Sheldon Gilbert, Q.C. is a partner and founder of Gilbert Kirby Stringer LLP. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1969 and... Read MoreSheldon Gilbert, Q.C. is a partner and founder of Gilbert Kirby Stringer LLP. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1969 and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1981. Sheldon is an able and experienced trial and appellate advocate who has represented clients in various courts and forums in a variety of defense and plaintiff personal injury and insurance litigation matters. He has conducted well over 125 civil jury trials in personal injury actions. He is known and respected in both the Superior Court of Ontario and the Court of Appeal for Ontario appearing as counsel in many precedent setting and reported cases. He has appeared as a guest speaker and panelist on various continuing legal education programmes relating to insurance and personal injury litigation issues. He has served as a member of the Faculty in the Law Society Continuing Education Special Lecture Series in Personal Injury Law, various Advocate Society panels and Canadian Institute forums on litigating personal injury damages. Sheldon has been named annually by his peers to “The Best Lawyers in Canada” in the area of Personal Injury and Insurance Litigation. He is listed as “Consistently Recommended” by his peers in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory of Leading Practitioners in the area of Personal Injury and “Repeatedly Recommended” in the area of Commercial Insurance Litigation. Sheldon was selected as 2014 honouree by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association for his leadership of the Personal Injury Bar.   Read Less

Robert is a partner at Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LL.P. He was called to the San Diego Bar in 1983.... Read MoreRobert is a partner at Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LL.P. He was called to the San Diego Bar in 1983. A Casey Gerry attorney for over 30 years, Robert’s success is from getting to know each client and their inherent qualities as human beings in order to completely understand their harms and losses. His believe in and compassion for the people he represents helps drive him to fight for the justice to which they are entitled. Adapting this approach has helped Robert make an important difference in the lives of many, as well as earn many accolades and high profile verdicts and settlements over the years. Specializing in serious personal injury, premises liability and highway design cases, he has successfully handled the gamut of complex cases, including tragic losses involving wrongful death, paraplegia, quadriplegia, severe burns, loss of limbs and major orthopedic injuries. A highly respected trial lawyer, fellow attorneys often request that he try lawsuits on behalf of their clients. Robert was voted the 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. Robert recently was invited and accepted in May in 2018, membership in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, which is limited to the top 500 trial attorneys in the U.S.   Read Less