Adam Wagman - Personal Injury Lawyer - Ontario

Adam Wagman

Partner
My goal is to help people who truly need help. Being a personal injury lawyer is the best way that I can think of to accomplish this goal. I have the rare pleasure of leaving my clients at the end of a case in a much better position than when they first met with me. It is an extremely rewarding profession.
Best Lawyers - Adam Wagman 2022
HSH Recognized by Best Lawyers
Certified specialist in civil litigation logo
Lexpert Ranked 2026

Adam is honoured to have been named the Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Toronto for 2022. After serving many years on the Board of Directors, he was elected to be President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) for 2016-2017.  Adam received the Distinguished Service Award from OTLA in 2024.  Canadian Lawyer Magazine named Adam one of the 25 most influential lawyers in Canada in 2017.

Adam’s practice is devoted to personal injury litigation, accident benefits claims and other disability and insurance litigation. He fights tirelessly, with compassion, for the rights of accident victims and strives to ensure that they receive appropriate compensation for all of their losses. He focuses on serious, catastrophic injury claims, no matter how they happen.  Adam has extensive experience in brain injury claims and spinal cord injury claims.  As an avid cyclist and runner, he has a special interest in helping people injured in pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle accidents.

The former managing partner at HSH, Adam is recognized as a leader in the legal community. He has been endorsed by his peers as a leading personal injury lawyer in the respected Lexpert and Best Lawyers in Canada directories, and the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has recognized him as a Specialist in Civil Litigation.

Since 2018, the Law Society of Ontario has asked Adam to chair the annual LSO Motor Vehicle Summit, one of Ontario’s leading continuing legal education programs, educating more than 1,000 participants on motor vehicle law. In this role and through his frequent invitations to chair conferences and lecture to legal organizations, Adam shares his extensive trial experience, having conducted many successful jury and judge alone trials, arbitrations, and appeals to the Court of Appeal of Ontario.

In addition to OTLA, Adam is a member of and has held leadership roles in a number of legal and brain injury associations and organizations.  He is the proud recipient of the Ontario Brain Injury Association Professional Award.  Adam is also passionate about his involvement in pro bono and community associations.  He is a member of the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer Hall of Fame and played guitar for the award-winning rock band, “SoSumi,” performing to raise money and awareness for various charitable organizations.

Adam Wagman's Team

Name
Title
Phone
Email
Daniel Fisher
Associate
Keshia Agarrat-Ali
Legal Assistant
Lisa Grodzinski
Legal Assistant
Natalie Samuels
Legal Assistant to Adam Wagman’s Team
Theresa Dudhnath
Law Clerk/Legal Assistant
Victoria Yang
Associate

Frequently Asked Question Videos

Am I Entitled to Compensation If Hit by a Car as a Pedestrian or Cyclist?
Am I Entitled to Compensation If Hit by a Car as a Pedestrian or Cyclist?
Is There a Time Limit for Filing a Lawsuit Related to a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Is There a Time Limit for Filing a Lawsuit Related to a Traumatic Brain Injury?
What questions to ask when selecting a personal injury lawyer?
How do I know if an insurance company is offering me a fair settlement?

Professional Success

Settlements and Verdicts

Past results are not predictive of future results and each situation is unique and requires individual and independent legal advice.
$557,000*
Kitchen manager suffered mild head injury in car accident
$600,000*
Retired senior couple suffered mild brain injury and physical impairments
$2 Million*
Fast food owner/chef suffered brain injury after being struck by car
$3.0 Million*
Pedestrian sustained brain injury after being stuck by an A-Frame sign on a windy day
$3.2 Million*
Construction worker sustained brain injury and fractures, following motorcycle accident
$3.45 Million*
Sales agent suffered severe chronic pain, following multiple sternal fractures, in two motor vehicle accidents

Lawyer Referrals

I’ve been sending Adam Wagman referrals for well over a decade...
Howard Manis
When Adam Wagman and I first met to discuss referring clients to one another, I was instantly impressed with his professionalism...
Lisa Gelman

Client Testimonials

I would like to express my sincere thank you to Adam, Joel and his team for helping me with the injury claim...
J. Lee
I would like to send my sincere thank you and appreciation to Adam and his team...
V.B.
We cannot thank you enough, Jim Howie, David Levy, and your dedicated support team for all your hark work...
Allison H.’s Mom
After waking up our of a drug induced coma it was comforting to know that Adam and his team (especially Donna) were already working on my behalf...
Philip K.
I would like to sincerely thank Adam Wagman for his professionalism while helping me and my family through a very devastating time...
Nicholas K.
I absolutely and wholeheartedly recommend Adam Wagman, in my opinion there is not a better, more efficient or effective lawyer...
Susan I.

Client Reunion Videos

Adam Wagman and Bob
One of the top motorcycle instructors in Ontario, Bob’s catastrophic motorcycle accident left him a quadriplegic. Adam Wagman battled Bob’s insurance company to get him what he needs to still enjoy the great outdoors. Watch their touching reunion.

Thought Leadership

Personal, Industry and Community Activity

Education

Admitted to the Ontario Bar, 1996
LLB, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, 1994
BA, Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA), Member
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association: Immediate Past President, 2017 – Present
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association: President, 2016 -2017
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association: President-Elect, 2015 – 2016
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association: Board Member, 2008 – Present
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association: Member, 1996 – Present
Canadian Bar Association, 1996 – Present
The Advocates Society, 1996 – Present
Toronto Lawyers Association, 1996 – Present
Ontario Bar Association, 1996 – Present
Medical-Legal Society of Toronto, 1996 – Present

Honours and Awards

Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year Award 2022
Honoured as Changemaker in 2017 Canadian Lawyer Magazine’s Survey of Top 25 Most Influential
Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, by The Law Society of Ontario
Ontario Brain Injury Association, Professional Award, 2008
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory – Consistently Recommended in Personal Injury Law
Best Lawyers in Canada, Personal Injury Law Category

Community Involvement

Elected President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), 2016/17
Board of Directors, Peel Halton Acquired Brain Injury Services (PHABIS), 1996 – 2007
Board of Directors, Founding Member, Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST), 2003 – 2008
Past President, Ontario Association of Community Based Boards for Acquired Brain Injury Services
Member, Toronto Region Case Management Steering Committee (Communications and Education Sub-Committee)
Member, FSCO Automobile Insurance Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Member, FSCO Automobile Legal Advisory Committee
Member, ADR Chambers Counsel Forum
Advisory Committee Member, Practical Law Canada
Bench and Bar Committee, Toronto Region – Ontario Superior Court

Among the best in Canada

Since 2011, our peers have consistently voted for us as one of Canada’s top personal injury firms in Canadian Lawyer Magazine’s annual rankings of the top personal injury boutiques in Canada.
Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP – Award – Canadian Lawyer Magazine