Daniel Klein helps seriously injured individuals and their families across Ontario pursue fair compensation and rebuild their lives after life-changing accidents. Daniel is a personal injury lawyer and Partner at Thomson Rogers LLP, and a member of the firm’s Personal Injury Litigation Group.
For more than a decade, Daniel has dedicated his practice to representing individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by serious injury or death. He acts for clients throughout Ontario in a wide range of complex personal injury claims, including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopaedic injuries, chronic pain, catastrophic impairments and fatal accidents.
Daniel is known for providing compassionate, client-focused representation while pursuing effective and practical solutions to difficult legal problems. His practice encompasses motor vehicle collision claims, statutory accident benefits disputes, occupiers’ liability matters including slip and fall claims, tavern and commercial host liability cases, assault and battery claims and dog bite claims. He is committed to guiding clients through challenging circumstances and ensuring their rights are protected at every stage of the litigation process.
Daniel has represented clients at the Superior Court of Justice (SCJ), Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ), Small Claims Court, Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) and the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). He has successfully represented clients through mediation, arbitration, tribunal proceedings and trials.
He has been involved in numerous significant personal injury matters, including serving as a member of a trial team that secured a successful jury verdict in a contested liability case, resulting in a full policy limits recovery for a client who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury.
Daniel is known for developing strong relationships with his clients through responsive communication, practical advice and a genuine commitment to helping them move forward after a life-changing injury. He takes a hands-on approach to every case.
He has also contributed to legal education programs by speaking on personal injury, advocacy and emerging issues affecting the practice of law.
Daniel earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto after beginning his law degree at the University of Ottawa. Prior to law school, he graduated Summa Cum Laude (with highest honours) from York University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
During law school, Daniel volunteered with Pro Bono Law Ontario at the Superior Court of Justice, served as an executive member of the Peer Mentorship Program and represented clients through Downtown Legal Services as a caseworker in its Tenant Housing Division. Through this work, he appeared before the Landlord and Tenant Board and gained valuable advocacy experience early in his legal career.
Before joining Thomson Rogers LLP, Daniel practised at a boutique personal injury firm, where he represented plaintiffs in a broad range of serious injury matters. He previously summered and articled at a litigation and corporate-commercial law firm.
Outside of the office, Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, staying active within his community, running and improving his tennis game.
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