Ottawa Lawyer - John H. Yach

About John H. Yach

Our reputation is built on your success. Everything we do as a full-service litigation law firm is built around what we see as our primary responsibility - achieving results for you.

Our team of results-oriented lawyers have a long and remarkably distinguished history of representing trade unions and employees in virtually all labour and employment law matters. We also have achieved notable successes in a broad range of litigation services, including civil litigation, personal injury, motor vehicle, class actions, and representation in regulatory, human rights and other administrative law proceedings.

The firm's Managing Partner, John Yach, has developed a recognized expertise in complex employment-related matters, including:

• wrongful/constructive dismissal,
• human rights,
• defamation,
• labour relations,
• employment agreement negotiations,
• misappropriation of trade secrets / intellectual property,
• breach of fiduciary duties,
• disability insurance, and
• accommodation denials and requests for interlocutory / injunctive relief.

John's advocacy skills and depth of knowledge are highly valued by clients seeking aggressive yet efficient resolutions to their complex legal problems.

John has successfully represented individual clients from all areas of the workplace environment, including:

• high-tech sector employees
• senior federal and provincial government employees
• private-industry salaried employees disabled or injured employees; and
• start-up entrepreneurs.

John also represents institutional clients, including:

• trade-unions
• educational institutions
• small and large businesses; and
• associations of employees.

John's practice is also focussed on serious personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall, recreational/sports injuries and occupier's liability.

John has successfully appeared before various adjudicative bodies, including:

• the Ontario Superior Court of Justice,
• the Ontario Divisional Court,
• the Ontario Court of Appeal,
• the Federal Court of Canada,
• the Federal Court of Appeal,
• the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal,
• the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario,
• the Canada Industrial Relations Board,
• various Boards of Arbitration,
• the Ontario Municipal Board and
• the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario.

We invite you to contact the law firm of Shields & Hunt for a free intial telephone consultation. Please call (613) 230-3232, Ext. 305.

Jurisdiction(s)

Ontario

Normal Geographical Limits to Practice

City of Ottawa and surrounding regions.

Additional Services

Dispute Resolution Services

Counsel

Practice Areas

Administrative Law

Human Rights / Discrimination

Civil Law

Human Rights / Discrimination
Injunctions
Personal Injury
Wrongful Dismissal

Labour and Employment Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitration - Interests and Rights
Employment Contracts
Employment Equity
Employment Insurance (EI)
Employment Standards
Human Rights / Discrimination
Individual Employee Representations
Management Representation
Pensions
Professional Discipline Hearings
Sexual Harassment / Discrimination
Sports Law
Union Certification / Decertification
Unionized Personnel
Work Permits / Visas
Wrongful Dismissal