ONTARIO

Vincent Genova

Toronto, ON

Vincent Genova is a founding partner of Rochon Genova. His specialty is litigation, including catastrophic injuries and personal injury, class actions, long and short term disability, aviation, municipal, automobile and other insurance law litigation. He heads the firm's aviation law group. Vincent is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.A., 1984) and received his LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario in 1987. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1989. He obtained the designation of Certified Specialist (Civil Litigation) in 2003 and was appointed as a Deputy Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Small Claims Division, from February 2005 until 2015. He also taught civil procedure for 3 years at Osgoode Hall Law School as an adjunct professor.

Richard M. Bogoroch

Richard M. Bogoroch is the founder and managing partner of Bogoroch & Associates LLP with over 40 years of experience in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. He is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Civil Litigation since 1993. Richard graduated from McGill University Law School with a B.C.L. in 1978 and an LL.B. in 1979. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 1980 and the Ontario Bar in 1983. He completed the Harvard Mediation Workshop in 1995. He has held various leadership roles including Director of the Ontario Centre for Advocacy Training, Director of The Advocates’ Society (1994-98), and Chair of the Canadian Bar Association - Ontario Provincial Committee on the Judiciary. He is also a member of the Toronto Lawyers Association, the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto, the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, The Advocates’ Society and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Richard has lectured and written extensively on personal injury, brain injury, medical malpractice, and chronic pain litigation. He was Co-Chair of The Advocates’ Society annual Personal Injury Program, Tricks of the Trade (2011-14), and has chaired or co-chaired the Annual Update in Personal Injury Litigation by Osgoode Hall Law School’s Professional Development Program since 2005. He was appointed to the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) from 2013-2016. In 2015, he received the Dean Edgell Award from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. In 2023, he was elected a Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America. He has been recognized as a leading personal injury lawyer by the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Andrew A. Iacobelli

Andrew A. Iacobelli is a personal injury lawyer and mediator, licensed to practice law in Florida, Ontario, Michigan, and Texas. He is also admitted to practice in the United States Federal Courts and the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal. Andrew obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and his Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from Michigan State University, where he was a publications manager and editor for the Journal of International Law and a member of the Moot Court and Advocacy Board. He began his career with a judicial clerkship in Michigan and gained extensive litigation experience defending physicians, hospitals, insurance companies, and large corporations in complex personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith claims. He now dedicates his career to helping injury victims, focusing on serious injuries, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and major property loss claims in Ontario, Florida, and Texas. He is the author of "Are You a Canadian Injured in the United States? Claim the Damages and Insurance Coverage the Right Way." Andrew has recovered millions of dollars for clients and is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Greg Monforton

Greg is a well-known trial lawyer and is known as a passionate, innovative and caring advocate for the catastrophically injured claimant. Called to the bar in 1981, he immediately founded the firm now known as Greg Monforton & Partners. Mr. Monforton’s publication and lecture credentials highlight his extensive experience in the courtroom and in the practice of law generally, and he heads his firm’s team of trial lawyers.

Murray Miskin

Peterborough, ON

Murray H. Miskin is an Ontario lawyer called to the Bar in 1981, with over 40 years of experience. He received his B.A. from Trent University in 1976 and his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1979. He worked on accident claim compensation with Toronto law firms before forming his own firm. Murray has been an Arbitrator since 1987 and a Mediator since 1997, and has been the principal arbitration instructor of the ADR Institute of Ontario since 1985. He taught Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Arbitration at the University of Toronto for 10 years. He was Chair of Sections for the Canadian Bar Association and served on its national Board of Directors. He now focuses on firm management, overseeing personal injury, real estate, and estate planning practices, and is the senior lawyer at Miskin Law Professional Corporation.

Jeff Mitchell

Halifax, NS

Jeff is the owner of NOVA Injury Law. His firm was created to assist injury victims and disabled workers with their legal claims. Before launching NOVA Injury Law, Jeff worked for a large regional firm in the area of insurance law before moving to a plaintiff-side personal injury boutique. NOVA Injury Law is known as an honest, responsive, and medically-focused law firm committed to its clients. Born in Halifax, Jeff attended Saint Mary’s University and completed an honours degree in Criminology. During his time at Saint Mary’s, Jeff founded the SMU Community Development Initiative Levy, a student-backed fund providing seed funds to local community-oriented projects. Since graduating, Jeff has coached the University’s legal case debating society. Jeff was awarded a Saint Mary’s University Alumni of the Year award in 2015. Jeff completed his legal training at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. While at Osgoode Hall, Jeff participated in various pro bono projects, including the Legal Aid Clinic and the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto. The latter, a joint effort between doctors and lawyers to ensure quality patient care, brought Jeff before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, where he represented clients who were victims of unprofessional or negligent treatment by a physician. In addition to his pro bono efforts, Jeff was the leader of the Law School’s Academic Student Government and vice-chair of the Faculty Council. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Osgoode Hall Gold Key Prize. NOVA Injury Law launched when Jeff realized that personal injury victims were being underserved. Serious injury victims were not able to get timely or accurate medical advice paired with experienced legal advice. The firm was quickly known as the doctor-lawyer law firm as clients would often find themselves on calls with Jeff and his wife, Dr. Laura Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell, a practicing Emergency Physician with specialty training in occupational medicine provided the missing ingredient for injury victims managing their limitations and newfound life challenges. Since 2016, NOVA Injury Law has continued to expand from its original desk in a shared office space. Now, the firm operates in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfound & Labrador. Jeff has dedicated his practice to fighting for injury victims. You’ll feel his passion for what he does when you meet him at the office or on a phone call. As the leader of the firm, Jeff handles complex and serious injury cases while guiding the firm’s growth. NOVA Injury Law’s mission is to help as many injury victims in Atlantic Canada as possible - because they need help from talented and passionate legal team to get fair results.