Professional Highlights
- Partner, Lerners LLP (2009 to present)
- Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (2004-2008)
- Articling student, Lerners LLP (2003-2004)
- Summer student, Lerners LLP (2002-2003)
- Dara has specific expertise in representing regulated health professionals with matters involving their licensing bodies, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. She also routinely defends regulated health professionals in medical negligence actions.
- Dara has extensive experience representing physicians in matters involving the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, including public complaint processes, investigations under the Health Professions and Procedural Code, billings investigations, Quality Assurance reviews, fitness to practice investigations and hearings before the Discipline Committee in relation to allegations of professional misconduct and/or incompetence.
- Lawyer of the Year Professional Malpractice London/Windsor, Best Lawyers in Canada, for 2022
- Selected by her peers for inclusion in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Litigation - Commercial Insurance (2021-2022)
- Selected by her peers to be included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Health Care Law, Medical Negligence, and Professional Malpractice Law
- Dean’s Honour List, The University of Western Ontario (1997-2003)
- Recipient, Law Society of Upper Canada Award (2003)
- Recipient, Dean Ivan C. Rand Award (2003)
- Director, The University of Western Ontario Law Alumni Association (2003 to present)
- Canadian Defence Lawyers
- Ontario Bar Association
- Women’s Law Association of Ontario
- Defense Research Institute
- Admitted to Ontario Bar (2004)
- Bachelor of Laws, Distinction, The University of Western Ontario (2003)
- Bachelor of Arts, Distinction, Scholar’s Electives Program, The University of Western Ontario (2000)
Contact
- Phone:
- 519.640.6368
- Fax:
- 519.932.3368