Brenda Hollingsworth is a personal injury lawyer based in Ottawa, Canada. She is a founding partner in the law firm of Auger Hollingsworth. Brenda is married to her law partner, Richard Auger. They have two young sons and live in Ottawa, Canada.

Education

1995 – Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Ottawa Law School

1992 – Master of Arts Degree in English at the University of Ottawa

1991 – Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in English at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario

Experience

Personal Injury Lawyer Ottawa: Brenda’s personal injury practice helps Ontario clients who have been injured or have died as the result of a crime, slip and fall, accidental injury, a defective or hazardous product, or nursing home abuse or neglect. She has aggressively represented clients who have suffered serious injuries resulting from boating accidents, cycling accidents, motor vehicle accidents that range from orthopedic to brain injuries, and sexual assaults.  Brenda currently represents many car accident victims pursuing claims against the other drivers, as well as accident benefits from their own insurers.

Brenda worked in the Bay Street law firm Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, in both its Toronto and Ottawa offices. She also worked at a leading personal injury boutique in Toronto, Genest Murray, where she practiced both plaintiff and defence-side personal injury and class action law.

Court Admissions and Memberships

Brenda is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is admitted to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, all levels of Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. Brenda is also a member of The Advocates’ Society, The County of Carleton Lawyers Association, The Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa, and The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.

Awards

2009 – The Women’s Business Network Businesswoman of the Year

2008 – Ottawa Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Award

2006 – Auger Hollingsworth was the Bronze winner of the New Business of the Year Award from the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce

Office Address

Brenda Hollingsworth

130 Albert Street, 10th Floor

Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4

(613) 860-4529