Matthew Lefave is an insurance defence lawyer at Beard Winter LLP offering a broad range of insurance litigation services to clients. He seeks to provide practical solutions for clients often using creative problem-solving strategies to obtain the best results.
Matthew’s practice is focussed primarily on the defence of serious personal injury claims and defending claims arising from long term disability policies. He also acts as defence counsel on behalf of professionals, including engineers, on complex construction claims. In recent years, his practice has evolved to include mediation work.
Matthew Lefave is an insurance defence lawyer at Beard Winter LLP offering a broad range of insurance litigation services to clients. He seeks to provide practical solutions for clients often using creative problem-solving strategies to obtain the best results.
Matthew’s practice is focussed primarily on the defence of serious personal injury claims and defending claims arising from long term disability policies. He also acts as defence counsel on behalf of professionals, including engineers, on complex construction claims. In recent years, his practice has evolved to include mediation work.
Matthew Lefave is an insurance defence lawyer at Beard Winter LLP offering a broad range of insurance litigation services to clients. He seeks to provide practical solutions for clients often using creative problem-solving strategies to obtain the best results.
Matthew’s practice is focussed primarily on the defence of serious personal injury claims and defending claims arising from long term disability policies. He also acts as defence counsel on behalf of professionals, including engineers, on complex construction claims. In recent years, his practice has evolved to include mediation work.
Matthew has appeared as counsel before all levels of Court in Ontario and has successfully argued motions at Divisional Court.
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Matthew is the proud father of three young children. He also finds time to volunteer as a minor hockey coach where the Port Credit Canadians enjoy the title of reigning Paper Weight Stanley Cup champions.
Successful Judgement in favour of the Respondent Insurer at a Hearing before the License Appeals Tribunal wherein the Applicant was determined to have sustained a Minor Injury as defined by the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule and accordingly was not entitled to any further benefits in dispute.
Successfully opposed an Application in Superior Court for enforcement of a proposed settlement of Accident Benefits allegedly owed to an estate following the death of the Insured Applicant. The Court considered jurisdictional issues relating to the determination of issues relating enforcement of Statutory Accident Benefits in Superior Court and the Licence Appeals Tribunal.
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