Lauren Grimaldi
Lauren Grimaldi
Education: Western University, B.A. (Hons), 2007; Western University J.D., 2010
Called to the Bar: 2011
Memberships: Law Society of Upper Canada, Hamilton Law Association, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Hamilton Lawyers’ Club
Community Involvement: Lauren is a Big Sister with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Grimsby, Lincoln, West Lincoln. She is a member of the New Lawyers subcommittee of the Hamilton Law Association.
Areas of Practice
Touching people’s lives in a direct way.
To Lauren Grimaldi, law is a helping profession.
She’s proud to be part of a team that provides exceptional legal representation without big city attitude, giving clients who have been seriously injured hope for a brighter future. By taking care of the practical aspects of the file, explaining the process and lending a sympathetic ear, she feels she’s making a real difference. “Helping people is inspiring,” she says.
Lauren is a talented researcher who relishes the opportunity to contribute to big files, drafting materials and putting them in an easy-to-navigate format. As a relatively young lawyer, she brings a fresh perspective to the file. “That’s the benefit of practicing in teams,” she says. “Two people working on something is better than one.”
Featured Work
Lauren assisted in a Court of Appeal matter on behalf of an injured plaintiff.
She assisted in achieving a favourable result on a summary judgment motion.
She assisted in achieving a favourable result at an appeal at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario.
A: Magic Eye. Those pictures that you stare at until the picture becomes visible, and then you explain to someone else what you’re seeing and how to find it. That’s just like law. You’re convincing a judge that your perspective is valid and worthy, when she or he might’ve seen it totally differently.
A: I always think about the nursery rhyme about the want of a horseshoe nail causing a kingdom to be lost. It’s the smallest details that can derail you. You don’t know what the horseshoe nail will be, so you try to make sure there isn’t one.
A: I was defending a divisional court appeal and my clients came to watch. What was important to them was that I represented them in a way that they could be proud of—it didn’t end up a mud-slinging contest. When it was all over they said, 'Can we hug you?'
A: I was defending a divisional court appeal and my clients came to watch. What was important to them was that I represented them in a way that they could be proud of—it didn’t end up a mud-slinging contest. When it was all over they said, 'Can we hug you?'