Butter Torts: A Truly Canadian Legal Podcast

Brenda Agnew and Jordan Assaraf, your hosts, welcome Jeff Tiessen from ParaSports Ontario and Karen Stintz from Variety Village to today's episode. Jeff is the publisher of Disability Today Publishing Group, a disability community pioneer and leader for over 25 years, is known for its quality publications, and compelling editorial. The publisher of Alignment for Orthotics Prosthetics Canada, and a...

Jan Marin, your host, welcomes Brenda Agnew to today's episode. She is the client liaison at Gluckstein Lawyers, a former client, who offers clients a really unique perspective and support since she has been in the shoes herself. Brenda is the proud mother of two boys, Chase and Maclain. Her son Maclain has severe Cerebral Palsy and profound hearing loss as a result of a condition known as Kernict...

Brenda Agnew and Jordan Assaraf, your hosts, welcome you to another episode of Butter Torts, a truly Canadian legal podcast. Today is the first part of a two-part series with Melisa Vigar and Laura Bellon of the Brain Injury Society of Trauma in Toronto. Melissa Vigar is a Registered Social Worker who has been actively working in the field of Acquired Brain Injury since 2001. Throughout her career...

Brenda Agnew welcomes Jonathan Burton to today's episode. Jonathan joined Gluckstein Lawyers in 2005. He received his Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Western Ontario in June 2006 and returned to the firm to carry out his articles-at-law. Following his call to the Ontario Bar in June 2007, Jonathan assumed his current position as associate lawyer at Gluckstein Lawyers. Jonathan restri...

Brenda Agnew, your host, welcomes Janet Lebeau to today's podcast. Janet has over 23 years of experience as a law clerk specializing in personal injury particularly medical negligence matters. She operated an independent litigation support business for over 18 years. Janet graduated from McMaster University (BA) and York University (B.Ed). Janet is involved in all aspects of a medical negligence m...

Welcome to another episode of Butter Torts, a truly Canadian legal podcast. Today, Brenda Agnew and Richard Halpern, are sharing their stories and expertise.   Brenda is a former client that now works with the Glusckstein family as a client liaison, she is the proud mother of two boys, Chase and Maclain. Her son Maclain has severe Cerebral Palsy and profound hearing loss as a result of a condition...

Brenda Agnew welcomes Bernard Gluckstein to today's episode, where he shares his exceptional professional journey which began in 1962 and extends until today. He's spent days, months, and years loving his job and enjoying every part of it. Bernard has always been a staunch advocate for the rights of injured persons. Well-known for his philanthropy, he provides executive and financial support to ma...

Brenda Agnew, welcomes Dianne Henderson, a medical consultant who received her nurse's training at the Mack School of Nursing. She attended Brock University for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Masters of Education. Experience in a wide variety of clinical and nursing settings gives Dianne a rich knowledge base that allows her an understanding of the severity of injuries that our clients fac...

Jordan Assaraf, your host, welcomes David Lackman to today's episode. David is a senior counsel and lawyer at Gluckstein Lawyers, his litigation practice now extends over 35 years encompassing serious and complex personal injury, disability claims, and wrongful death claims. David has achieved outstanding results in personal injury claims against some of Canada's largest corporations. He has been...

Jordan Assaraf, your host, welcomes Brenda Agnew to this episode. Brenda is the proud mother of two boys, Chase and Maclain. Her son Maclain has severe Cerebral Palsy and profound hearing loss as a result of a condition known as Kernicterus, a brain injury that results from untreated jaundice. As a former Gluckstein client herself, Brenda acts as our Client Liaison to support and advise our client...

Brenda Agnew, your host, has the pleasure to be accompanied by Jan Marin, one of the lawyers of the Gluckstein family. Jan received her Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Development Studies from Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario in 2005 and her J.D. from Western's Law School in 2009. While attending law school, Jan volunteered with the school's Community Legal Clinic and Pro...

In today's episode of Butter Torts: A truly Canadian Legal Podcast, Charles Gluckstein, is interviewing Richard Halpern, who is a senior lawyer acting exclusively for injured people in medical negligence cases, with a special focus on infants injured at or around the time of birth. Richard is known across Canada for his expertise in birth injury cases. He has more than 30 years of experience repre...

Brenda Agnew, your host, welcomes Jordan Assaraf to this episode. Jordan joined the Gluckstein team in 2012 to carry out his articles-at-law. He graduated from York University in 2007. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Bond University in Australia and completed his Canadian Accreditation in 2012. Following his call to the bar in 2013, Jordan assumed his current position of associate lawy...

Gluckstein Lawyers presents the first episode of Butter Torts: A Truly Canadian Legal Podcast where guests will be interviewed on a variety of different topics related to personal injury. Listeners will hear Gluckstein Lawyers sharing their expertise, insights, and most importantly, their stories while providing a better understanding of the personal injury legal landscape.   Brenda Agnew, your ho...

Butter Torts: A Truly Canadian Legal Podcast is a unique podcast that connects listeners to stories of personal injury, recovery and life in the aftermath of an injury. Hosted by our informative and entertaining lawyers, this podcast will take you on a journey exploring everything from legal matters to the human experience of pain and resilience.