Tessie Kalogeras

First Year of Call
Ontario 2008

Areas of Practice
Personal Injury Law

Description
Tessie Kalogeras has been working in the area of insurance litigation since her call to the bar. She is a diligent and conscientious lawyer that takes great pride in her work and in providing balanced, well-reasoned results for her clients.

As a partner in the firm’s Insurance Litigation group, Tessie’s practice primarily focuses on insurance defence litigation, including first and third party claims, disputes between insurers, occupiers’ liability claims and property damage disputes.

Tessie has conducted numerous arbitrations. She has successfully argued various contested motions, including motions seeking summary judgment. She has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Divisional Court and various Tribunals, including the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), the License Appeal Tribunal (LAT) and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB).

While at Windsor Law, Tessie was awarded the Barbara Gesell-Ferreira Memorial Award for exemplified integrity, dedication, vitality and extra-curricular involvement. While at the University of Toronto, she was also awarded both the Professor Taimo Pallandi Award of Excellence and the Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award for outstanding academic standings and extra-curricular activities.

Tessie holds a position with the Women’s Caucus of the Canadian Defence Lawyers and is also an active volunteer with Pro-Bono Law Ontario. Outside of work, she enjoys travelling with her family and playing and coaching basketball.

Tessie is fluent in Greek.