Neil E. Sacks

Partner

The other founding partners at HSH and I set out to establish a firm which would have the highest standards of professionalism and integrity and would utilize efficient and state-of-the-art methods to help accident victims.

Neil is one of the founding partners of the firm and has years of personal injury litigation experience.

In addition to MVAs, premises liability, disability claims, Neil handles major medical malpractice claims on behalf of children and adults who have suffered catastrophic injuries, as result of medical or hospital negligence.

Recommended often by other lawyers to assist their clients on personal injury cases, Neil is known for taking on difficult cases, achieving exceptional results and making a difference in the quality of accident victims’ lives.

He is a member of a number of legal and professional associations and organizations, and has presented papers and authored articles for their events and publications.


Neil E. Sacks's Team

Name

Title

Phone

Email

Chelsea McGowan Wiatrzyk
Assistant to Cheryl Donko
Cheryl Donko
Law Clerk
Denise Mundier
Law Clerk
Elise Harper
Assistant to Neil E. Sacks
Rebecca Gilmore
Assistant to Denise Mundier
Samantha Shatz
Associate

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
$10 million
Medical negligence resulting in severe brain injury to a child
9.5 million
Medical negligence resulting in birth injury
$9 million
Medical negligence resulting in birth injury
$8 million
Medical negligence resulting in birth injury
$6.5 million
Medical negligence resulting in birth injury
$5.6 Million*
Child with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), struck by a car and suffered head 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
$509,000*
Our client awarded damages for injuries sustained during spinal anaesthetic

Lawyer Referrals

I’ve been referring clients to HSH since the firm was first founded, initially based on my personal knowledge of the excellent work of Neil Sacks, one of the founding partners.
Gary Hodder
I consider Mr. Sacks to be a very well-versed, professional personal injury lawyer and have been referring cases to him for more than 16 years.
Paul Neil Feldman

Thought Leadership

Personal, Industry and Community Activity

Education

Called to the Ontario Bar, 1993

Called to the British Columbia Bar, 1984

LLB, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, 1983

BS, University of British Columbia, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Association of Justice, 2007 – Present

International Network of Boutique Law Firms, 2007 – Present

Advocates Society, 2007 – Present

Medico Legal Society of Toronto – Present

Ontario Trial Lawyers Association – Present

Honours and Awards

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory – Leading Lawyer in Personal Injury Law

Best Lawyers in Canada, Medical Malpractice Category

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 – Personal Injury Law – Canadian Lawyer Magazine 2023

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