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ROSEMARY COSENTINO

Summary

Results-driven lawyer with 12 years of experience advising clients in various areas of insurance litigation. Proficient in drafting legal documents, negotiating settlements and handling litigation files from inception to trial.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Lawyer

Dutton Brock LLP
12.2018 - Current
  • Carriage of approximately 80 to 90 files with a practice area in tort motor vehicle litigation (personal injury), product liability, occupiers' liability, subrogation, CGL policy general negligence defence work, professional liability including defence claims of pharmacists
  • Provide support to senior counsel in handling of complex, multi-million-dollar lawsuits and catastrophic claims
  • Trial preparation, witness and expert preparation as required to advance defence of lawsuits
  • Draft motion materials, application records (to determine coverage), and argue each as required to advance defence, including a recent motion for dismissal of a lawsuit for delay and recent summary judgment motions
  • Coordinate with various experts in preparation for examinations for discovery and/or preparation for trial; recent coordination with expert in defence of claim based on toxicologist opinion; recent coordination with experts to defend various business loss claims, before discovery
  • Conduct examinations for discovery, multi-party mediations, and pre-trial conferences
  • Drafting of concise client reports, assessment of damages, drafting of pleadings, mediation memoranda, motion records, facta, budgets, as required.
  • Conduct yearly interviews and resume screening for potential articling students

Associate Lawyer

Lawson LLP
10.2011 - 12.2018
  • Carriage of approximately 75 to 80 files, with a focus practice area in tort motor vehicle litigation (personal injury), property, subrogation, and life insurance claims
  • Provided coverage opinions, including interpretation of contracts, CGL policies, and their application to various types of losses
  • Provided support to senior counsel in handling of complex, multi-million-dollar lawsuits and catastrophic claims, including those with involvement of a manufacturer liability dispute
  • Appeared regularly before different levels of Ontario courts and tribunals for complex motions, including summary judgment motions and applications (including appearances before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board)
  • Attended regularly examinations for discovery, multi-party mediations, and pre-trial conferences
  • Assisted yearly in coordination of and interviewing of articling students by participation in articling committee, including development of a Lawson101 program to assist in training of students while at the firm.

Articling Student

Torkin Manes LLP
08.2010 - 06.2011
  • Participated in a formal rotation process at this full-service firm
  • Represented clients regularly at various levels of Ontario court and appeared several times before the Landlord and Tenant Board representing a landlord client in various matters
  • Contributed extensively to preparation for a successful three-week medical malpractice jury trial (plaintiff side), including providing research assistance on an as needed basis during trial.

Summer Student

Ontario Superior Court of Justice
05.2010 - 08.2010
  • Provided research assistance to the judges of the court, including extensive research for sentencing hearings in criminal trials
  • Extensive aid to judges in the editing process of judgments, particularly in the area of a medical malpractice trial (assisted Justice Harvey Spiegel extensively in this role).

Education

Called to the Ontario Bar, Member of the Law Society of Ontario -

Ontario
06.2011

L.L.B. (Bachelor of Law) -

University of Ottawa
01.2010

B.A. (Double Major - Law and Society, Psychology) -

York University
01.2007

Skills

  • Legal Analysis
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Legal Writing
  • Courtroom Presentation
  • Expert Preparation
  • Conducting Discoveries, Mediations, Pre-trials

Hobbies and Interests

  • Proficient in English, working knowledge of Italian
  • Current member of the Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Defence Lawyers Association and The Advocates' Society
  • Zumba dance and yoga enthusiast for several years
  • Member of Pro Bono Lawyers Ontario, ACSD Program

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Associate Lawyer

Dutton Brock LLP
12.2018 - Current

Associate Lawyer

Lawson LLP
10.2011 - 12.2018

Articling Student

Torkin Manes LLP
08.2010 - 06.2011

Summer Student

Ontario Superior Court of Justice
05.2010 - 08.2010

Called to the Ontario Bar, Member of the Law Society of Ontario -

Ontario

L.L.B. (Bachelor of Law) -

University of Ottawa

B.A. (Double Major - Law and Society, Psychology) -

York University

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