Meet Sonia S. Fabiani
Specialty Risk and Insurance Lawyer"My practice is restricted to specialty risk and insurance with a focus on tort, statutory accident benefits, priority and loss transfer disputes. In handling any file, my focus is on client communication and reporting in a timely manner."
Professional Highlights
- Practice Group Leader, Insurance Defence Group, London (2019 - 2020)
- Deputy Practice Group Leader, Insurance Defence Group, London (2017 - 2019)
- Partner, Lerners LLP (2012 to present)
- Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (2005-2012)
- Articling student, Lerners LLP (2004-2005)
- Summer student, Lerners LLP (2003)
- Legal Intern, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (2002)
- Motor vehicle claims
- Property damage claims
- Statutory accident benefits
- Policy interpretation
- Isaac v Matuszynska, 2018 ONCA 177, 2018 CanLII 105395 (SCC)
- State Farm (Dorre) v. TD and MVACF (Arbitrator Bialkowski, February 27, 2017)
- Toprak and Economical Mutual Insurance Company, FSCO A12-001626, August 2, 2016 and Decisions on Expenses dated January 9, 2017
- WSIB Appeals Resolution Officer Decision, Estate of Richard Griffin, June 22, 2016
- Isaac v. Matuszynska, 2016 ONSC 3617
- Tran v. Beck, 2014, Ontario Superior Court of Justice - Second Chair, London Jury Trial arising out of a motor vehicle accident wherein the Defendants alleged the Plaintiff was not in the vehicle at the time of the collision. Action dismissed.
- Schneider v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2010 ONSC 4734
- Taylor v. TD Home and Auto Insurance Company et al, 2009 ONCA 580
- “Navigating the Legal System After a Motor Vehicle Collision”, with S. Schenke, D. Lambe, and D. Gauvreau, Psychological Injury and Law, published by Springer Nature, July 2018
- Speaker, The Licence Appeal Tribunal, A Year in Review and Future Handling, Canadian Defence Lawyers Conference, September 25, 2017
- Speaker, Casualty Update - The Year in Review, OIAA Provincial Conference, May, 2017
- Chair, The LAT is Coming!, Canadian Defence Lawyers Audioconference, February 29, 2016
- Speaker, Canadian Defence Lawyers, Audioconference, March 26, 2014, Schmitz v. Lombard, 2014 ONCA 88
- Changes to the SABS effective February 2014, London Claims Association Tradeshow & Provincial Seminars, March 20, 2014
- Co-Chair of the Canadian Defence Lawyers Bootcamp Conference, September 4, 2013, Toronto
- Speaker, Canadian Defence Lawyers Annual Accident Benefits Joint Defence and Plaintiff Programme, April 25, 2013
- K. Ross and S. Fabiani, “Punitive Damages Awarded Against Impaired Driver”, Federated Press, Volume X, No. 2, 2007
- Selected by her peers for inclusion in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Litigation - Commercial Insurance (2021-2022)
- Gowlings Prize in Civil Trial Advocacy (2004)
- Arnup Cup (2004)
- Sopinka Cup (2004)
- Borden Ladner Gervais Employment/Labour Law Moot (2003)
- The University of Western Ontario Gold Medal for highest academic standing at the undergraduate level in Political Science/Women’s Studies combined Honors Program (2001)
- Canadian Bar Association
- Middlesex Law Association
- Past Member, Board of Directors, Meals on Wheels London
- Admitted to Ontario Bar (2005)
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Windsor (2004)
- Political Science and Women’s Studies, Honors, The University of Western Ontario (2001)
Contact
- Phone:
- 519.640.6364
- Fax:
- 519.932.3364