The Teggart Injury Law Team
Our team is dedicated to helping you or your seriously injured loved one make sense of the complex work of lawsuits and insurance claims. We handle all aspects of your case allowing you the time to focus on what’s most important: recovery.
Meet Our Team
Barrie’s Trusted Team
Excellence, Experience and Empathy
You won’t find us with American style television or radio ads bragging about our firm’s accomplishments. Almost all of our work comes from referrals. Former clients, other lawyers and health care providers know us, have worked with us and trust us. They know our reputation for excellence in client service, our experience in dealing with serious and catastrophic injury claims and the empathy we have in serving our clients.
Bill Teggart
Founder
Bill Teggart is a leading Ontario personal injury lawyer and founder of William J. Teggart Personal Injury Law P.C.. He has practiced exclusively personal injury law for over 22 years with a focus on catastrophic injury claims including traumatic brain injury, complex fractures and spinal cord injury cases.
Best Lawyers in Canada has recognized Bill in the areas of personal injury law and insurance law since 2013. ThreeBestRated has included him in its publication based on former client reviews, client satisfaction, reputation and trust.
Bill has appeared on television and radio and presented at countless legal conferences. He has been an invited presenter at legal conferences across Canada and the United States including the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice. He has authored many articles for legal publications and published his first book in 2020 called From Trauma to Trial: A Step-by-Step Guide to Ontario Personal Injury Law.
Bill attended American International College on a hockey scholarship. While there, he was awarded the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Merit Medal for combined athletic and scholastic achievement. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and went on to earn his law degree from the University of Windsor.
Bill lives with his wife Nancy and their two daughters in Barrie, Ontario. He is an avid fitness and nutrition enthusiast – and from time to time – laces up his skates and gets back on the ice. It’s not very pretty.
Vanessa Locicero
Associate
Vanessa is a passionate advocate and creative problem-solver who is driven to find solutions and deliver meaningful results for our severely injured clients. She was called to the Ontario Bar after completing her articles at a prominent boutique litigation law firm in Toronto.
Vanessa is an accomplished student and advocate. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Queen’s University. She graduated in the top 10% of her class from the University of Windsor Law School. While in law school, Vanessa was recognized for her advocacy skills in a mooting competition where she placed 2nd overall in Canada.
Before law school, Vanessa trained as a chef at Humber College. She spent time in the Alberta Rockies working at a 5-star hotel, where her passion for providing excellent service to clients flourished.
Vanessa’s time out west inspired her love of hiking big mountains and spending time in nature, something she continues to do along the Bruce Trail here in Ontario. In her spare time, she loves to cook and host her family and friends, go running with her chocolate lab, and peruse farmers’ markets and community events in Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, where she resides.
Leanne Clarkson
Accident Benefits Manager
Leanne Clarkson is our Accident Benefits Manager. Her role is to deal directly with our clients’ car insurance companies to give our clients some peace of mind, ease the burden and allow them to focus on their rehabilitation. From completing complicated insurance application forms to advocating to insurers on behalf of our seriously injured clients, Leanne brings with her a sympathetic ear to our clients along with experienced insider knowledge of how insurance companies work.
Leanne worked in the insurance industry for close to 20 years before joining our firm in 2014. She graduated from Mohawk College with an Insurance Business Diploma. Thereafter, she earned a Chartered Insurance Professional (C.I.P.) Certificate and went on to obtain her independent adjusters license.
After many years working for insurance companies, Leanne shifted her focus to helping our seriously injured clients. She enjoys her work for injured people and hasn’t looked back since.
Outside of the firm Leanne is a wife, mother of her young daughter, step-mom, new grand-mother and health and wellness enthusiast. She has a keen interest in health and holistic nutrition having achieved a Registered Holistic Nutritionist designation. She spends her time practicing yoga, hiking, cooking, reading and travelling when she can.
Sharon Geniole
Client Relations Coordinator
Sharon Geniole is our Client Relations Coordinator. She is the first point of contact for many of our clients. She is understanding and passionate about helping people through the litigation process and has a thorough understanding of both the litigation and accident benefits process.
Sharon has been working in the legal field for over 23 years. She graduated from Fleming College with a Law Clerk Diploma. She brings an extensive background in personal injury law, catastrophic injury claims and rehabilitation working with lawyers and rehabilitation professionals. Over the course of her career, Sharon has worked for a number of other leading personal injury law firms where she gained experience as a legal assistant and accident benefits coordinator. She has worked in the rehabilitation field assisting in the role of community case management for clients with catastrophic impairments.
Sharon resides in Georgina with her husband and three children. Her time away from the office is spent cheering for her active kids who all participate in competitive sports. Sharon is a regular volunteer with the Georgina Minor Hockey Association and the Keswick Presbyterian Church. Together with her family they also enjoy time at the cottage, camping and being on the lake.
Nancy Teggart
Business Administration Manager
Nancy Teggart is our Business Administration Manager. She is responsible for budgeting, bookkeeping, payroll, general office administration and third party contracts at the firm.
Nancy brings a wealth of experience to her role. She graduated from St. Clair College after which she joined the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. She enjoyed a successful 27 year career as a Community Support Representative where she was responsible for budgeting, payroll, accounts payable and human resources in numerous offices throughout Ontario. In 2010, she was awarded the Ministry’s Regional Recognition Award for exceptional effort and achievement.
Nancy leads an active life outside of our firm. She is married to Bill and is the mother to their two daughters. She has participated in several half marathons, cross-fit training, boxing, paddle boarding and dragon boating. She has a love of animals and dedicates much of her free time as a volunteer for Street Cats Rescue.
