A significant injury is life changing.
A catastrophic accident or serious illness changes more than your daily routine. It can completely change your future and the plans you made for yourself and your loved ones.
When life suddenly changes, you and your family may have to deal with a legal system that can feel overwhelming. Seeking compensation is even more challenging when you are healing, adjusting, and facing an uncertain future.
Few people will ever truly understand the pain you are going through right now.
We understand what you are going through and are here to offer hope and support when you need it most.
Founded in 2000, Howie, Sacks & Henry (HSH) has built a reputation as one of Ontario’s leading personal injury law firms. We focus exclusively on representing people who have sustained serious and catastrophic injuries in motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, mass torts and class actions, institutional abuse, and other complex cases of negligence.
Unlike firms that rely on volume and settlement-first approaches, HSH is known for its trial experience, depth of resources, and ability to take on the most complex claims. Insurance companies, hospitals, and other institutions recognize that when HSH is retained, the case will be prepared to the highest standard and pursued vigorously, whether through negotiation, mediation, or trial.
Why Choose HSH LLP?
At HSH LLP, our lawyers take the time to understand what you are going through. We take our responsibility to you seriously and are committed to providing you with the support and resources you need to obtain justice. Here is why you can have confidence when choosing HSH:
- Proven Trial Strength: Our lawyers possess decades of courtroom experience. When trial is necessary, we do not hesitate to proceed, and our record of results ensures insurers and opposing counsel take our cases seriously from the outset.
- Unmatched Resources: With one of the largest personal injury teams in Ontario, we have the internal capacity and financial strength to litigate against major insurers and institutions without compromise.
- Leading Medical and Rehabilitation Experts: We work closely with Ontario’s top doctors, rehabilitation specialists, and life care planners. This helps us build strong cases and connect our clients with the best support for recovery.
- Recognized Leadership: HSH has been consistently ranked among the Top 10 Personal Injury Law Firms in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine for over 15 years. We were the only Ontario personal injury boutique named in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Best Law Firms.
We don’t take every personal injury case. Instead, we focus our skills and resources on helping people with the most serious injuries, so we can do our best for those who need us most.
What Types of Cases Does HSH Take?
Our practice is focused on cases involving serious harm and complex legal and medical issues, including:
- Motor Vehicle Accidents – car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, bike accidents, pedestrian accidents, bus accidents, public transportation accidents, ride sharing and taxi accidents, snowmobile/ATV accidents, snowbird and cross-border accidents
- Disability Claims – denied long-term disability and short-term disability claims as a result of conditions such as chronic pain/fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, mental health and mood disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, major depressive disorder, post-partum depression, complex regional pain syndrome, sexual harassment and sexual abuse, cancer, Graves’ Disease, Crohn’s Disease, endometriosis
- Medical Malpractice – catastrophic injuries resulting from nursing errors, misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis, anesthesia errors, emergency room errors, delayed diagnosis of spinal cord injury
- Birth Injuries – cerebral palsy, hypoglycemia leading to brain injury, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), kernicterus (brain injury) from hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal stroke, newborn infections, newborn seizures, trauma from forceps and vacuum, fetal heart rate monitoring, obstetrical errors and midwife errors, wrongful birth claims (failing to diagnosis genetic disorders on obstetrical ultrasounds), newborn screening
- Class Actions and Mass Torts
- Product Liability Injuries – medical device malfunction, drug recalls, product recalls
- Nursing Home Negligence – bed sores, falls, medication mismanagement, sexual abuse and/or assault (specific to nursing home), physical assault
- Institutional Sexual Abuse – survivors of sexual abuse that occurred in institutions such as hospitals, schools, prisons, or nursing homes
- Brain Injuries – severe brain injuries, concussion, and mild to moderate brain injuries
- Spinal Cord Injuries – unstable fractures, cauda equina syndrome, spinal cord infections
- Slip and Fall Claims – resulting in concussions, orthopedic injuries, ACL injuries, fractures
- Fatal Accidents – wrongful deaths, Family Law Act claims
- Airplane Accidents
- Correctional Misconduct, Negligence, and Inquests
We deliberately focus on serious and catastrophic injury litigation. We do not pursue lower-value claims such as minor slip-and-fall injuries, chronic pain cases, or soft tissue injury claims. Our lawyers focus their legal practice on cases involving the most serious personal injuries, including:
- catastrophic injuries
- brain injuries
- spinal cord injuries
- amputations
- birth injuries
- pediatric injuries
- orthopedic injuries
- fractures
- chronic pain
- mental health
If you are not sure whether we can help with your or your loved one’s injury or illness, please contact us and tell us what happened.
