Toronto Sexual Abuse Lawyer

I’M MADELEINE CLELAND

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I am a fierce advocate for my clients. I pride myself on connecting and helping them through some of the most difficult times in their lives.
Madeleine Cleland - Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer

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The law is a powerful tool to help survivors and victims, but I also know how confusing and intimidating it is. I am motivated to help my clients better understand and navigate the legal system and to, ultimately, get the justice that they deserve.

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Prosecuting Civil Tort Claims In Context Of Family Proceedings Following Ahluwalia Appeal: Part Two

Courts are recognizing psychological harm caused by intimate partner violence in civil tort claims. Erika Tower & Madeleine Cleland discuss how to limit effects of trauma & myths around IPV on credibility of survivors in family law trials, in part two of their @Law360Ca series.

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Prosecuting civil tort claims in context of family proceedings following Ahluwalia appeal

Courts are recognizing psychological harm caused by intimate partner violence in civil tort claims. Erika Tower & Madeleine Cleland discuss how to limit effects of trauma & myths around IPV on credibility of survivors in family law trials, in part one of their @Law360Ca series.

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    • Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2024 to present)

    • Articled at Lerners LLP (2023-2024)

    • Summer student, McCague Borlack LLP (2022)

    • Canadian Bar Association

    • Ontario Bar Association

    • Ontario Trial Lawyers Association

    • The Advocates’ Society

    • Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2024)

    • Juris Doctor, Queen’s University Faculty of Law (2020-2023)

    • Honours Bachelor of Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University (2016-2020)