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Daniel Dooley | Founding Partner | ddooley@dllaw.ca

Daniel Dooley is one of the founding partners of Dooley Lucenti Barristers & Solicitors in Barrie. He has a wide range of mediation, tribunal, trial and appellate experience. His tort work includes professional negligence and personal injury defence litigation, fires, contamination spills, construction disputes, mortgage remedies and general litigation.

Primary Areas of Practice:

Dans insurance work relates to title insurance opinions, remedies and litigation and insurance coverage opinions relating to the duty to defend and policy language interpretation. He has been counsel of record in over 50 reported judgments.

Dan successfully completed the Advanced Mediation Workshop in Mediating Complex Disputes, an Executive Education course in the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Dan has been officially named on the Best Lawyers in Canada list for 2016 and 2017 and since 1996, Dan has served as a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court.

  • Call to the Bar: Ontario – 1984
  • LLB: University of Western Ontario – 1982
  • LLM: Osgoode – 2010
  • Certified by the Law Society as a Specialist in Civil Litigation
  • Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Wise, 2016 ONCA 629(CanLII)
  • Gemeinhardt v. Babic, 2016 ONSC 4707 (CanLII)
  • Jarbeau v McLean, 2016 ONSC 3789 (CanLII)
  • Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Wise, 2015 ONSC 5014 (SCJ)
  • Wilson v. BKK Enterprises Inc., 2015 ONSC 4394 (SCJ)
  • The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie v. Axa Insurance (Canada), 2015 ONSC 4755 (CanLII)
  • Henderson v. Henderson, 2015 ONSC 2914 (S.C.J.)
  • Barbara Pickers v. J. Murray Kierans, 2014 ONSC 4969 (CanLII)
  • Graham v. Bromley, 2014 ONSC 3045 (CanLII)
  • Dickson v. Di Michele, 2014 ONSC 2513 (CanLII)
  • Timmy v. Campbell, 2014 ONSC 405 (CanLII)
  • Hansen v. Strone Corporation, 2014 ONCA 385 (CanLII) aff’ing 2013 ONSC 7130 (CanLII)
  • Catford v. Catford, 2013 ONSC 7147 (CanLII); additional reasons as to costs 2014 ONSC 133 (CanLII)
  • Hurst v. Munch 2012 ONSC 6592 (Can LII)
  • Lefebvre-Jackson v. Salt 2012 ONSC 1719 (CanLII); additional reasons as to costs 2012 ONSC 2357 (CanLII)
  • Lograsso v. Kuchar, 2011 ONSC 5729; 2011 CarswellOnt 15187
  • D.M. Drugs Ltd. v. Bywater, 2011 CarswellOnt 11475 (ONSC)
  • 136439 Ontario Inc. v. Bates 2011 ONSC 1596 (CanLII)
  • Knapman v. Deweerd 2011 ONSC 4269 (CanLII)
  • Southorn v. Gauley 2011 ONSC 7518 (CanLII)
  • Clark et al v. 1650336 Ontario Limited et al (2010) ONSC 4562 (CanLII)
  • Hromek v. Khatra 2010 ONSC 6837 (CanLII)
  • Lograsso v. Kuchar, 2009 CanLII 7093 (ONSC)
  • McCullough v. Riffert (2010) CarswellOnt 4886, 2010 ONSC 3891 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Wallace v. Allen (2009) 93 O.R. (3d) 723 (C.A.), reversing (2007) 85 O.O. (3d ) 88 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Garratt v. Orillia Power Distribution Corporation (2008) 90 O.R. (3d) 161 (C.A.)
  • Davidson v. Lee, Roche & Kelly (2008) O.J. No. 1833 (C.A.), 2008 CarswellOnt 2640, 2008 ONCA 373; affirming 2006 CarswellOnt 6357 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Dempster v. Dempster (2008), 45 E.T.R. (3d) 139, 172 A.C.W.S. (3d) 534, 2008 CarswellOnt 6878 (S.C.J.)
