SIMON J. ADLER - back to lawyers page
Simon received his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1976 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1978. In 1990, Simon obtained a Masters of Laws degree specialized in Constitutional Law (Charter of Rights) from Osgoode Hall Law School. Simon taught Constitutional Law at Wilfrid Laurier University for a number of years, has delivered many speeches on legal and non-legal topics to a wide variety of audiences and has, generally, been very active in a large number of community and social service organizations with an emphasis on human rights and race relations.
Restricting his practice exclusively to litigation, Simon acts for individuals, businesses and large institutions. His areas of practice include corporate and commercial, insurance, real estate, professional malpractice, security enforcement, contractual and defamation litigation, as well as injunctions and restraining orders, security enforcement and constitutional law matters. He has appeared successfully in all levels of the Ontario courts and, in particular, in significant Charter of Rights and Freedom cases, corporate and insurance fraud claims, professional malpractice and negligence claims, land title defects, construction deficiencies, mortgage enforcement matters, defamation claims and collection actions.
Simon is a member of the Advocates Society, the Ontario Bar Association and the Waterloo Law Association. He has also been a member of the Legal Aid Area Committee and the Advisory Committee on Race Relations to the Minister of Citizenship. For many years he has been an active member of the League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada. He was a founding board member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hebrew Day School and having served in all senior positions (including President for three years), remains an active member of the Executive Committee of Beth Jacob Synagogue.
Simon is married to Ruth and has two children. His primary recreational activities are squash (he is a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Racquet Club) home renovations and skiing.
Areas of practice: Corporate & Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation; Constitutional Law; Mortgage Enforcement; Defamation Litigation; Injunctions and Restraining Orders.
If you wish to contact Simon by e-mail, you can reach him at sja@giffenleelaw.com
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