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Login to watch this video if you have a subscription. Learn more about subscriptions.Jennifer Arrigo, Justice Pierre Roger, Pat Pelosa, and Tara Sweeney discuss the "3 Ps": Productive Pre-Trial Preparation
Jennifer Arrigo was called to the bar in 2002. She worked in private practice for almost 10 years before moving to be in-house litigation counsel at Intact Insurance more than 8 years ago. Jennifer’s insurance defence practice involves all types of property and casualty claims with a wide range of file complexities. While in private practice, Jennifer focussed on both defence and plaintiff side personal injury work, as well as commercial, construction and mortgage litigation. Jennifer was sworn in as a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court in August 2019. Outside the office, Jennifer remains committed to trying to carve out one night a week to play in the Kanata Symphony Orchestra despite the best efforts of her husband and three boys to monopolize her time.
Pat C. Peloso has been a civil litigator for over 30 years, appearing at all levels of the Ontario courts. He has a wide range of litigation experience as senior counsel, trial counsel, focused on personal injury litigation, commercial litigation, product liability claims, auto accident litigation including Accident Benefits disputes, errors and omissions claims, insurance coverage issues and all aspects of property and casualty insurance. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada in Insurance Law since 2013. In 2019, he was awarded the High Professional Achievement and Distinguished Attorney in the peer rated Martindale-Hubbell awards.
Justice Roger, from Hearst, Ontario, served as Case Management Master of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa from 2010 to 2015, sitting in civil and family matters. Previously, he was a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Ottawa from 1991 to 2010, where he practised health law, insurance law, libel and defamation litigation, personal injury litigation, and professional negligence litigation. Justice Roger received a Bachelor of Commerce (Cum Laude) in 1986 and a Bachelor of Laws (Magna Cum Laude) in 1989, both from the University of Ottawa. He was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1991.His Honour was appointed as a judge of the Superior Court on June 26, 2015.
Tara completed a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons.) and a Master of Arts before attending the University of Windsor Law School, where she graduated in 1998. While at law school, Tara received the Paroain, Raphael, Courey, Cohen & Houston Insurance Law award and the Nelligan Power Trial Advocacy Award. Tara articled at, and later joined, Soloway Wright in 2000, where she became a partner in 2007. Tara's practice is restricted to civil litigation. Tara has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court of Ontario, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and various administrative tribunals, both Federal and Provincial. Tara has also been qualified as an expert in Motor Vehicle and Accident Benefits Litigation in the Superior Court of Justice. When not seeking refuge at the office, Tara follows the beautiful game (aka soccer) which she tries to play (although sadly not very well) and also acts as maid/butler/unpaid Uber driver for her three demanding (and possibly demonic) children.