{"id":11,"date":"2024-07-05T17:09:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.twlaw.ca\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2024-08-09T17:45:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:45:54","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.twlaw.ca\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"About TW Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8fc61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d8fc61\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c93c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c93c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Thomas &amp; Watson LLP<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86d3f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b86d3f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thomas &amp; Watson LLP was formed in 2024 by Julian Thomas and Crystal Watson. Our firm believes in a client-first approach to providing personal injury law services from our Hamilton-based law firm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830e36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"830e36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the TW Law Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e25f8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e7e25f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3029edd e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3029edd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25df90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a25df90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Julian Thomas - Partner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Julian, born in Wales but raised in Grimsby, is now a proud longstanding Hamiltonian. <br>\n<br> Julian obtained his Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees at the University of Waterloo. He then went on to obtain law degrees from both the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy. <br>  <br>Julian was called to the Ontario Bar in 1997 and has practiced exclusively in the areas of plaintiff personal injury and insurance defence litigation since then. He has effectively represented numerous injured MVA and slip and fall victims with their accident benefits and pain and suffering tort claims. He also represented numerous insurance company clients for roughly 18 years. <br> <br> Julian initially worked in Toronto for several years, prior to spending almost 15 years at a large Hamilton litigation firm, where he was a partner for 11 years. Since January 2019, he has engaged exclusively in plaintiff personal injury work, focusing primarily on MVA victims. <br>\n\n<br> Julian is a member of the Hamilton Law Association, Hamilton Lawyer's Club, and Hamilton-Medical Legal Society. He is a former longstanding member of the Canadian Defence Lawyers Association. He is also a former member of the Executive of the Hamilton Lawyer's Club, and is a former President and past-President of that organization. He is also a proud member of the Hamilton Club.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8a47b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fa8a47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Crystal Watson - Partner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Crystal was born and raised in North Bay, Ontario; she is now a proud Hamiltonian. <br>\n\n<br> Crystal completed an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree with distinction in Criminal Justice, with a stream in Administration and Social Policy, prior to obtaining her Juris Doctor from the University of Windsor. While at the University of Windsor, she attended an International Dispute Resolution course at Monash University, in Prato, Italy.<br>\n\n<br> She also volunteered as a caseworker, and then as a litigation, at the Community Legal Aid in Windsor. She was called to the Bar in 2018. <br>\n\n \n<br> Crystal\u2019s practice focuses on plaintiff personal injury. Prior to starting this firm in July 2024, Crystal articled and worked as an associate in two boutique personal injury firms in Hamilton. She is a member of the Hamilton Law Association and Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e39a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2e39a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Nilo Grabar<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Bio coming soon...<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e134f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e134f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af746a elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7af746a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f949c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3f949c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact TW Law Today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551e2ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551e2ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you looking for legal assistance? If you have recently been injured in a car accident, an injury attained from a property, or have any questions about personal injury law, contact our team today for a consultation. We look forward to speaking with you to explain your rights and work towards a solution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0b4de elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9b0b4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.twlaw.ca\/?page_id=56\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Thomas &#038; Watson LLP Thomas &amp; Watson LLP was formed in 2024 by Julian Thomas and Crystal Watson. 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