen attend an appointment with a physiatrist prior to his trial.
- Bindu Patel v Unifund Assurance. FSCO A15-8374
A hearing to determine whether or not the insurance company could require Ms. Patel to attend appointments with their doctors and to delay the scheduled hearing.
- A. v Certas Direct Insurance. 17-787/AABS
A hearing disputing the insurance company’s decision to deny payment of a wage loss benefit, medical expenses, and a special award.
- J. v Travelers Insurance. 2017 CanLII 81575
A hearing disputing the insurance company’s decision to deny that a 6 year old girl was covered by her parents insurance, the denial of payment for her psychological counselling, and a special award.
- Neil Bolen v Jastrzebska. 2017 ONWSIAT 331
A hearing disputing whether or not Mr. Bolen is legally permitted to sue the defendant.
- Javed Rentiya v Wawanesa Insurance. Arbitration, 2016-09-19, Reg 34/10
An arbitration disputing the termination of Mr. Rentiya’s income replacement benefits, the non-payment of his treatment, and a special award.
- Atwal v Reilly Groups et al. Decision No. 130/16
A hearing disputing whether or not Mr. Atwal is legally permitted to sue the defendant.
- Yodit Lakew v Munro. 2014 ONSC 7316
A dispute over costs at the conclusion of a three week jury trial.
Adam Warner
Adam is an associate at Schneider Law Firm. He earned a degree in philosophy with honours at the University of Western Ontario in 2008, obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2012, and was called to the bar in Ontario in 2013. While at Osgoode, Adam gained extensive experience in litigation and negotiation by participating in negotiation clinics and helped to establish the advanced negotiation clinic in his final year.
Adam obtained his articles in the area of Entertainment Law at a boutique firm specializing in film and digital media. Dealing with a broad range of clients helped to prepare Adam for the vast array of client problems he is able to help solve as a litigator. Subsequently, he began his litigation practice at a large national insurance defence firm in 2015. Thereafter he operated as a sole practitioner, providing services to property managers, real-estate developers, and large multi-national companies. He has appeared before various courts in Ontario, including the Superior Court of Justice and the License Appeal Tribunal.
Adam is an engaged and focused lawyer who treats his clients needs as though they were his own. He consistently meets the challenges that are presented to him in a demanding area of practice.
Adam is a well-rounded musician having earned a Claude Watson arts degree in high school, and continues to be musically active as a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He also plays hockey regularly and is an avid fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, and San Francisco 49ers.
Adam is a tireless advocate who takes great pride in ensuring that his clients’ rights are served to the fullest extent of the law.
Email: awarner@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 203
Law Clerk: Sara Ghanizada: sghanizada@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 204
Reception: Angel Prince-Miller: Reception@schneiderlawfirm.ca
Phone: 416-849-6633 x 200