| Benjamin V. Levinter, Q.C., a lawyer renowned throughout Southern Ontario as a distinguished, result oriented Barrister who has vigorously championed the cause of injured plaintiffs for over 50 years, is Senior Partner and head of the firm. He was born and raised in Toronto and after attending Upper Canada College Prep School, he entered the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph where he obtained his B.S.A. in 1947. He then attended Osgoode Hall Law School, graduating as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1952, at which time he joined the firm and began practicing with his father, Isadore Levinter, Q.C., one of the pre-eminent litigators in the Province through much of the 20th Century. Benjamin Levinter honed his skills by representing clients in a variety of litigation matters and attending on numerous trials. Within a short time, his name became synonymous with tenacity and success in the Courtrooms of Ontario. He was appointed a Queens Counsel in 1963 and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 1969. He is certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
In his distinguished career as a Barrister and Solicitor, Benjamin Levinter has appeared in all levels of Court and represented clients in a multitude of trials.
He was a founder and past director of the Advocate's Society which had as it's primary goal, the protection of the people of Ontario in combating unjust proposed legislation, as well as the continuing education of the Bar. He was the founder and Chairman of the 10th Schedule "A" Bank in Canada, the "Unity Bank of Canada". He has participated on the Boards of numerous institutions including the York Finch General Hospital, The Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, the Toronto Flying Club and the Shareei Teffillah Congregation. He has acted as a part time Division Court Judge, and has lectured at the Bar Admission Course, the Attorney General's Department and at Continuing Legal Education seminars for the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Advocate's Society.
Benjamin Levinter appeared before the C.R.T.C. in a hearing lasting over four weeks, which resulted in the people of Ontario, for the first time, having the ability to own their own telephone equipment while interconnecting with the Bell system. Prior to that decision (Challenge Communications v. Bell Canada) anyone wishing to use a telephone on the Bell system was obliged to use equipment supplied and owned by Bell. |
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