About

About

Welcome to the Flaherty Law website, better known as FlashLaw.ca.

Flaherty Law is the associated law practices of Flaherty Law Professional Corporation. This personal injury law website has been well planned and thoughtfully designed because our goal is to become the number one destination for the injured and wronged in the Hamilton area.

Flaherty Law specializes in personal injury law and publishes relevant personal injury case law. We are pleased to provide a number of resources and links that will help you when considering litigation.

Our priority however in designing our new website was making it easy for you to speak with a lawyer. You can quickly find our phone number or address in our Contact section and come in and see us for your first consultation, or you can use our new “Live Consultation” button to instantly chat with our online operators during regular business hours. For some people online chat is a very convenient means of communication and if you don’t have the time to come in for a visit ask us online – we’ll do our best to answer all your personal injury questions.


If you choose to come in for your first free consultation we are located on the corner of Main St. West and Margaret St. in downtown Hamilton, Ontario. It’s easy to find and conveniently located just off Hwy 403. For directions you can visit our Contact page where we have included a Google Map of our location.

Over the last few years here at Flaherty Law we have experienced steady growth and now can boast that we’re one of the largest personal injury associated law practices in the Greater Hamilton Area with many experienced and seasoned lawyers on staff – and we’re all here to help you get results.


Browse through our website before you do anything else and be sure to download our Personal Injury Kit… it will lead you through the steps to organizing the evidence and events of your case and help you to think like a lawyer. Using our Personal Injury Kit ensures nothing is forgotten and that you record and retain everything we’ll need to help you win your case. The Personal Injury Kit can be found at the bottom of every page, simply click on the “Download” button and follow the instructions.


We want to thank you for taking the time to visit our website and we truly hope that the resources we have collected here assist you in making some tough decisions.


When results count… count on Flaherty Law, personal injury lawyers.

Why Choose Us?

Years of experience? Respect from peers, adversaries and the courts? Spectacular results? All of this yes. More importantly, the lawyers at Flaherty Law pride themselves on providing personal service and attention. You will have access to your lawyer.


While paralegals and clerks add to the team experience, what separates Flaherty Law from other law firms is their commitment to provide individualized attention to their clients.


As Hamilton’s premier personal injury law services providers, we are here to help.

Flaherty Law is dedicated only to personal injury and related claims.

"A personal injury practice in Southern Ontario with over 38 years experience, Flaherty Law has appeared in every court in Ontario."


If you have been injured or have an insurance claim of any type, Flaherty Law will certainly be able to assist you.  For a list of individual lawyers and their full background, please explore the list in the menu to the right.  We are here to help.

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Our Lawyers


Charles Flaherty


Charles is one of the most experienced civil trial lawyers in Southern Ontario. Over decades of personal injury work in the Hamilton area, Charles has built many strong relationships in the region’s legal, medical and insurance communities that benefit his clients.


Charles has an excellent reputation as an open and direct, caring and honest person of integrity. He understands and empathizes with the serious impact of your injury on all aspects of your life and those who you care about. He often goes above and beyond his role as your lawyer to help you with related issues arising from your situation. His team values your support and service.


Charles advocates effectively for the best care for his clients and secures the highest possible compensation. He advises and decides with his clients and their families when the best results will be obtained with digging in his heels and fighting for his client’s rights, and when a carefully calculated compromise will secure the greatest compensation.


Professional Experience


For over 36 years, Charles has practiced almost exclusively as a litigation lawyer. He has appeared at every level of court in Ontario and has conducted hundreds of trials.


Charles has both a healthy respect for the process, and the respect of the Courts and his fellow lawyers, having either had cases against, or appeared before nearly every sitting judge in the Greater Hamilton area.



He restricts his practice to personal injury law, insurance claims, disability claims and professional and medical negligence.

Education and Career History


Charles attended McMaster University as an undergraduate and a graduate student before attending Queen’s University where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1984.


Charles articled at Cassels Brock and Blackwell in Toronto before returning to Hamilton to practice law. For many years Charles was the litigation partner at a full service law firm.


Charles joined the Morris Law Group in 2001 before opening his own firm, Flaherty Law in 2007. He was joined by Steve Sloan and Lawrence Hatfield, also from the Morris Law Group in 2009 when the three associated their law practices and became Flaherty, Sloan, Hatfield.


