Background
Mary Lynn Gleason is a Partner at the law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. She practices in the area of Health Law, particularly in the defence of hospitals and their staff in medical malpractice claims. She has acted as counsel for hospitals, nurses, physicians and other health practitioners at inquests, various courts and administrative tribunals, including the Health Professions Appeal & Review Board. She is a member of the Health Law section of the Canadian Bar Association of Ontario. She obtained her law degree from the University of Western Ontario and was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1987.
Areas of Practice
- Civil and Insurance litigation, Health Law, Administrative Law.
Rankings and Recognitions
- Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Personal Injury Law)
Professional Experience
- Bachelor of Arts with distinction from Brock University - 1982
- Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario - 1985
- Practice is concentrated in the field of health law, particularly in the defence of hospitals and nurses in medical malpractice claims.
- Has acted as counsel for hospitals, nurses, physicians, and other health practitioners at inquests, various courts and administrative tribunals, including the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.
- Co-author of Malpractice and Institutional Liability, Canadian Health Law Practice Manual, Butterworths (2000)
- Frequent presenter before various groups of health practitioners.
Professional and Community Activities
- Member of the Health Law section of the Canadian Bar Association of Ontario
- Member of the Advocates Society