BARRY MUNRO

Barry received his Honours Bachelor of History and Political Science from the University of Guelph in 1987. He then obtained his Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1994 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1996. Barry joined the firm in 2006.

In 1987 Barry sustained a spinal cord injury in a diving accident which resulted in paraplegia. Since then Barry has become an advocate for the need for increased consumer focus and participation in the field of neurotrauma research. Barry is the 2003 recipient of the Queen's Jubilee Award given for outstanding citizenship.

Barry is a member of several community non-profit Boards including the Richmond Hill Mobility Accessibility Foundation and the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and takes an active role in advising non-profit organizations. He is the past President of the Canadian Spinal Research Organization (CSRO), past Vice-Chair of the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and a former Director of Charities First Ontario and Neurological Technologies Inc.

Barry practices in the area of personal injury, medical malpractice, long term disability insurance and life insurance litigation exclusively on behalf of claimants.

Barry is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, The Advocates Society and the York Region and Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association.