DERFEL INJURY LAW - Key Persons
Dejan was called to the Ontario bar in 2020. He was previously called to the bar in Bosnia & Herzegovina where he practiced law until 1994. Dejan was licensed as a paralegal in Ontario from 2008 to 2020. Dejan was conferred a Master of Laws degree by Osgoode Hall Law School in 2019 and had his legal education and training accredited by the National Committee on Accreditation, FLSC.
Dejan joined Devry Smith Frank LLP (DSF) in 1997 leaving a prominent Toronto personal injury law firm and has since successfully assisted counsel and the clients of DSF in all aspects of civil litigation at trials and appeals, as well as at various tribunals in Ontario such as the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, Licence Appeal Tribunal AABS, Social Benefits Tribunal (Ontario), Social Security Tribunal (Canada) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
Dejan represents clients of DSF predominantly in the area of personal injury litigation and disability claims, yet is able to offer sound advice and representation on any ancillary and collateral civil and criminal matters resulting from accidents and/or ongoing disability, either alone or together with a specialized counsel at DSF.
Job Titles:
- Licensed Paralegal
- Senior Paralegal
Wendy is a senior paralegal with over 25 years of experience advocating for the injured whether it be through her daily interactions with insurance adjusters, defence counsel, mediators, arbitrators, or by attendances at FSCO and the Social Services Tribunal.
A graduate of the Law Clerk program at Humber College and a Licensed Paralegal since 2008, Wendy has continued her education by taking various courses offered by the Institute of Law Clerks, University of Toronto, The Advocates Society, Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) and The Medical-Legal Society.
She has most recently completed the Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Certificate Program, "Handling Provincial Offences Court, Small Claims Court & Landlord and Tenant Board Matters".
Wendy has also been a presenter at OTLA, The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Chronic Pain Program and she has contributed to in-house newsletters. Over the years, she has had an integral role in the training of newly graduated legal assistants, law clerks, and articling students.