Halfnight and McKinlay Professional Corporation
Personal Injury Lawyer in Toronto

The firm was founded in 1974 by one of Toronto's leading insurance litigators, and his junior associate, John J. Fitzpatrick Q.C., Harvey Poss. The team evolved further in 1981 when Sheila McKinlay became a junior associate upon her call to the bar. Almost completely devoted to insurance practice, all types of property coverages, commercial liability, professional malpractice, the firm's lawyers handled the then-typical full range of insurance cases including motor vehicle personal injury, fidelity and surety and accident and health. In 1977, Jamieson Halfnight joined the firm upon his call to the bar and has remained with the firm throughout his career. Known as Fitzpatrick & Poss, particularly in larger, this four-lawyer firm quickly developed a reputation for quality and effectiveness in the representation of insurers, more complex cases. Involvement in such prominent cases as Buda v. Pacific Ins Co. (successful arson defence), in the Supreme Court of Canada), Fenn v. Peterborough (negligence and contribution, Kolesar v.