Justin Koifman

Justin graduated from Queen’s University with a major in history before embarking on his legal career. He attended Syracuse University for Law School, where he graduated in 2015. While at law school, Justin worked at the Burton Blatt institute, where he prepared appellate briefs for individuals who had been denied social security disability benefits. He also worked with the Volunteer Lawyers Project, where he assisted low income individuals in various civil legal matters in the Central New York area. 

After graduating law school, Justin worked with the Innocence Project in New York City, aiding in the development and execution of policy reform strategies aimed to pressure each state to enact wrongful conviction compensation legislation.

Upon returning to Ontario, Justin completed his articles at Zuber & Company, where he gained extensive experience handling his own files and assisting other lawyers with various motions, applications, and trials. Since being called to the Ontario Bar in 2018, he has focused his practice on Insurance Defence Litigation and has represented clients in a variety of complex matters including contractual disputes, property damage disputes, occupiers’ liability matters, product liability matters, personal injury disputes, and fire losses. He regularly appears before the Superior Court, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal, and other administrative tribunals.

In his spare time, Justin is a passionate sports fan and reader of history.