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Join Steve Rastin, Rastin Gluckstein Lawyers and Stephanie Greenwald, RSM Canada as they discuss how to value pension loss claims in personal injury and wrongful dismissal actions.

Discussion will include:

The main types of employer sponsored pension plans, Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plans, with a focus on the methodology in calculating pension losses, and when such losses may arise in a personal injury or wrongful dismissal case
How do these two main plans differ and when is it worthwhile to consider the loss associated with a pension

Speakers

Stephanie Greenwald, RSM Canada
Stephanie is a partner in the litigation and valuation services group and has over nineteen years of experience in economic loss and damages quantification. She worked initially at an international accounting firm before devoting her time to building up a boutique firm, specializing in litigation support. Stephanie has worked on numerous litigation support assignments for both plaintiff and defense counsel involving accident benefit claims, economic losses relating to personal injury, medical malpractice, and fatalities as well as business interruption. She has authored over 1,500 reports on economic losses, housekeeping/home maintenance costs, costs of care, and dependency losses and has been qualified to testify in courts in Ontario.

Stephanie has developed and presented lectures on developing the economic loss claim, loss of dependency income and housework, the impact of participation considerations on income losses, and the discount of future income streams.

Stephanie holds a Masters in Forensic Accounting from the University of Toronto.

Steve Rastin, Rastin Gluckstein Lawyers
Steve Rastin joined Gluckstein Lawyers, as a Senior Counsel and Lawyer, in 2021 and is the lead lawyer of Rastin Gluckstein Lawyers. He is dedicated to helping injured victims recover after suffering an injury and is an advocate for his clients, and takes the time to listen to their concerns.

Steve is an award-winning trial lawyer whose practice focuses on Civil Litigation, where he has been providing cutting-edge legal services to clients for almost 30 years. Steve’s focus is on personal injury, employment law, and mass tort/class action.

It is a point of pride for him that his clients are treated fairly, and he has shown his willingness to go the extra mile for his clients. He has argued cases before the Ontario Superior Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. He’s also argued cases before many different tribunals, including the Human Rights Tribunal and the Ontario Labour Relations Board. His precedent-setting decisions have benefited not only his clients but victims throughout the Province.

Steve regularly chairs and speaks at legal education conferences for the Ontario Lawyers Association, the Ontario Bar Association, and others. He has spoken at conferences throughout Ontario and across Canada.

His Peers recognized Steve in the Lexpert Directory of Legal Experts, Best Lawyers in Canada, and he is a past President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Rastin Gluckstein Lawyers has been recognized as one of the Top 3 Personal injury lawyers in Orillia.

All fees subject to HST #R129967998

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