Lawyers

William C. Wolfe

email: wwolfe@wolfelawyers.com
telephone: 416-322-1100 ext. 224
Legal Assistant: Christine Bhagwandin (cbhagwandin@wolfelawyers.com)

William graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics and later attended the University of Ottawa Law School graduating in 1988. William was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1990. From 1990 to 2000 he worked exclusively for insurance companies representing them at all levels of courts in Ontario. In 2000 William left his insurance practice in order to represent individual plaintiffs suffering serious injuries. William’s decade long experience representing insurers has provided him with a unique perspective allowing him to vigorously advocate on behalf of his clients.

William has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal. He has argued numerous jury and non-jury cases throughout the province. He is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Advocates Society, the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice. In 2014 William completed an intensive mediation program at the Center for Dispute Resolution in Washington, D.C.

Outside of work William enjoys skiing and travelling with his family. WOLFE LAWYERS also co-sponsors Team Rack Attack, a cycling team that participates in the annual Ride to Conquer Cancer helping raise money for cancer research.

Notable Decisions

 Fisher v. Symons General Insurance Co., 1991 CarswellOnt 3004, OCJ;

 Furlong v. Station Mont Tremblant Inc., 1991 CarswellOnt 455, OCJ;

 Neff v. St. Catharines Marina Ltd., 1994 CarswellOnt 3004, OCJ;

 Deb v. American Life Insurance Co., 1995 CarswellOnt 2345, OCJ;

 Lico v. Griffiths, 1996 CarswellOnt 3370, OCJ;

 Booker v. Harper, 1996 CarswellOnt 914, OCJ;

 Fitken Estate v. Latimer, 1997 CarswellOnt 797, ONCA;

 Joe Ng Engineering Ltd. v. Gerling Global General Insurance Co., 1998

CarswellOnt 309, OCJ;

 Deb v. American Life Insurance Co., 1998 CarswellOnt 4664, ONCA;

 Payer v. Peerless Plating Rack Co. et al, 1998 CarswellOnt 364, ONCA;

 Miller v. Cobra Industries Inc., 2000 CarswellOnt 4738, ONCA;

 Libfeld v. Wellington Insurance Co., 2000 CarswellOnt 1021, ONCA;

 DiGiorgio v. Matchett, 2002 CarswellOnt 1519, ONSC;

 Polsinelli v. Goodman, 2003 CarswellOnt 991, ONSC;

 Ho v. General Accident Assurance Co. of Canada, 2003 CarswellOnt 1479,

ONSC

 Levitin v. Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc., 2009 CarswellOnt 2807, ONSC;

 Schnurr v. Card, 2013 CarswellOnt 4901, ONSC;

 Turner v. Oakville, 2015 CarswellOnt 12632, ONSC;

 Neff v. St. Catharines Marina Inc., 1998 CarswellOnt 295, ONCA;

 Capsey v. Whiteside, 2020 ONSC 123, ONSC;

 Capsey v. Whiteside, 2022 CarswellOnt 5494, ONCA;

 Truong v. Jewellers Mutual Insurance, 2023 CarswellOnt 10179, ONSC;

 Stewart v. Blaschuk, 2024 CarswellOnt 6804, ONSC;