  • Kelland v. Hardestine Holdings Limited, (2008) ONCA 537, 168, A.C.W.S. (3d) 275, 2008 CarswellOnt 3961.
  • Law Society of Upper Canada v. (Lawyer) (2007) ONLSHP 13 (Discp. Hearing)
  • Wallace v. Allen (2007) 93 O.R. (3d) 489 (S.C.J., as to costs)
  • Bartlett v. Northern Self Storage Keswick Corp., (2006) CanLII 42060 (ON SC)
  • Everett Developments Inc. v. Pallister, (2006) CanLII 7512 (ON SCDC)
  • Harrison v. Fallis, (2006) CanLII 19457 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Law Society of Upper Canada v. (Lawyer),(2006) ONLSHP 69 (Discp. Hearing)
  • Allied Systems Co. v. Sullivan Estate, (2005) CanLII 4576, 2005 CarswellOnt 708 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Predie v. Barrie (City), (2005) CanLII 40372 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Co-Operators General Insurance Co. v. Young, (2005) CanLII 2940 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Kelly v. Dosch (2005), 32 R.P.R. (4th) 45, 2005 CarswellOnt 1177, 2005 CanLII 8669rev’ing 2003 CanLII 9855 (S.C.J.).
  • Waddell v. Broadbent, (2005) CanLII 49455 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Wysocka-Marecki v. Marecki (2005) 142 A.C.W.S. 341 (S.C.J.)
  • Keays v. Honda Canada Inc. (2005) 40 C.C.E.L. (3d) 258 (S.C.J.)
  • Moslitho Inc. v. 1293423 Ontario Inc., (2004) CanLII 24682 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Stekar v. Gilmore, (2003) CanLII 30010 (ON OSDC)
  • Langman v. Luhowy (2003) 67 O.R. (3d) 428 (S.C.J.)
  • Hunt v. Sutton Group Incentive Realty Inc. (2002) 60 O.R. (3d) 665 (C.A.)
  • Rankin v. Menzies (2002) 47 R.P.R. (3d) 265 (S.C.J.)
  • White et al. v. Daffern et al. (2001) 55 O.R. (3d) 765; 47 R.P.R. (3d) 250 (S.C.J.)
  • Snaak (Litigation Guardian of) v. The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, [2001] I.L.R. I-4000 (S.C.J.)
  • Alleyne v. Gateway Co-operative Homes Inc., (2001) CanLII 28308 (Ont. S.C.J.).
  • Lefor (Litigation Guardian of) v. McClure (2000) 49 O.R. (3d) 557 (C.A.)
  • Morton v. Rabito (1998) 42 O.R. (3d) 161 (C.A.); application for leave to appeal dismissed (1999) 43 O.R. (3d)
  • Verney v. Great-West Life Assurance Company (1998) 40 O.R. (3d) 249 (Div. Ct.)
  • Peddle v. Ontario (Minister of Transportation), (1998) CarswellOnt 4975, 1998 CanLII 17724 (C.A.).
  • Harela v. Powell, (1998) O.J. No. 2989, 163 D.L.R. (4th) 365 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
  • Manulife Bank of Canada v. Kelly, (1998) CarswellOnt 4012, 1998 CanLII 5388 (C.A.)
  • Severn (Township) v. 934335 Ontario Ltd.; (1994) 23 M.P.L.R. (2d) 301.
  • Pan-Abode Distributors (Eastern) Limited v. Lindal Cedar Homes Inc. (1993) 27 C.P.C. (3d) 177
  • Forbes v. Thurlow (1993) 23 C.P.C. (3d) 107; leave to appeal refused 49 A.C.W.S. (3d) 706.
  • Johnstone v. Harlequin Enterprises Limited (1991) 36 C.C.E.L. 30; (1991) 91 C.L.L.C., para. 14,025 at 12223.
  • Machinefabriek D. Barth & ZN. B.V. v. Roberts Welding & Fabricating Ltd.(1985) 7 C.P.C. (2d) 123
+ Bio

Daniel Dooley | Founding Partner | ddooley@dllaw.ca

Daniel Dooley is one of the founding partners of Dooley Lucenti Barristers & Solicitors in Barrie. He has a wide range of mediation, tribunal, trial and appellate experience. His tort work includes professional negligence and personal injury defence litigation, fires, contamination spills, construction disputes, mortgage remedies and general litigation.

