Civil Law · Ontario, Canada
Lawyer · John J. Aikins Professional Corporation · Toronto
John Aikins was called to the Ontario bar in 1984. John has been recognized by Lexpert® as a “leading practitioner” in Personal Injury Law, and was selected for inclusion in the seventh edition of Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Insurance Law. It was recently announced that he has been named in the 14th Edition, for 2020.
He has acted for traumatic injury victims and has conducted the defence of all types of casualty claims, accident benefit, and loss transfer cases, as well as product liability and contractual claims. John has acted in Estate matters and against financial advisors and mutual fund companies.
John has worked on behalf of municipalities and professionals including engineers, chiropractors, veterinarians, brokers and accountants, and has served as lead counsel on jury and non-jury trials in the Superior Court and appeals to the Court of Appeal, as well as hearings before administrative bodies including the Financial Services Commission, the Licence Appeals Tribunal, the Human Rights Commission, the Appeals Tribunal of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and at private arbitrations.
John articled for Justice John Wilkins prior to his appointment to the Superior Court of Justice, in 1982-1983, and then became an employee/partner of of Brown, Forbes, Chochla Burnes and Aikins. He was a founding partner of Forbes Chochla Aikins LLP in 1997, where he managed the firm until he left to form a trial focused firm with Austin Riley in 2012.
He is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations , the Toronto Lawyers Association , the Canadian Defence Lawyers Association, and is a past Chair of the Insurance Law section of the Ontario Bar Association. In 2010 John served as President of Richmond Hill’s historic Summit Golf and Country Club.
Daniel completed his Juris Doctor at the University of Ottawa. He started his legal career at a litigation firm while he was completing his law degree. He practiced mainly in the areas of corporate, commercial, construction, employment and personal injury.