Firm News Blog

Dr. Joanna Sweet Has Become a Partner at Greg Monforton and Partners

The new year starts with an exciting announcement for Greg Monforton & Partners as we celebrate the admission of a new partner to the partnership. It is with great pride that we announce Dr. Joanna Sweet’s promotion to Partner. From the time she started with us as an articling student more than 10 years ago... Read More

Greg Monforton and Partners Taking Part in Adopt-a-Family Program for The Holiday Season

Our firm is adopting two families of four this holiday season through the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation. When a family gets sponsored, a wish list is provided to the sponsor. The list includes clothing, toys and household items. Each holiday season, the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation helps more than 750 families by providing food, clothing,... Read More

University of Windsor Building Greg Monforton & Partners Lecture Hall

The Ron W. Ianni building, which houses the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, is being completely rebuilt to provide better spaces for teaching, learning and collaboration. This $35,000,000 building transformation is nearing completion and we were recently honoured to receive an invitation to see the construction progress, and in particular to get our first... Read More

Associate Lawyer Heather Colman a Frequent Contributor to OTLA Blog

Greg Monforton and Partners associate lawyer Heather Colman frequently writes for the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) blog. Colman has written about a wide variety of topics, including: Fees in Ontario’s no-fault system Litigation experts versus participant experts Excluded driver endorsements Parental liability for a child’s injuries Liability waivers When crash victims do not have... Read More

Greg Monforton, Jennifer Bezaire Attend Private Dinner With U of W President Robert Gordon

On Thursday November 3 our founding partner Greg Monforton and our managing partner Jennifer Bezaire were honoured to attend a private dinner hosted by University of Windsor President Robert Gordon at his official residence. Also attending the dinner was Professor Reem Bahdi, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor. Our firm... Read More

Greg Monforton & Partners Team Attends Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Fall Conference

Partners Greg Monforton and Jennifer Bezaire are presenting at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) fall conference today. The night before the big day, however, they took some time out with the rest of the team to enjoy dinner together at the acclaimed Alo Restaurant in Toronto. The OTLA fall conference takes place between 9... Read More

Greg Monforton Declares Law Society of Ontario Bencher Candidacy

Greg Monforton & Partners is pleased to announce that founding partner Greg Monforton has formally declared his candidacy for Bencher in the 2023 Law Society of Ontario bencher elections. Greg embarks on this exciting journey, along with a formidable team of bencher candidates intent on returning the Law Society of Ontario to good governance. What... Read More

Greg Monforton to Address New Lawyers Division

We are excited to share that two of our firm’s partners will be speaking at the upcoming Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) conference this fall. The conference takes place on Friday, October 28. 2022 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Greg Monforton to Address New Lawyers Division Founding partner... Read More

Jacqueline Horvat Elected as Treasurer By the LSO Convocation

At Greg Monforton & Partners, we are excited to announce a reception sponsored by the Essex Law Association in honour of Jacqueline Horvat. Jacqueline Horvat has been elected Treasurer by the Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) governing body (Convocation). The LSO’s responsibility is to regulate Ontario’s lawyers and paralegals in the public interest. Treasurer is... Read More

Joanna Sweet Discusses Her Time at Carleton University in Feature Story

In a feature story, Greg Monforton and Partners’ Senior Associate Joanna Sweet discusses her time in the PhD program at Carleton University. Sweet earned her PhD in Political Science from the university in 2012. Sweet explains how she had opportunities to meet politicians and attend Parliament events while she worked on her PhD thesis. Her... Read More