Primary Areas of Practice:

Dans insurance work relates to title insurance opinions, remedies and litigation and insurance coverage opinions relating to the duty to defend and policy language interpretation. He has been counsel of record in over 50 reported judgments.

Dan successfully completed the Advanced Mediation Workshop in Mediating Complex Disputes, an Executive Education course in the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Dan has been officially named on the Best Lawyers in Canada list for 2016 and 2017 and since 1996, Dan has served as a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court.

+ Credentials
  • Call to the Bar: Ontario – 1984
  • LLB: University of Western Ontario – 1982
  • LLM: Osgoode – 2010
  • Certified by the Law Society as a Specialist in Civil Litigation
+ Reported Cases
  • Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Wise, 2016 ONCA 629(CanLII)
  • Gemeinhardt v. Babic, 2016 ONSC 4707 (CanLII)
  • Jarbeau v McLean, 2016 ONSC 3789 (CanLII)
  • Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Wise, 2015 ONSC 5014 (SCJ)
  • Wilson v. BKK Enterprises Inc., 2015 ONSC 4394 (SCJ)
  • The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie v. Axa Insurance (Canada), 2015 ONSC 4755 (CanLII)
  • Henderson v. Henderson, 2015 ONSC 2914 (S.C.J.)
  • Barbara Pickers v. J. Murray Kierans, 2014 ONSC 4969 (CanLII)
  • Graham v. Bromley, 2014 ONSC 3045 (CanLII)
  • Dickson v. Di Michele, 2014 ONSC 2513 (CanLII)
  • Timmy v. Campbell, 2014 ONSC 405 (CanLII)
  • Hansen v. Strone Corporation, 2014 ONCA 385 (CanLII) aff’ing 2013 ONSC 7130 (CanLII)
  • Catford v. Catford, 2013 ONSC 7147 (CanLII); additional reasons as to costs 2014 ONSC 133 (CanLII)
  • Hurst v. Munch 2012 ONSC 6592 (Can LII)
  • Lefebvre-Jackson v. Salt 2012 ONSC 1719 (CanLII); additional reasons as to costs 2012 ONSC 2357 (CanLII)
  • Lograsso v. Kuchar, 2011 ONSC 5729; 2011 CarswellOnt 15187
  • D.M. Drugs Ltd. v. Bywater, 2011 CarswellOnt 11475 (ONSC)
  • 136439 Ontario Inc. v. Bates 2011 ONSC 1596 (CanLII)
  • Knapman v. Deweerd 2011 ONSC 4269 (CanLII)
  • Southorn v. Gauley 2011 ONSC 7518 (CanLII)
  • Clark et al v. 1650336 Ontario Limited et al (2010) ONSC 4562 (CanLII)
  • Hromek v. Khatra 2010 ONSC 6837 (CanLII)
  • Lograsso v. Kuchar, 2009 CanLII 7093 (ONSC)
  • McCullough v. Riffert (2010) CarswellOnt 4886, 2010 ONSC 3891 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Wallace v. Allen (2009) 93 O.R. (3d) 723 (C.A.), reversing (2007) 85 O.O. (3d ) 88 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Garratt v. Orillia Power Distribution Corporation (2008) 90 O.R. (3d) 161 (C.A.)
  • Davidson v. Lee, Roche & Kelly (2008) O.J. No. 1833 (C.A.), 2008 CarswellOnt 2640, 2008 ONCA 373; affirming 2006 CarswellOnt 6357 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Dempster v. Dempster (2008), 45 E.T.R. (3d) 139, 172 A.C.W.S. (3d) 534, 2008 CarswellOnt 6878 (S.C.J.)
