Jack F. Fitch joined the firm as an articling student in 1978 and remained with the firm upon his call to the Bar in 1980. Jack was made an associate in 1980 and a partner in 1982.

Jack practises civil litigation, particularly insurance coverage disputes, personal injury cases, occupiers’ liability clams, commercial general liability claims, real estate and leaseholds litigation, construction loss and construction lien claims, environmental litigation, estates litigation, wrongful dismissal claims and commercial litigation.

He has appeared before the Small Claims Courts, Provincial Court (Criminal Division), Surrogate Court of Ontario, Ontario Supreme Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Canada, Supreme Court of Canada, Coroner’s Court, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, Workers’ Compensation Board, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal, Liquor Licensing Commission of Ontario, Ontario Human Rights Commission, Committee of Adjustment of the City of Toronto, Toronto Historical Board, Ontario Municipal Board, Victim of Crimes Compensation Board. He has also acted as a mediator in personal injury, insurance and commercial disputes.

Some of his notable cases include William Finton Sheridan et al. v. Scaffold-Russ Dilworth Limited et al., 478649 Ontario Limited, carrying on business as Green Acre Estates v. William Corcoran et al., Trombetta v. Trombetta, Naylor v. Naylor and Morawietz v. Morawietz. Jack was also part of the representation of the Brothers of the Christian Schools of Ontario and took part in the design, creation and operation of a private conciliation program and the resolution of approximately six hundred and sixty claims of institutional physical and sexual abuse.

Jack has also played a key role in organizing the following conferences: Institutional Liability for Sexual Assault Legal Foundation of Liability 2001, Institutional Liability for Sexual Assault Mediation and Conciliation 2000, Law Society of Upper Canada First Party Benefits, Medico-Legal Society of Toronto Medical Legal Report Writing and Law Society of Upper Canada Small Claims Court Cost Awards.

Jack is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the Toronto Medico-Legal Society, the Advocates’ Society, the Greenleaf Independent Association of Professionals for the Environment and the Honourable Order of the Blue Goose International.

He received a B.A. (Hons) in sociology from Carleton University in 1975 and earned his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School
in 1978.

Jack is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. He has also completed the following professional programs: Mediation of Estate Disputes, Bank Mediation Training Program and the Canadian Dispute Resolution Mediation Training Program and Advanced Mediation Technics Course.