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Founder & Principal
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Al Pace
Al Pace
Founder & Principal
Location: Toronto
Services: Personal Injury Immigration Law Commercial Litigation
Languages: English Lithuanian
Office: 416-734-0404
Toll Free: 1-877-236-3060
Biography
Al Pace is the Founder and Principal of Pace Law Firm. He has practiced law for more than 30 years and has earned a stellar reputation for skill and outstanding client service. After completing his studies at the University of Toronto and the University of Windsor where he received his LL.B., Al was called to the Bar for the province of Ontario in 1980. Initially, Al developed his law practice in the areas of personal injury and civil litigation. In subsequent years, Al expanded the firm’s practice areas to include corporate and commercial litigation and immigration law and related services.
As CEO of Pace Law Firm, Al takes a personal interest in all of the firm’s cases to ensure the highest standards of service excellence are met consistently across the firm. In addition to his legal practice, Al supports community involvement, and has taken an active and prominent role in the Lithuanian community and the Trillium Health Centre.
Education
- University of Windsor School of Law, Windsor, ON
- University of Toronto, Bachelor of Science
Professional Associations And Memberships
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
National Executive of the Lithuanian Canadian Community, Past President
Baltic Federation of Canada, Former Vice President
LABDARA Nursing Home in Etobicoke, Board of Directors
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
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Don Jack
Don Jack
Lawyer
Location: Toronto
Services: Commercial Litigation
Languages: English
Office: 416-734-0414
Toll Free: 1-877-236-3060
Biography
In a career spanning more than three decades, Don has argued cases at every court level, including the Supreme Court of Canada. For him, success hinges almost entirely on preparation. Don is an effective communicator, with the skills to present thorough and persuasive arguments in court. As a member of the Firm's litigation group, Don’s practice includes the areas of commercial, administrative, class action, private, international, family and constitutional law. He has acted as lead counsel in several precedent-setting cases. He is also active in ADR, including arbitration and mediation. Don's work has been recognized by the industry, including Lexpert’s 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Ontario's repeatedly recommended corporate litigation counsel.
Education
- University of Toronto, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Economics
- University of Oxford, Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence
- University of Oxford, Bachelor of Civil Law
- York University, Master of Laws
Cases Of Note
Airia et al v. Korean Air Lines et al
Astley v. Verdun
McCain v. Melanson
Nordion v. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Rea v. Pathak
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Allan Chapnik
Allan Chapnik
Lawyer
Location: Toronto
Services: Personal Injury Commercial Litigation
Languages: English
Office: 416-734-0403
Toll Free: 1-877-236-3060
Biography
Allan Chapnik is a Toronto litigation lawyer. Mr. Chapnik received his BA from York University in 1989. Three years later, he graduated as a Bachelor of Law from the University of British Columbia and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1994.
Allan’s focus has been in representing the injured and disabled; his areas of special interest and experience include brain injuries, catastrophic impairments, fatalities, and claims regarding Long Term Disability insurance.
Allan also maintains an active role in other practice areas including contract disputes, shareholder disputes including oppression remedies, real estate matters including mortgage enforcement, and applications for injunctive and other relief.
Allan has a wide ranging trial, application, arbitration and appeal practice, appearing in the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the CPPRT, the CCRB, WSIAT, and in Federal Court.
Education
- University of British Columbia – Bachelor of Law
- York University – BA
Professional Associations And Memberships
Ontario Trial Lawyers Assocation
Law Society of Upper Canada
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Elaine Bright
Elaine Bright
Lawyer
Location: Kenora & Toronto
Services: Personal Injury Commercial Litigation
Languages: English
Office: 416-342-5556
Toll Free: 1-877-236-3060
Biography
Elaine brings a background in both law and social work to her practice. Following her call to the Bar in 1989, Elaine practiced administrative and criminal law. She has appeared before a variety of administrative tribunals, before all levels of court in Ontario, and before the Federal Court of Canada. Currently, she brings Pace Law Firm’s extensive resources to assist clients throughout Northwestern Ontario as well as Southern Ontario.
Elaine's practice focuses on all aspects of personal injury, with a special emphasis on representing victims of sexual assault, and indigenous clients.
You can find Elaine Bright’s blog posts here.
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 1987
- University of Toronto, MSW, 1997
- University of Toronto, Doctoral Studies, Faculty of Social Work 2003-2007 (not completed)
Professional Associations And Memberships
Kenora District Law Association
Law Society of Upper Canada
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Jennie Brodski
Jennie Brodski
Location: Toronto
Services: Commercial Litigation
Languages: English German Hebrew
Office: 416-613-3092
Toll Free: 1-877-236-3060
Biography
Jennie Brodski joined Pace Law Firm in 2019 after working for a boutique firm focusing on plaintiff-side securities class actions. She has appeared in Divisional Court and in Ontario Superior Court in class actions with national and international dimensions, including against European automobile manufacturers and U.S.-based gold mines, as well as actions on behalf of Canadian investors in healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies. Before that, she spent several years practicing Canadian law as a foreign member of the bar in Munich, Germany following her call to the Ontario bar in 2013.
Jennie is fluent in German and Hebrew.
Education
- University of Toronto, Juris Doctor, Law
- Columbia University in the City of New York, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), Bachelor of Arts (BA)