Samantha Shatz

Senior Associate

I see clients at some of the most vulnerable times in their life and it is my job to help guide them through this difficult time. I understand that every client is different and that each client may need something different from me. My goal is to help clients focus on their recovery and achieve the best possible result that is right for them.
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Samantha combines her past experience working in both plaintiff personal injury as well as insurance defence into her practice as a Senior Associate at HSH. Her work in insurance defence gives her a unique insight into the industry, allowing her to provide a realistic understanding of every element of the process to her clients.

She has appeared as trial counsel multiple times, representing individual and insurance clients in the Superior Court of Justice. Samantha’s current practice focuses primarily on Medical Malpractice, helping victims and their families who have suffered as a result of medical and hospital negligence. Additionally, she handles  Motor Vehicle Accidents and Occupiers Liability claims.

Samantha is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Society of Toronto and is a member of the Brain Injury Awareness Committee. She is committed to helping support individuals living with brain injuries.


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.
$12.5 million
Medical negligence resulting in birth injury
9.5 million
Medical negligence resulting in birth injury
$9 million
Medical negligence resulting in birth injury
$3.3 million
Medical negligence resulting in spinal cord injury
$2.5 million
Medical negligence resulting in spinal cord injury
$1.5 million
Medical negligence resulting in spinal cord injury
$1 million
Medical negligence resulting in amputation

Personal, Industry and Community Activity

Education

Called to the Ontario Bar, 2016

JD, University of Western Ontario, 2015

BA (Honours), Wilfrid Laurier University, 2011

Professional Associations and Memberships

Canadian Bar Association

Ontario Bar Association

The Advocates' Society

Medical Legal Society of Toronto

American Association for Justice

American Association for Justice - Birth Trauma Litigation Group

Honours and Awards

Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch, Medical Negligence Category

Community Involvement

Board of Directors, Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST), 2021 - Present

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

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