Memberships


Charles is an active member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Hamilton Law Association, Hamilton Lawyers Club, and Hamilton Medical Legal Society.


Charles has sat on numerous boards and committees including the Hamilton Law Association and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors.


Community Involvement


Being born and raised in Hamilton, Charles values this community and continues to make it his home and a city he cares deeply about. Rather than brazen billboard and bus advertisements, Charles prefers to support to local charities and give his time to people in need.


Charles and his wife Laura raised their two sets of twins through local public schools and then university. He values relationships with his extended family and friends. He plays piano, reads very widely and is a competitive skier.


Contact Charles directly at cflaherty@flashlaw.ca or 905-520-6129

Charles Flaherty-Personal Injury Lawyer

Charles Flaherty


Charles is one of the most experienced civil trial lawyers in Southern Ontario. Over decades of personal injury work in the Hamilton area, Charles has built many strong relationships in the region’s legal, medical and insurance communities that benefit his clients.


Charles has an excellent reputation as an open and direct, caring and honest person of integrity. He understands and empathizes with the serious impact of your injury on all aspects of your life and those who you care about. He often goes above and beyond his role as your lawyer to help you with related issues arising from your situation. His team values your support and service.


Charles advocates effectively for the best care for his clients and secures the highest possible compensation. He advises and decides with his clients and their families when the best results will be obtained with digging in his heels and fighting for his client’s rights, and when a carefully calculated compromise will secure the greatest compensation.


Professional Experience


For over 36 years, Charles has practiced almost exclusively as a litigation lawyer. He has appeared at every level of court in Ontario and has conducted hundreds of trials.


Charles has both a healthy respect for the process, and the respect of the Courts and his fellow lawyers, having either had cases against, or appeared before nearly every sitting judge in the Greater Hamilton area.

He restricts his practice to personal injury law, insurance claims, disability claims and professional and medical negligence.

Education and Career History


Charles attended McMaster University as an undergraduate and a graduate student before attending Queen’s University where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1984.


Charles articled at Cassels Brock and Blackwell in Toronto before returning to Hamilton to practice law. For many years Charles was the litigation partner at a full service law firm.


Charles joined the Morris Law Group in 2001 before opening his own firm, Flaherty Law (now Flaherty Law Professional Corporation) in 2007.


Memberships


Charles is an active member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Hamilton Law Association, Hamilton Lawyers Club, and Hamilton Medical Legal Society.


Charles has sat on numerous boards and committees including the Hamilton Law Association and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors.


Community Involvement


Being born and raised in Hamilton, Charles values this community and continues to make it his home and a city he cares deeply about. Rather than brazen billboard and bus advertisements, Charles prefers to support to local charities and give his time to people in need.

Charles and his wife Laura raised their two sets of twins through local public schools and then university. He values relationships with his extended family and friends. He plays piano, reads very widely and is a competitive skier.


Contact Charles directly at cflaherty@flashlaw.ca or
905-520-6129
.

Tara Sciara


Tara was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. She obtained a BA in Classical History from McMaster University and attended the University of Western Ontario where she obtained her law degree.


She completed her articles at The Morris Law Group and started working at Flaherty Sloan Hatfield (formerly Flaherty Law) in 2007.


Tara specializes in personal injury law, specifically, motor vehicle accident claims, accident benefits claims, slip and falls, dog bites, medical malpractice, insurance claims, CPP appeals and ODSP appeals.

 She has appeared before various levels of court, including the Court of Appeal.


In her spare time Tara enjoys spending time with her two beautiful children.


You can contact Tara directly at tsciara@flashlaw.ca

Tara Sciara-Personal Injury Lawyer

Tara Sciara


Tara was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. She obtained a BA in Classical History from McMaster University and attended the University of Western Ontario where she obtained her law degree.


She completed her articles at The Morris Law Group and started working at Flaherty Law in 2007.


Tara specializes in personal injury law, specifically, motor vehicle accident claims, accident benefits claims, slip and falls, dog bites, medical malpractice, insurance claims, CPP appeals and ODSP appeals.

She has appeared before various levels of court, including the Court of Appeal.


In her spare time Tara enjoys spending time with her two beautiful children.


You can contact Tara directly at tsciara@flashlaw.ca

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