Jeremy R. Rubenstein
Associate
Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defence, Personal Injury Litigation, Employment Litigation, Estate Litigation
Contact
T: 705-223-5464 F: 705-223-5465
jrubenstein@williamslitigation.ca
Called To The Bar: 2014
Assistant
Alison Manning
T: 705-223-5464
manning@williamslitigation.ca
Jeremy grew up in Ottawa, attended Dalhousie University for his undergraduate studies and Queen's University for his law degree. He then articled with Williams Litigation Lawyers before joining the team as an associate following his call to the bar in 2014. He is now a partner with the firm.
Jeremy appreciates that each client and each case is unique. He is meticulous in his investigation of the facts and also takes pride in his ability to identify with our clients' interests, which allows him to tailor sound, objective advice based on a client's particular needs.
Jeremy understands that a legal dispute may be unfamiliar for many people, and ensures that each client is aware of the process and is fully equipped with the knowledge necessary to make the difficult decision of how to proceed – be it by trial or a settlement.
Jeremy has worked on a variety of matters and disputes including, professional discipline/negligence, personal injury, defamation, insurance related litigation, administrative proceedings, property, contract, and employment. He has represented clients in hearings in a number of forums. Jeremy has appeared before several tribunals, including the License Appeal Tribunal and the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, and has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario, from Small Claims Court to the Ontario Court of Appeal.
In his spare time, Jeremy spends time with his family, plays sports, and of course is a die-hard Ottawa Senators fan.
Credentials
- J.D., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario (2013)
- B.A. with distinction in Philosophy, minor in Law & Society, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia (2010)
Selected Professional Activities
- Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
- Member of the Carleton County Law Association
- Member of the Canadian Bar Association
- Member of the Advocacy Club
- Volunteer Duty Counsel - LawHelp Ontario / Pro Bono Law Ontario
Selected Cases
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Campbell Pools Inc. v The Seville Group, 2015 ONSC 2314 (CanLII)
Eric and Jeremy acted for the Plaintiff who brought an action for breach of contract in relation to the purchase and sale of property. The case involved issues of ostensible authority, whether a contract existed, the Statue of Frauds, the doctrine of part-performance, and the relatively new cause of action “proprietary estoppel”. Campbell Pools leased commercial land from the Defendant for many years until a heavy snowstorm destroyed his leased premises. Under the lease, the Defendant was required to rebuild the destroyed structures. Campbell Pools negotiated with the Defendant’s agent to forego the Defendant’s obligations under the lease and part of the insurance proceeds received in exchange for the outright purchase of the lands. At trial, Eric and Jeremy successfully argued that the agent had ostensible authority to bind the Defendant, the agreement satisfied the Statute of Frauds despite being a ‘napkin agreement’, part-performance was established, and that, alternatively, the relatively new cause of action of “proprietary estoppel” applied. The Court awarded specific performance of the agreement of purchase and sale and our client was awarded the property.
Watson and Miklaucic v Dudzicki, SC-15-135300 (unreported)
Jeremy represented Mr. Dudzicki who was a tenant at the Plaintiffs’ residence. A fire broke out at the Plaintiffs’ residence which was paid for by the Plaintiffs’ insurance company. The insurance company brought a subrogated claim against Mr. Dudzicki to try and recover its payout. Jeremy brought a motion to dismiss the claim against Mr. Dudzicki for want of jurisdiction, on the basis that the Landlord Tenant Board had exclusive jurisdiction to hear the issue and the limitation period had expired. Jeremy was successful in the motion and the claim was dismissed against Mr. Dudzicki.
Chartrand v Lalonde, Court File Number: SC-14-305 (unreported)
Jeremy represented Mr. Lalonde in this case where the Plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell on Mr. Lalonde’s property. Jeremy successfully brought a motion on behalf of our client to dismiss the action against him. The Court dismissed the claim after finding that the Plaintiff’s claim disclosed no reasonable cause of action and had no meaningful chance of success at trial.
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8650 v Registrar, Real Estate and Business Brokers Act 2002, 2014 CanLII 79510 (ON LAT)
Our client appealed the decision of the Registrar of the Real Estate Council of Ontario to revoke his license to practice as a real-estate agent. Just a few months after being admitted to the bar, Jeremy represented our client in a 5 day hearing seeking to overturn the decision of the Registrar.
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Huang v Fraser Hillary Ltd and David Hillary, 2017 ONSC 1500 (CanLII)
Paul and Jeremy acted for the Defendant, David Hillary, on this environmental contamination case. Mr. Hillary was a homeowner that lived in a property beside a dry cleaning facility. Before Mr. Hillary purchased the property there were dry cleaning spills into the ground that sunk beneath the property Mr. Hillary later purchased. The Plaintiff sued the dry cleaning company and Mr. Hillary for the remediation costs of the contamination that flowed downgradient from these properties to the Plaintiff’s property. Paul and Jeremy successfully defended our client at trial on all 4 causes of action (Nuisance, Negligence, Trespass and liability under s99 of the Environmental Protections Act) that were raised in relation to the flow of dry cleaning contamination. The trial judge dismissed the claim in its entirety against our client on this case where damages were assessed at $1.8M.