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Paul Harte
Principal Lawyer
Paul Harte is the founder of Harte Law. He is recognized as one of Canada’s leading medical malpractice trial lawyers. He is Certified Specialist in both Health Law and Civil Litigation. Over the course of his more than 30 year career, Paul has successfully tried or settled more than $100 million in medical negligence claims.
Paul has played a key role in numerous high-profile matters, including the Commission of Inquiry into the Blood Supply in Canada, the Wilson Hepatitis B Class Action, the Stephen James Pain Clinic Class Action, the ReproMed Class Action, and the Testaguzza Acupuncture Class Action. He was lead counsel in D.P. v. Wagg, a landmark Ontario Court of Appeal decision on the admissibility of Crown evidence in civil proceedings.
A past president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) and former chair of its Ethics Committee, Paul is a frequent speaker at legal conferences throughout Canada and the United States. He is also an outspoken advocate for patients harmed by medical error and is often featured in national media. His work has been profiled in the Canadian Bar Association’s National magazine and he appeared on the cover of Canadian Lawyer Magazine.