Barbara L. Legate
Recognized since 2006
London, Ontario
Appellate Practice
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Medical Negligence
Personal Injury Litigation
Barbara Legate is the founding partner of Legate. Barbara has engraved her vision of excellence in personal injury litigation and service to clients onto the firm. For Barbara, every case is personal. With every client, she asks, "what would I expect if I was sitting in his chair? How can I help my client get back what she has lost, or protect the future of this family?"
After over 35 years of practice, Barbara has earned a high level of respect for her thoroughness, legal acumen and results achieved for children, adults and families affected by injury caused by negligence.
Barbara and her team won a critical decision for children suffering birth trauma in Liebig v. Guelph General Hospital and Ayanbadejo which confirmed the rights of children to sue for medical malpractice. For Barbara, representation of children injured by negligence at the outset of their lives is a passion.
- E-mail: blegate@legatelaw.ca
- Lawyer Page: https://www.legatelaw.ca/lawyers/barbara-legate/
- 365 Queens Ave.
London, ON N6B 1X5
Canada
- English
- University of Western Ontario, graduated 1979
- Ontario, Law Society of Ontario, 1981
- Advocates' Society - Chair and presenter at serveral conferences and seminars
- Law Society of Upper Canada - Chair of the Special Lectures if Personal Injurty Law
- Ontario Trial Lawyers Association - Board Member
- Osgoode Hall Law School, York University - Faculty for Legal Professional Development
- University of Western Ontario - Lecturer to various Health Law classes
Legate Injury Lawyers
1 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ award
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ award
- Personal Injury Litigation, London/Windsor, Canada (2021)
- Personal Injury Litigation, London/Windsor, Canada (2018)
- Personal Injury Litigation, London/Windsor, Canada (2016)
- Personal Injury Litigation, London/Windsor, Canada (2014)
- Personal Injury Litigation, London/Windsor, Canada (2010)
- Appellate Practice
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Medical Negligence
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Recieved the Bruce Hillyer Award for promoting access to Justice at the Ontario Trial Lawyer Association on October 24, 2012
- Honoured with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contribution to the community on August 23, 2012
- Inducted as a fellow of Litigation Counsel of America, an honourary invitation-only society comprised of half of 1% of lawyers in North America
- Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada since its inception
- Designated as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1995
- 2009 Honouree of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association at its Celebration of the Personal Injury Bar
- Brain Injury Association of London and Region Legal Fellowship Award
- Ontario Brain Injury Association Legal Fellowship Award
- In the 2013 she was listed as consistently recommended for personal injury litigation and was chosen for the first time in the medical negligence category
- Named 2014 Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Litigation for the London/Windsor area by Best Lawyers Canada. Barbara also received this award in 2010.
- Listed as a leading practioner by her peers in Lexpert® in both personal injury litigation and medical negligence in Southwestern Ontario. In the 2014 she is listed as consistently recommended for personal injury litigation and medical negligence.
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