David E. Preszler

David Preszler was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He has worked in the family law practice since 2000.  He was called to the bar in Ontario in 2008. He is also called to the bar in British Columbia and he has been approved as a visiting lawyer by the Nova Scotia Barrister Society. He is the managing partner in the Ontario office and has extensive experience before all levels of court, including the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, The License Appeal Tribunal, Divisional Court, Superior Court and Appellant Courts. He graduated from McGill University in 2001 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts. He then graduated from the University of Toronto in 2002 with a Master of Arts in Political Science and went on to graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2007.

David manages the new lawyer program within the firm as well as the articling and summer program all while supervising more than 15 lawyers.  David specializes in litigation involving serious injuries as the result of motor vehicles, wrongful death, slip and falls, dog attack and long-term disability claims.

David is an avid outdoorsman.  He enjoys golf, skiing, cycling, boating, running and is a happily married father of three.

Reported Decisions:

• Pearsell v. Welsh, 2011 ONSC 4582 (CanLII),
• Pamela Blakely v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2011 ONFSCDRS 62 (CanLII)
• Pamela Blakely v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2012 ONFSCDRS 3 (CanLII)
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Pamela Blakely, 2012 ONFSCDRS 69 (CanLII)
• Kevin Simser v. Aviva Canada Inc., 2013 ONFSCDRS 10 (CanLII)
• P. B. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2013 ONFSCDRS 139 (CanLII)
• Kevin Simser v. Aviva Canada Inc., 2014 ONFSCDRS 4 (CanLII)
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. P. B., 2014 ONFSCDRS 25 (CanLII)
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. P.B., 2014 ONFSCDRS 124 (CanLII)
• Simser v Aviva Canada and Fsco, 2015 ONSC 2363 (CanLII)
• P. B. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2015 ONFSCDRS 85 (CanLII)
• Denise Watters v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2015 ONFSCDRS 137 (CanLII)
• Wilk v Arbour, 2016 ONSC 1179 (CanLII)
• Wilk v. Arbour, 2017 ONCA 21 (CanLII)
• Matthew Mitchell v. Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group, 2017 ONFSCDRS 202 (CanLII)
• Matthew Mitchell v. Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group, 2017 ONFSCDRS 284 (CanLII)
• Van Every v. Findlay, 2018ONSC 4213, 2018 ONSC 4213 (CanLII)
• Cengic v. Castro, 2020 ONSC 986 (CanLII)
• Norwegian v. Royal & Sunalliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 ONSC 3559 (CanLII)
• Van Every v. Findlay, 2021 ONSC 8086 (CanLII)
• Fraser v. Fenchurch General Insurance Company, 2022 ONSC 6222
• Shwaluk v Royal & Sun Alliance, 2023 CanLII 19831 (ON LAT)
• The Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations Long Term Disability Plan Trust Fund v. Hollis, 2023 NSSC 111 (CanLII)
• Van Every v. Findlay, 2023 ONSC 6330 (CanLII)
• Van Every v. Findlay, 2024 ONSC 1288 (CanLII)
• Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations Long Term Disability Plan Trust Fund v. Hollis, 2024 NSCA 33 (CanLII)
• Book v. Cociardi, 2024 ONCA 589 (CanLII)
• Hemmings v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2024 CanLII 108220 (ON LAT)
• Van Every (Litigation guardian of) v. Findlay, 2025 ONSC 757 (CanLII)