George Oren Frank

George was called to the Bar in 1982 and practiced primarily in the area of civil litigation throughout his career. He received a degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and is a graduate of Queen’s University Law School in Kingston, Ontario, winning prizes in contracts law and mediations and arbitrations.

George was certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in Civil Litigation and was an instructor of Civil Litigation at the Bar Admission Course in Toronto.

Although the focus of George’s practice was in the areas of personal injury, insurance defence and related areas, he also had extensive experience and expertise in employment law and wrongful dismissal, injunctions and equitable relief, real estate litigation, estates litigation and a wide variety of other commercial litigation. George had extensive training and experience in mediations and alternative dispute resolution.

George’s personal injury experience included claims arising in the context of car accidents, falls, dog bites, products liability, assaults and others. He had experience with complex personal injuries, including fatalities, spinal cord injuries (paraplegia and quadriplegia), traumatic brain injuries (head injuries) and serious orthopaedic and psychiatric injuries.

George had experience dealing with claims arising in the context of automobile liability policies, homeowners policies, comprehensive general liability policies, excess and umbrella policies, fleet and garage policies and others. Claims which he handled involved a wide range of insurance issues, including coverage, tort, bodily injury, fire, theft, property, occupier’s liability, products liability, fidelity and employee dishonesty, statutory accident benefits, and underinsured, uninsured and unidentified motorists and subrogation.