Mark Lerner

Lerners LLP

Tel: 519-640-6316

E-mail: mdlerner@lerners.ca

Practice Expertise
Health Law, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Insurance Defence
Partner of Lerners LLP since 1980, practicing in the areas of civil litigation with emphasis on health law, professional liability, personal injury and insurance defence. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for 2006 (inaugural edition), 2007 and 2008;. in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory for several years; and in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory 2008. Frequent lecturer for the Canadian Bar Association, The Law Society of Upper Canada, as well as for The University of Western Ontario in the Faculty of Law and in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. Current Treasurer of The Advocates' Society and to be President in 2011 representing over 3,800 trial lawyers in Ontario.

Education
Admitted to the Bar in Ontario, 1975
L.L.B, Osgo0de Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, 1973
Bachelor of Arts, History, York University, Toronto, 1970
Professional Experience
Partner, Lemers LLP,, 1980 to present
Associate, Lemers LLP, 1975 to1980

Achievements
Listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2006 (inaugural edition), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
LawDay Directory – Listed as one of top 50 leading lawyers in Canada in Professional Liability Law
LawDay Directory – Listed as one of top 45 leading lawyers in Canada in Personal Injury Law
Listed as “Repeatedly Recommended Expert” in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for medical negligence (represents defendants), personal injury and professional liability
Listed in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, peer review rating BV, 2008, 2009, 2010

Professional Memberships
Law Society of Upper Canada
The Advocates' Society
Canadian Bar Association
Middlesex Law Association