Burlington Personal Injury Lawyer

Trial Counsel, Civil Litigation - Personal Injury, and Criminal Law

Bruce Hillyer's 30 plus years as a TRIAL LAWYER has been a wonderful experience. "It's given me an enormous opportunity to meet and more importantly help a great group of people with a wide variety of problems"

His clients have come from just about every part of the world. Representing these clients has given him the opportunity to travel to many countries around the world.

Cases have included everything from the most serious criminal cases through a vast variety of personal injuries caused by an equally vast numbers of causes.

Bruce's cases have been in the following areas;

Motor Vehicle Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Closed Head Injuries
Wrongful Death
Defective Products
Slip and Falls
Aviation Litigation
Legal Malpractice
Dental Malpractice
Pharmaceutical Malpractice
Injuries on the high seas (Admiralty Law)
Employment Litigation
Business Law
Court Martial's
All aspects of serious Criminal Law

Today Bruce's primary focus is on serious personal injury and death cases no matter how they are caused.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

While Bruce's proudest accomplishment was founding the ONTARIO TRIAL LAWYER'S ASSOCIATION some of his other career milestones include the following;

Bruce Hillyer has been selected by his peers for inclusion in
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation

Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which 24,000 leading attorneys throughout the country cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
April 18, 2007 - Named in "The National Post" listing as one of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Canada
Being named a "Stalwart of the AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION"
Long standing service on the board of governors of the "AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION"
Helping victims of 911 through "TRIAL LAWYERS CARE"
Building a law firm that for over 35 years has attracted top counsel working together to "make a difference in people's lives".

Social Accomplishments

Two wonderful children and 44 years of marriage are topped off with an ongoing 'career' in Old-timer's hockey league along with an avid interest in hunting and other outdoor sports.

Opportunity to Serve

"Every first appointment with a client is a 'high' for me. I enjoy meeting people, learning about their lives and careers and most importantly, helping them solve whatever their legal problem is."

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