Kelly Mitchell

We were extremely impressed by each member of our legal team. We hold the highest regard and respect for these professionals. Their compassion surpassed our expectations.
We are forever grateful to their dedication. They made us feel like we came first from our first consultation meeting with Robert to the settlement of our case. Oatley Vigmond afforded our family nothing short of exceptional service.
Oatley Vigmond is a first class firm providing the expertise and professionalism a client needs. They have an amazing ability to unload the hardships encountered during a catastrophic life change so the client and family can focus on their rehabilitation. We have the utmost respect and faith in Oatley Vigmond.

Kelly Mitchell suffered a severe brain injury as a result of a dirt bike collision. Kelly, a father of 2 young children, was unable to return to work. He applied to his own insurance company and received accident benefits which paid for his medical and rehabilitation needs. Eventually, Kelly’s insurer negotiated a lump sum settlement of his accident benefits which allowed Kelly to fund his own medical and rehabilitation needs for the rest of his life.

Kelly also applied for long term disability benefits through his employer’s group insurance policy. However, Kelly discovered that because of an administrative error on his employer’s part, he was not covered for long term disability benefits under his employer’s insurance policy. The long term disability insurer eventually accepted Kelly’s application for benefits, but only after he started a lawsuit.

Rick Winson

After a March 2001 snowmobile crash left me an incomplete paraplegic I thought I could handle the insurance company on my own. A year (and several adjusters) later, I realized I was getting run around by the insurer and sought legal counsel. A recommendation by the Canadian Paraplegic Association lead me to the offices of Oatley Vigmond and specifically, Robert Durante. Robert immediately made my wife and I feel comfortable that he would handle the situation and soon after retaining him began to get positive results from the insurer.
Robert and his associates are to be commended for their compassion, professionalism and diligence in resolving even the smallest issues with a very uncooperative insurance company. We are positive that if not for the efforts of Robert and the staff of Oatley Vigmond that my case would still be ongoing and the favourable out of court settlement we received would not have been possible.
I have, and will continue to recommend the firm of Oatley Vigmond to anyone who finds themselves in the unfortunate situation of needing legal counsel to defend their rights against an insurer. It was the best decision we made in a very challenging case.

Rick Winson was seriously injured when he was thrown from his snowmobile while crossing Lake Simcoe. He landed with his back on the ice and suffered a fractured lumbar spine and spinal cord injury as a result. Rick suffered from paraplegia and required the use of a wheelchair as a result of his spinal cord injury.

Rick applied to his insurance company for accident benefits to pay for his lost wages, medical and rehabilitation services, as well as funds to pay for renovations to his house in order to make it wheelchair accessible. At first Rick thought he could handle things on his own because he was dealing with his own insurance company. However, Rick realized he needed to retain the help of a lawyer when his insurer had not yet paid to make his house wheelchair accessible, even though more than two years had passed since his injury.