Overview

For the last 25 years, Adam Little’s career has been dedicated to advocating on behalf of injured clients. As a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, he has appeared as counsel at all levels of court and numerous tribunals across Ontario. Adam earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in 1996. He graduated from Queen’s University Faculty of Law in 2000 and thereafter practiced with a leading Toronto litigation firm. Unhappy with the lack of support for personal injury clients and their lawyers on Bay Street, Adam decided he “wanted to work for the best”. A partner at Oatley Vigmond had written the only Canadian textbook about jury trials, which Adam read and admired. He wrote to the partner, went through an intense interview process, and ultimately joined Oatley Vigmond in 2005.

“There is a real drive at Oatley Vigmond for quality,” Adam says. “Not just in outcomes, but in quality of representation, and quality of evidence that I do not see anywhere else.”

Having spent the early days of his career representing physicians, Adam gained valuable insight into how Canadian doctors are defended by their professional association. He now uses that knowledge to advocate for those who have been injured due to medical negligence. He also specializes in advocating for those suffering due to motor vehicle accidents, occupiers’ liability claims, and any other insurance-related disputes.

Always prepared to take his client’s case as far as required, Adam has practical experience before all levels of court in Ontario. One of his best-known cases is Vokes Estate v. Palmer, which saw Adam represent the family of a 30-year-old mother of two. She and her unborn child died in a motor-vehicle collision in Owen Sound when a vehicle going 110 km/h in a 50 km/h zone collided with her car. The decision set a new high-value precedent in Ontario for claims made on behalf of children who have lost a parent in a motor vehicle collision.

Adam speaks regularly at law conferences around the country. He is an author and updating editor of the Personal Injury Practice Manual, and co-wrote chapters of The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Practice in Motor Vehicle Cases. A past president of the Simcoe County Law Association, and long-serving Treasurer of the Brain Injury Association of York Region,

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2002 (ON)