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MEET OUR DR.GRANT FARROW AWARD RECIPIENTS
2024
Dr. Dory Becker, PhD, C., Psych Dr. Dory Becker is a registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, specializing in Clinical and Rehabilitation Psychology. She obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Windsor in 2005 and has worked in the personal injury field since 2006. Currently, she splits her time between Omega Medical Associates, where she has a specialized focus on catastrophic impairment determinations and provision of psychological treatment services, and Altum Health at the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, where she participates in the assessment and treatment of individuals who have been involved in work-related accidents.
Dr. Becker is actively involved in supervising and mentoring other psychologists and allied health professionals. She has also worked as a Psychologist in Australia, where she worked with adults with addictive behaviours. Dr. Becker is a member of the Ontario Psychological Association, the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto, and the Canadian Academy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment.
Dr. Becker is certified by the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators/Canadian Academy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment in mental, behavioural impairment rating based on the AMA Guides, Fourth and Sixth Editions, including successful completion of the C-CAT(MB) exam. She has conducted over 1,000 catastrophic impairment examinations. Her expert testimony has been accepted by FSCO arbitrators and License Appeal Tribunal adjudicators.
2021  Andrea R. Lim, is a Partner of Dutton Brock LLP, who has practiced in the area of insurance defence with an emphasis on first-party accident benefits. Ms. Lim graduated from the University of Windsor Law in 2008 and articled with Dutton Brock LLP following her call to the bar. She also received a Master of Arts degree from Queen’s University, and her Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, Trinity College. Ms. Lim has authored various published articles regarding first-party accident benefits in Ontario, including “My Beautify Dark Twisted Fantasy: Combining Physical and Psychological Impairment”, Toronto Law Journal, June 2012, and “The Fine Line Between Custodial and ‘On Call’ Care”, Claims Canada, October 2012. Since 2016, Ms.Lim has been the co-author of the Annotated Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, an annual Annotated publication with LexisNexis. Ms. Lim is currently an Executive Council Member of the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto (MLST), and the Chair of the Membership Committee of the MLST. She is also an Executive Board Member of the Canadian Defence Lawyers (CDL) – Legal Association Canada, the Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of CDL, and the recipient of the 2016 Richard B. Lindsay Q.C. Exceptional Young Lawyer Award. |