Melissa was called to the Ontario Bar in 2019. She obtained her Juris Doctor from Bond University in Australia with distinction. Prior to law school, Melissa earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours from Wilfrid Laurier University, where she specialized in marketing and brand communication.

Melissa is involved in her community. During her final year of law school, she volunteered at the Robina Community Legal Clinic providing pro bono legal advice. Currently, she is a member of Future Sinai and the Organizing Committee of the Recovery Brunch, in support of Bridgepoint Active Healthcare.

Melissa’s focus is devoted to personal injury litigation with a focus on motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, trip and falls, dog bites, short-term and long-termtraveling disability denials.

In her spare time, Melissa enjoys travelling, cooking, attending concerts, and walking her dog.

• BBA (Hons) and minor in Italian – Wilfrid Laurier University (2013), Waterloo, Ontario
• Juris Doctor with Distinction from Bond University, Queensland, Australia
• Inducted to the Ontario BAR in 2019
• Member of OTLA (Ontario Trial Lawyers Association)

Reported Case Where Melissa Gizzo was Counsel

Melissa has been involved as counsel on Shay v. Saron Legal Professional Corporation, 2022 ONSC 5557 (CanLII) case.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice deemed it appropriate to declare the retainer agreements void for being non-compliant with Regulation 195/04. The court ordered an assessment of the respondent’s account in the ordinary manner before an assessment officer.

It was not fair or reasonable to bind the applicant to retainer agreements that substantially failed to comply with the regulation, the court ruled. The retainer agreements had too many deficiencies, too many of which were significant, the court said.