How We Work with Clients
We approach each case with precision and transparency. Our role is to:
- Evaluate the legal and medical evidence to confirm liability and identify all potential sources of compensation.
- Coordinate expert assessments to quantify damages and future care costs.
- Navigate Ontario’s accident benefits system to secure immediate financial and rehabilitation support.
- Build a comprehensive litigation strategy designed to achieve the strongest possible settlement or, if necessary, to succeed at trial.
- Maintain clear communication with clients throughout, ensuring they understand the process and their options at every stage.
Our focus is always on securing full and fair compensation for the seriously injured, not on quick settlements.
Our Credentials
Since its inception, HSH LLP has attracted top legal talent who excel in providing high-quality, client-centered care, and many have taken notice.
Our peers in the legal field and our past clients have praised our work through positive reviews, frequent recommendations and referrals, and numerous awards and other recognitions.
Canadian Lawyer, which conducted a far-reaching analysis of the legal industry, has recognized Howie Sacks & Henry LLP as one of the profession’s standout performers, celebrating the firm’s exemplary professional abilities and expertise for over 15 years. As the magazine’s Managing Editor for Special Reports notes, “Howie Sacks & Henry LLP has deservedly earned recognition as one of the foremost authorities in personal injury law. Its position reflects both the calibre of its work and the trust it continues to earn from those it represents.”
Consistently ranked as one of the country’s top personal injury firms, every lawyer at the firm was named in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™, a peer-reviewed honour that celebrates excellence in the legal profession.
That same year, 12 of the firm’s partners were listed as leading practitioners in the Personal Injury, Long Term Disability or Medical Negligence categories in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and the firm was included on the Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2025 – an award that recognizes firms held in the highest esteem by their colleagues across the nation. HSH LLP was the only personal injury plaintiff firm in Ontario to be included on this prestigious list.
Client Experiences & Testimonials
While recognition from peers is important to us, we believe that referrals from satisfied clients, their families, and friends say even more about the quality of our work and the results we deliver.
Some clients have said that our expertise significantly contributed to the value of the settlements or court awards they received. Others tell us that our empathy, compassion, and the concern we showed throughout our time together helped make a difficult period in their lives more bearable.
Every HSH LLP personal injury lawyer has a personal reason for choosing this work. Some want to help people take on big insurance companies, while others have been through injury cases themselves. What unites us is our commitment to supporting those who need us. At HSH LLP, hope starts here. As you work through healing, recovery, and legal challenges, we are here to support you every step of the way.
A serious personal injury can change your life in the matter of a moment. You can trust the team at HSH LLP to be on your side and by your side during the many challenging moments that follow. Contact us today to learn how we can help you.
A Reputation Built on Excellence
For over two decades, referrals from physicians, rehabilitation professionals, and other lawyers have been the foundation of our practice. This network of trust reflects the confidence the legal and medical communities place in HSH’s trial ability and track record of results.
When you choose HSH, you are choosing a firm with the resources, experience, and reputation to handle even the most serious personal injury cases in Ontario.
If you are seeking compensation after a life-changing injury, you deserve a lawyer who puts your needs first and always acts in your best interest. During a free, no obligation initial consultation, a member of our team will be pleased to discuss how we can help you
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