We are delighted to welcome Patrice Cote to Top Lawyers™.

Mr. Cote is the principal of Cote Law and has over 20 years of experience resolving family law / divorce matters just like the ones you are facing.

From his Etobicoke office, he serves clients throughout Toronto and the GTA.

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Author: Joe Pileggi, EPS Settlements Group of Canada

A Brief Financial Update – Structured Settlements

Courtesy of EPS Settlements Group of Canada
– “The Structured Settlements Company”.

A Brief Financial Update:

* The Canadian dollar will continue to flounder until a viable Covid vaccine is found.
* This is still a great time to renew or get a mortgage. The Bank of Canada will hold it’s cheap money course.
* Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation has taken steps to tighten mtg insurance eligibility requirements.
* Lines of credit (for those with lots of money) will remain inexpensive. For the rest expect bank % increases or the lowering of credit limits.
* Inflation is now a serious issue.
* Expect downtown condo and commercial property values to decrease as bars and restaurants close and people realize going to an office is “old school”.
* The stock market will remain the most volatile place to “invest” money. The ”coronavirus” has wrecked havoc with world stock prices.
* Personal Injury Structured Settlements will remain the safest and most secure investment for our disabled clients. Capital is preserved and administered, tax free, for the duration of a client’s life.

Give me a call. No case is too small or too large.

Joe Pileggi 647-896-4907

Please feel free to contact Joe via his LinkedIn for annuity illustrations or other structure questions and the advantages of placing your structures with the experts at EPS Settlements Group of Canada.

Author: Joe Pileggi, EPS Settlements Group of Canada

Spinal Cord injury Ontario – SAFE@HOME Connecting in a Crisis

Most health care workers and personal injury lawyers, know of the good work Spinal Cord Injury Ontario has done over the years. Formally known as the Canadian Paraplegic Association, it has operated out of Lyndhurst Hospital since the end of World War 2. Many of our mutual clients were one time patrons of the hospital and remain SCIO members. I am proud to say, I have been helping those with spinal cord injuries since 1980. I made some great friends who were kind enough to let me work on their cases. Having said that, it is true of most of us in the personal injury field – it doesn’t matter what side of the bar we are on, SCIO has been an invaluable resource to help our mutual clients/friends.

Well, our friends need us!

Those with spinal cord injuries are at high-risk to get COVID-19. This is because of the need for face-to-face care, whether acute, rehab, or in the home. This increased risk will continue until there is a vaccine.
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We are delighted to welcome Toronto litigator Yan David Payne to Top Lawyers ™.

Mr. Payne is the founder of Payne Law and is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.
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Top Lawyers ™ is delighted to welcome Toronto cybersecurity lawyer Chetan Phull.

Mr. Phull is the principal of Smartblock Law and is recognized as a thought leader in all areas of Cyber Law including Cybersecurity, Data Protection / Breach and Privacy Law.
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We are delighted to welcome Ottawa personal injury and LTD insurance claim lawyer Daniel Badre to Top Lawyers ™.

Mr. Badre is the principal and founding lawyer of Badre Law PC and represents injury victims and long term disability insurance claimants throughout the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.
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To our clients, partners and members of the public:

Re: Top Lawyers Inc. Response to Covid-19

Canada’s public health authorities have recommended all businesses enact social distancing and remote work from home where possible.

Many of the lawyers listed here have revised their normal law office operations to comply with federal and provincial health authority recommendations. That said, these professionals remain available to service your legal needs via video conferencing, telephone and email.

If you require immediate legal assistance, please do not hesitate to call or email any of the lawyers here directly and follow their directions. Do not visit their law offices unannounced or absent an appointment.

As for Top Lawyers, our office is closed to visitors as we are operating remotely. Otherwise, all operations are business as usual and we are available by phone or email. Our websites https://toplawyerscanada.ca and https://experiencedlawyers.ca remain operational 24/7 as per usual allowing Canadians to find experienced counsel to address serious legal concerns.

** Book Launch **

Refusing to Accept the Unacceptable: The Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of Workplace Bullying and Harassment.

Author Denise Koster shines a spotlight on the far-reaching impact of violence and harassment in the workplace.

A timely book. Discover more at: https://kosterconsultingassociates.com/book-launch

Ms. Koster is an expert consulting in the areas of workplace violence and harassment as well as senior abuse and nursing home neglect. She has written extensively on these topics and her articles appear here on Top Lawyers in The Advocate Files

Author: Joe Pileggi, EPS Settlements Group of Canada

Financial Update March 2020:

Financial Update March 2020: Structured Settlements vs Market Investments

In 2019 and early 2020, the stock market appeared to be a smart place to invest personal injury settlement funds. Unfortunately the “coronavirus” is causing havoc with world financial markets. Just this morning the futures market triggered a fail-safe, and halted the fall of stock values. I have said for 30 years any investment strategy on behalf of our disabled clients must be simple -a structured settlement. To do anymore or any less on behalf of someone with a disability, is simply too dangerous.
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We hope everyone enjoys the Super B Game on Sunday. If you are heading out to take in the game with friends, make arrangements ahead of time on how to get home safely. Don’t drive impaired.

New laws in Ontario allow police added powers to combat drinking and driving. If you are arrested and charged with any criminal driving offence, including DUI, Driving Over 80mgs or Refuse Breath Sample – You have a right to legal counsel without delay.

Experienced criminal defence lawyers in Toronto can be found at here:
+ Toronto DUI Lawyers
+ Toronto Over 80 Lawyers
+ Toronto Refuse Roadside Test and other Driving Charges Lawyers

We are delighted to welcome personal injury and disability insurance lawyer Tony Lafazanis to Top Lawyers ™.

Mr. Lafazanis is the principal of Tony Lafazanis Personal Injury Law and represents accident victims and disability and other insurance claimants throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
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Why is JUUL Facing So Many Lawsuits?

 
JUUL Vape Lawsuit Canada – JUUL, the popular e-cigarette manufacturer that controls roughly 75 per cent of the Canadian market, has experienced significant public backlash over the past several months. Vaping – the practice of inhaling and exhaling aerosol produced by a device, often an e-cigarette, that heats e-liquid until it vaporizes – has been legal in Canada for years, but its popularity, particularly among young people, exploded following JUUL’s emergence.

Since then, JUUL has become an avatar for everything – real or perceived – that is wrong with the vaping and e-cigarette industries: the health problems, the addiction, the deceptive marketing, and the targeting of teens and non-smokers. Outrage over several of these issues became so strong that it provoked a series of aggressive lawsuits. The US states of California, New York, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia have sued Juul Labs, the manufacturer of JUUL, for ‘viral marketing [that] contributed to the surge in underage vaping by teens in the district and across the U.S.,’ per CNBC.
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