
Administrative Law · Ontario, Canada
Lawyer · Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP · Toronto
Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP 480 University Avenue Suite 900 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2
Eric was called to the Ontario Bar in 1989 and has been certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1999. Eric has been named by Best Lawyers International as Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation, Toronto, for 2018 and again for 2023, and is recognized annually as a Best Lawyer in Canada in personal injury and insurance law. Eric continues to be recognized by Lexpert as a leading practitioner in personal injury law. He has attained an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, peer rated for the highest level of professional excellence. His entire legal career has been spent acting for insurers in litigation matters, both in defence and in subrogation matters, for a number of property and casualty insurers.
Eric is the 2019 recipient of the Canadian Defence Lawyers (CDL) Lee Samis Award for distinguished service, named for the founding President of the CDL. The award recognizes Eric’s exceptional contributions and achievements over his career to the legal profession in general, to the development of the law of insurance in Canada including through jurisprudence, and to the positive impact he has made to the CDL, the legal profession, and the insurance industry.
Eric and his partners founded the firm Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP in 1997, as a six lawyer firm, and today, is 50+ lawyers strong. ZTGH was recognized by Canadian Lawyer Magazine as one of Canada’s top ten insurance defence boutiques.
As the author of the Ontario Accident Benefits Case Summaries , (formerly CCH and now Lexis Nexis published) Eric has developed an expertise in this area of auto insurance law which has been and continues to be recognized by members of the insurance bar, his clients, other professionals that service the industry and other insurers. Eric is also on the Advisory Board to WestlawNextCanada Litigator’s “ Personal Injury Practical Guidance ”.