  • Kelland v. Hardestine Holdings Limited, (2008) ONCA 537, 168, A.C.W.S. (3d) 275, 2008 CarswellOnt 3961.
  • Law Society of Upper Canada v. (Lawyer) (2007) ONLSHP 13 (Discp. Hearing)
  • Wallace v. Allen (2007) 93 O.R. (3d) 489 (S.C.J., as to costs)
  • Bartlett v. Northern Self Storage Keswick Corp., (2006) CanLII 42060 (ON SC)
  • Everett Developments Inc. v. Pallister, (2006) CanLII 7512 (ON SCDC)
  • Harrison v. Fallis, (2006) CanLII 19457 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Law Society of Upper Canada v. (Lawyer),(2006) ONLSHP 69 (Discp. Hearing)
  • Allied Systems Co. v. Sullivan Estate, (2005) CanLII 4576, 2005 CarswellOnt 708 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Predie v. Barrie (City), (2005) CanLII 40372 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Co-Operators General Insurance Co. v. Young, (2005) CanLII 2940 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Kelly v. Dosch (2005), 32 R.P.R. (4th) 45, 2005 CarswellOnt 1177, 2005 CanLII 8669rev’ing 2003 CanLII 9855 (S.C.J.).
  • Waddell v. Broadbent, (2005) CanLII 49455 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Wysocka-Marecki v. Marecki (2005) 142 A.C.W.S. 341 (S.C.J.)
  • Keays v. Honda Canada Inc. (2005) 40 C.C.E.L. (3d) 258 (S.C.J.)
  • Moslitho Inc. v. 1293423 Ontario Inc., (2004) CanLII 24682 (Ont. S.C.J.)
  • Stekar v. Gilmore, (2003) CanLII 30010 (ON OSDC)
  • Langman v. Luhowy (2003) 67 O.R. (3d) 428 (S.C.J.)
  • Hunt v. Sutton Group Incentive Realty Inc. (2002) 60 O.R. (3d) 665 (C.A.)
  • Rankin v. Menzies (2002) 47 R.P.R. (3d) 265 (S.C.J.)
  • White et al. v. Daffern et al. (2001) 55 O.R. (3d) 765; 47 R.P.R. (3d) 250 (S.C.J.)
  • Snaak (Litigation Guardian of) v. The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, [2001] I.L.R. I-4000 (S.C.J.)
  • Alleyne v. Gateway Co-operative Homes Inc., (2001) CanLII 28308 (Ont. S.C.J.).
  • Lefor (Litigation Guardian of) v. McClure (2000) 49 O.R. (3d) 557 (C.A.)
  • Morton v. Rabito (1998) 42 O.R. (3d) 161 (C.A.); application for leave to appeal dismissed (1999) 43 O.R. (3d)
  • Verney v. Great-West Life Assurance Company (1998) 40 O.R. (3d) 249 (Div. Ct.)
  • Peddle v. Ontario (Minister of Transportation), (1998) CarswellOnt 4975, 1998 CanLII 17724 (C.A.).
  • Harela v. Powell, (1998) O.J. No. 2989, 163 D.L.R. (4th) 365 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
  • Manulife Bank of Canada v. Kelly, (1998) CarswellOnt 4012, 1998 CanLII 5388 (C.A.)
  • Severn (Township) v. 934335 Ontario Ltd.; (1994) 23 M.P.L.R. (2d) 301.
  • Pan-Abode Distributors (Eastern) Limited v. Lindal Cedar Homes Inc. (1993) 27 C.P.C. (3d) 177
  • Forbes v. Thurlow (1993) 23 C.P.C. (3d) 107; leave to appeal refused 49 A.C.W.S. (3d) 706.
  • Johnstone v. Harlequin Enterprises Limited (1991) 36 C.C.E.L. 30; (1991) 91 C.L.L.C., para. 14,025 at 12223.
  • Machinefabriek D. Barth & ZN. B.V. v. Roberts Welding & Fabricating Ltd.(1985) 7 C.P.C. (2d) 123

Daniel Dooley