Meghan Hull Jacquin is a partner at Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP and a highly respected personal injury and medical negligence lawyer. Her practice is devoted to representing seriously injured people and their families, with particular experience in complex cases involving life altering injuries with complicated medical and liability issues.
Before dedicating her practice to representing injured people, Meghan represented insurance companies and defendants. She saw firsthand how insurers evaluate claims and how defence counsel approach litigation. Then she changed sides. Today, Meghan draws on that experience exclusively on behalf of plaintiffs. In every case, she begins by listening – really listening – to understand what her clients have lost and how their injuries have changed their lives.
Over the past two decades, she has developed the skills and experience to build the right treatment team, obtain the medical and expert evidence needed to secure the resources her clients require now and in the future, and tell each client’s story in a way that is both compelling and legally rigorous.
Meghan has been recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in Plaintiff Personal Injury since 2020 and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in both Personal Injury Litigation and Medical Malpractice since 2022.
Meghan’s practice encompasses all types of personal injury litigation, including serious and catastrophic injury claims, medical negligence, motor vehicle claims, disability claims, nursing home negligence, and institutional abuse claims. She has experience in mass tort and class action lawsuits, representing clients across Canada who were affected by the Essure permanent birth control device as well as abuse survivors in the proposed Gymnastics Canada class action.
Meghan has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal of Ontario, as well as the Financial Services Commission and Licence Appeal Tribunal. She has also appeared before the Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick. Her extensive experience appearing in courts and tribunals has given her the ability to hone her tactical trial and legal negotiation skills.
Meghan is a leader in the personal injury bar. She has served for many years on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association where she now holds the position of Treasurer. She is frequently invited to chair and speak at legal conferences and continuing legal education programs. Her speaking engagements have included programs presented by the Ontario Bar Association, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, The Advocates’ Society, Osgoode Professional Development, and the Law Society of Ontario. She has also written for legal publications, including Litigator Magazine, has been featured in legal publications including Law Times and Precedent Magazine, and is consulted by media on issues within her areas of practice.
Meghan is passionate about helping advance the profession as well as advocating for her clients. She mentors lawyers through the Women’s Law Association of Ontario, the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law, the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, and has been involved with organizations supporting people affected by brain injury and survivors of domestic violence, including the Brain Injury Society of Toronto, the Canadian Brain Injury Association and Shelter Movers.
Meghan graduated Magna Cum Laude from Carleton University in 2001 with a BA Hons. in History and Political Science. She graduated from the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law in 2004 and was honoured to be her class Valedictorian. Meghan was called to the Bar in Ontario in 2005
