Kelly P. Hart

Tel: 613-237-0520 ext. 246

Fax: 613-237-3163

Called to the Bar: Ontario, 2007

Areas of Practice Practice Summary Credentials Selected Professional Activities Selected Cases

To get the best results, you have to roll up your sleeves and work hard in the trenches. There’s no doubt it can be difficult—but knowing what’s possible in the end is always motivation to push forward.

Areas of Practice

Civil Litigation
Insurance Defence
Municipal Liability
Personal Injury Litigation
Professional Liability

Practice Summary

After articling at Williams McEnery, Kelly returned to the firm after his call to the bar in 2007. His tenacity and work ethic are a reflection of our firm’s approach to legal services. He sees himself as an advocate for clients—striving always for efficiency and to achieve quality results whether at trial or through negotiated resolutions. Kelly has appeared successfully on trials, motions, and appeals at various levels of court including, the Federal Court of Canada, the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the CPP Disability Review Tribunal and Small Claims Court.

The more challenging a case, the harder Kelly is motivated to work—and the greater he says is the ultimate reward. Constantly seeking to learn and grow as a lawyer, Kelly appreciates the diversity of work at Williams McEnery, both in types of cases and the range of clients served.

Credentials

LL.B., University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (2006)
B.A., (Political Science), Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia (2002)

Selected Professional Activities

Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association
Speaker, "Retainer Agreements", County of Carleton Law Association Annual Civil Litigation Conference, Nov 2011
Speaker, “Excelling at Articling,” Ontario Bar Association, 2008-2011
Co-authored “The Dirty Property: Pre-Closing Inspections and the Duty to Inspect,” Ontario Bar Association, Magic Words in Real Estate Seminar, March 2007
Co-authored “Safely Navigating the Litigation Process” Ontario Municipalities Seminar Series, May 2007
Co-Authored, "No contract. No claim?" County of Carleton Law Association, Construction Law CLE Seminar Series, September 2008
Volunteer Duty Counsel - LawHelp Ontario / Pro Bono Law Ontario

Selected Cases

Thériault v. Lanthier, (2010), 70 M.P.L.R. (4th) 77

Kelly Hart successfully defended at trial the Township of Champlain against allegations of negligent building inspection stemming from work undertaken 20 years earlier.

Arcand v. Abiwyn Co-Operative, 2010 CarswellNat 1391

Kelly Hart successfully represented the non-profit Abiwin Co-Operative in the Federal Court of Canada where it was held that a previous settlement between the Co-Op and one of its members precluded her from raising the same complaint in a new forum.