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Katrina Kowal

Karina Kowal, MD, CIME, DESS, LLM, Q.Arb.

Licensed Paralegal  

Karina understands the entirety motor vehicle accident claims from the initial injury right to the hearing process.  As a physician, Karina first treated injured patients who were involved in car accidents at a medical rehabilitation clinic, and later provided independent medical evaluations for lawyers and insurance companies.  After she obtained her Master of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, Karina presided as a mediator, arbitrator and adjudicator at FSCO and the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) and adjudicated over a great many motor vehicle accident cases between insureds and their insurance companies. She is a great resource and asset to the Bergmanis Preyra team.

In her free time, Karina enjoys working with rescue animals and going vintage shopping.

In addition, Karina speaks Ukrainian and Polish.

Education

  • Licensed Paralegal, Law Society of Ontario – 2023
  • Master of Laws (LLM): Health Law and ADR, Osgoode Hall Law School – 2014
  • Graduate Degree (DESS): Medical Legal Expertise and Insurance Medicine, University of Montreal, 2013
  • Qualified Arbitrator designation (Q.Arb.) – ADR Institute of Canada - 2012
  • Certification in Psychotherapy for Family Physicians – University of Toronto Department of Family Medicine - 2012
  • Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) - 4th and 6th Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment - American Medical Association - 2011
  • Medical Doctor (MD) - Medical University of Gdansk, 1999

Memberships

  • Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario and Canada Inc. (ADR Institute)
  • Society of Ontario Regulators and Adjudicators (SOAR)
  • Medical Legal Society of Toronto (MLST)
  • Canadian Society of Medical Examiners (CSME)
  • American Board of Medical Examiners (ABIME)
  • International Society for the Study of Pain (IASP)
  • American Association of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)

Areas of Expertise Get Karina's legal expertise in the following key areas:

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Motor vehicle accident law is a complicated process. Contact us for guidance on how to handle your claim.