Ontario Bar Association bestows its Award for Excellence in Insurance Law

The Ontario Bar Association will award James Simmons and Paul Lee with its 2011 OBA Award for Excellence in Insurance Law.Toronto-based Lee is the founder of Paul Lee & Associates, a boutique civil litigation firm. He was called to the Bar in 1952 and is considered a leading expert in the areas of personal injury, motor vehicle and property and casualty claims.Simmons moved to Sudbury in 1970 and has practised in Northern Ontario ever since. His areas of practice include counsel work in civil litigation, insurance, administrative, personal injury, professional negligence and commercial law. He has extensive jury and trial experience in all matters of litigation throughout Northern Ontario.