Medical Malpractice Team
Our lawyers and staff work as a team together under the leadership of Paul Harte, one of the most well-known and respected medical malpractice trial lawyers in Canada, designated by his peers in L'Expert and listed in Best Lawyers.
Location
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Phone
289-695-2450
855-663-3800
855-663-3800
Fax
289-695-2445
Email
mdamiano@hartelaw.com
Maria Damiano
Lawyer
Maria Damiano is an associate at the firm Harte Law. Since 2003 Maria’s practice has been restricted exclusively to the area of medical malpractice assisting victims of serious medical harm across Ontario and Canada. Maria has been actively involved in several high profile mass torts including litigation involving 225 patients of Dr. Errol Wai-Ping and 99 patients of former gynaecologist Dr. Richard AustinMaria was called to the Bar in 2002 and is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School. As part of her legal training, Maria studied at the University of Bologna Law School in Italy, the oldest law school in the Western world.
Maria is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and since 2012 has been the section chair of the Ontario Trial Lawyer Association’s Medical Malpractice Section.
Maria is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Maria is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Advocates Society, the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto and the American Association for Justice.
Areas of Practice
Medical Malpractice
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
Ontario, 2002
Education
Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
LL.B. - 1999
LL.B. - 1999
Professional Associations and Memberships
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Director
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Chair, Medical Malpractice Section, 2014 - Present
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Chair, Medical Malpractice Section, 2014 - Present
Languages
English
Italian
Italian