Areas of Practice

Focus - Civil Litigation

Simon Schneiderman was called to the bar in April, 1980. His practice is restricted to litigation. If you have a problem and it is going to court, Simon can do it and likely have already done it. Simon has appeared in Courts at every level in Ontario and in the trial and appellate levels of the Federal Court of Canada as well as before a range of administrative tribunals.

Simon has acted for Plaintiffs and Defendants in actions involving shareholder and partnership disputes, environmental damage, employer's liability, unjust dismissal, personal injury, libel, slander, professional negligence including medical malpractice, professional misconduct, breach of contract including commercial and real estate litigation, Mechanics and Construction Liens, bankruptcy, insurance (disability; mortgage; life).

As part of the intellectual property segment of his practice he has represented plaintiffs in the prosecution for infringement of patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks.

Family Law

Simon Schneiderman has represented individuals in a wide range of family law matters . These have included highly contested child custody and support cases, complex property division cases with a variety of commercial structures and spousal support disputes.

Things You Should Know About Family Law including: Going to court and Getting a divorce
Your Legal Rights and Obligations regarding: Staying in the family home - Caring for your children - Financially supporting your children - Financially supporting your spouse - Enforcing your support payments - Dividing your property - Dividing property after the death of your husband or wife. Read More about Family Law here...

Personal Injury Law

Simon Scheniderman's personal injury/negligence practice deals with diverse medical issues and is familiar with a range of medical disciplines, including: orthopaedics, neurology and neuropsychology (adult and pediatrics), psychiatry (adult and pediatric), cardiology, plastic surgery, obstetrics, rehabilitation (neurological, physical and vocational), pain management, speech pathology.

Recovery from a personal injury often requires becoming involved in many medical, financial, and legal issues. To help redress the physical harm and economic burdens of a physically traumatic accident, Ontario law protects persons injured due to fault or negligence by requiring that those who have caused their injuries provide monetary compensation to them.

A civil litigation lawyer dealing in personal injury law can also help assess the amount of money that is likely to be recovered.

There are a number of cases and statutes that could be important in analyzing who is responsible for someone's injuries.  Even if someone were injured outside of Ontario or Canada, they may be able to start a lawsuit here in Ontario. People who live outside of Ontario may also be allowed to start a lawsuit here..
 Read more about personal injury claims and law here..

Contract Law

A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do, or refrain from doing, an act, which resulting contract is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement. That is to say, a contract is an exchange of promises for the breach of which the law will provide a remedy.

 Contract law is based on the principle expressed as "agreements that must or are to be kept". Breach of contract is recognized by the law and remedies can be provided, read more about contract law....

Criminal Defence

Simon has represented individuals charged with impaired driving, theft, assault, robbery, possession of stolen property, fraud, rape, sexual assault, incest, forcible confinement and other offenses. At one time Simon Schneiderman prosecuted criminal cases as a part-time Crown Attorney.

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