Meet our Team

Jane Conte

Lawyer and Founding Partner

Navneet K. Jaswal

Partner

Peter Esfandiari

Managing Partner

Julius Ko

Associate Lawyer

Jeremy Solomon

Counsel

Vera Johnson

Senior Law Clerk

Vanessa Aiello

Director of Client Services and Intake

Ashleigh Reynolds

Law Clerk

Kim Wilson

Senior Law Clerk

George Gulid

Law Clerk

Nazim Safi

Law Clerk

Shan Vel

Accounting Clerk

Robert Verta

Associate Lawyer

Jane Conte

Lawyer

Jane Conte is the founding member of Conte Jaswal Lawyers. She opened the firm with the goal of providing injured persons with professional, experienced, successful and hand-on help. She ensures her clients and their families, are taken care of.

Jane graduated from York University with a B.A., and obtained an LL.B. from the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law. She is a member of the Advocates’ Society, The Canadian Bar Association, The Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association, The Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association as well as the Whitby Chamber of Commerce.

Jane has successfully appeared before The Ontario Court of Appeal, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada Pension Plan Review Tribunal and Financial Services Commission of Ontario.

Jane’s practice has always focused exclusively on personal injury litigation on behalf of injured persons and their families. She ensures they obtain the results they deserve.

Jane volunteers her time giving back to her community and has sat on the Board of Directors as the Chair of the Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST). She was also a Director on the Board of Directors of the Lakeridge Health Whitby Foundation. She currently sits on various boards as well, including holding position as a Treasurer. Jane is also very involved in being a big part of the Greek Community of Toronto.

She is completely fluent in Greek and is learning Italian and is the very proud mother of her son, Alix.

Don Harvey

Counsel

Don attended Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1997. During the first four years of his career Don built a broad litigation practice in Durham Region. He successfully represented clients at trial in personal injury, wrongful dismissal and general commercial litigation cases; though the main focus of Dons practice during that time was helping injured persons obtain compensation from their own insurance companies and from the people responsible for their injuries.

Beginning in 2000, Don spent ten years acting exclusively for insurance companies. He defended and settled hundreds of personal injury and no-fault benefits claims. Don worked closely with adjusters and claims management and developed an intimate understanding of the way claims departments operate – and what personal injury lawyers need to do to ensure their clients are properly compensated. He knows how to achieve settlement when appropriate and, more importantly, he has the experience and ability to fight to the end when that is necessary.

Don can be reached at 416.544.0008 Ext 305 or by e-mail.

Navneet K. Jaswal

Partner

Navneet Jaswal is a Partner at Conte & Associates. Navneet was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2012. Navneet graduated from York University with an HonoursB.A. in 2007, and from Osgoode Hall Law School with her Juris Doctor in 2011.
Navneet has devoted her practice exclusively to plaintiff personal injury litigation, including accident benefits, motor vehicle tort claims, occupier’s liability, product liability and disability claims.
Navneet has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Financial Services Commission of Ontario and Canada Pension Review Tribunal.
Navneet can be reached at 416.544.0008 Ext. 312 or by Email.

Peter Esfandiari

Managing Partner

Peter is the Managing Partner at Conte & Associates. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 2012 after completing a joint JD/MBA program at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business. While in law school, Peter volunteered with the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto. He has also studied law abroad through a partnered program between Tulane Law School and Queen Mary’s School of Law.

Peter has devoted his practice exclusively to personal injury litigation, including motor vehicle tort claims, accident benefits, occupier’s liability, product liability and disability claims. Prior to joining Conte & Associates, Peter represented insurance companies at a prominent defence firm in downtown Toronto. His experience on the other side of the bargaining table has given him an inside perspective as to how insurance companies operate. Peter uses this knowledge to fight tireless on behalf of his clients at Conte & Associates.

Peter can be reached at 416.544.0008, ext 317, or by e-mail.

Julius Ko

Associate Lawyer

Julius was called to the Ontario Bar in 2016. He holds a Juris Doctor from Western University. Additionally, he holds an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Toronto with High Distinction in Psychology and Mathematics, along with other awards and distinctions.

Julius currently devotes his practice exclusively to personal injury litigation, including accident benefits, motor vehicle tort claims, occupier’s liability, product liability and disability claims. Previously, he represented insurance companies with respect to long term disability, occupier’s liability, and motor vehicle accidents. He has also litigated disputes regarding breach of contracts in construction, commercial, employment and real estate matters. Julius has litigated matters in the Ontario Small Claims Court and the Superior Court of Justice. He joined the Conte Jaswal team in 2022.

Jeremy Solomon

Jeremy Solomon* is trial counsel to several personal injury law firms across southern Ontario. Jeremy graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1988 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1990. Jeremy also obtained his Masters of Law in civil litigation from Osgoode Hall in 2001. He has been Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario since 2004. Jeremy began his insurance litigation career at Lee Fireman Regan where he articled and juniored for Jack Fireman, Q.C. Jeremy became a partner with Fireman, Regan, Samworth in 1998. Since 2003, Jeremy has practiced as trial counsel for various plaintiff personal injury firms. In 2015, he launched Solomon Mediation Services and enjoys assisting counsel and litigants resolve all forms of injury and insurance related disputes. Jeremy has lectured at programs offered by Osgoode Hall Law School, The Advocates Society, CBAO, Canadian Defence Lawyers and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Jeremy has been part of the faculty for the Ontario Centre for Advocacy Training. Jeremy has appeared as trial counsel on a regular basis over his 30-year career.

* Jeremy Solomon Barrister At Law Professional Corporation acts as independent trial counsel and is not an employee or partner of any other law firm.

Robert Verta

Associate Lawyer

Robert was called to the Ontario Bar in 2022. He holds a Juris Doctor from Bond University. Additionally, Robert holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto with Distinction in Criminology and Sociology.

Robert has devoted his practice exclusively to plaintiff personal injury litigation, including accident benefits, motor vehicle tort claims, occupier’s liability, municipal law, product liability and disability claims.

Robert has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Licensing Appeal Tribunal. He has also assisted with matters before the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Outside of the office, Robert enjoys spending time with his friends and family. He particularly enjoys staying active by playing hockey, golf and going to the gym.

Robert can be reached at 416-544-0008 ext. 0201, or by email at rverta@contelawyers.ca.