Personal Injury

Justice Giovanna Toscano Roccamo graduated from the University of Ottawa Law School and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1985. She was a partner with the Ottawa law firm Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP, practicing in the area of insurance and personal injury litigation at the time of her appointment. She served on the Case Management Implementation Committee for the Eastern Region, as well as the Provincial Steering Committee for implementation of mandatory mediation in Case Management. Justice Toscano Roccamo served as President of the CCLA and was a member of the CCLA Civil Litigation Updated Conference Planning Committee from 1983 to 2008. She was appointed to the Bench of the Superior Court of Justice on April 11, 2003. She has been a regular speaker at conferences put on by the CCLA, OBA, Family Institute and Advocates’ Society. She has served on the Civil Bench and Bar Committee since 2008.

Tara completed a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons.) and a Master of Arts before attending the University of Windsor Law School, where she graduated in 1998. While at law school, Tara received the Paroain, Raphael, Courey, Cohen & Houston Insurance Law award and the Nelligan Power Trial Advocacy Award. Tara articled at, and later joined, Soloway Wright in 2000, where she became a partner in 2007. Tara's practice is restricted to civil litigation. Tara has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court of Ontario, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and various administrative tribunals, both Federal and Provincial. Tara has also been qualified as an expert in Motor Vehicle and Accident Benefits Litigation in the Superior Court of Justice. When not seeking refuge at the office, Tara follows the beautiful game (aka soccer) which she tries to play (although sadly not very well) and also acts as maid/butler/unpaid Uber driver for her three demanding (and possibly demonic) children.