Litigation Lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth:

Tel: 613 233-4529  Email: [email protected]

Birthplace: Ottawa, ON

Law school: University of Ottawa

Professional Association: Second Vice President, Ontario Bar Association

Hobbies/interests: Travel, Advocacy, Veganism

Brenda Hollingsworth is a lawyer and shareholder at Auger Hollingsworth where she leads the firm’s personal injury practice. A lawyer since 1997, Brenda gained significant litigation experience at a Bay Street firm both before and after her call to the bar. She then practiced plaintiff and defence-side personal injury and class-action law at a Toronto firm.

Brenda co-founded Ottawa’s Auger Hollingsworth in 2005 with her husband Richard Auger.  Together, their mission was to create a personal injury law firm for Eastern Ontario that is unrivalled in the province for customer service and legal expertise.  To that end, Brenda is a committed lover of the law, constantly honing her skills at seminars and workshops that she delivers as an instructor or participates in as a student. Brenda has attended personal injury courses across Canada and the United States to ensure the firm’s clients have the most innovative and advanced advocacy available to them.

Brenda was named an Ottawa Business Journal Forty Under 40 award recipient and took home the Women’s Business Network’s Businesswoman of the Year award in the Professional category. She was also recognized as one of Ottawa Life Magazine’s “Top 50 People in the Capital.”  She is often quoted as an expert and has appeared in media outlets such as CTV, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Sun Media, CBC, Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, CFRA and many legal publications.

As part of the eight-member Federal Judicial Advisory Committee, Brenda spent three years volunteering her time to evaluate federal judicial appointment candidates.  She has served on advisory panels for The Advocates Society and the Ontario Bar Association.  Brenda loves to write and frequently publishes articles, blogs and essays about all aspects of law and practice.

Brenda is a strong believer in community, activism and social justice.  Under her direction, Auger Hollingsworth has made significant contributions to the Ottawa-area food banks, flood clean up programs, Holiday hamper programs and initiatives aimed at improving the lives of kids living on reserves.  She is a regular sponsor of and attendee at local fundraisers for the rehabilitation community.

A proud mother of two sons, Brenda’s family time is often spent cheering at the hockey rink, football field or rugby pitch.   Brenda lives in Ottawa with her husband Richard Auger and their two boys, Zach and Jordy.

Brenda is frequently asked to present on legal issues, in both French and English, to lawyers across Ontario. Here are some of the presentations she has made:

• Demonstrator, Ontario Bar Association, Anatomy of a Trial, June 2025
• French Presenter, LSO, Carrières juridiques: au-delà des chemins traces, March 2025
• Presenter, Ontario Bar Association, Evidence Essentials, March 2025
• Co-chair, The Advocates Society, Tricks of the Trade, January 2025
• Panelist, County of Carleton Law Association, Trial Preparation, November 2024
• Presenter, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Fatality Claims, September 2024
• French Presenter, LSO, Social Media for Lawyers, May 2024
• Presenter, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Admissibility – Expert Evidence, April 2024 Instructor, The Advocates Society,
• Summary Judgment, Sept. 2022 and 2023
• Presenter, Ontario Bar Association, Anatomy of a Trial, 2022, 2023, 2024 Presenter, OBA, Personal Branding Through Publishing,
• May 2023 & Oct. 2023 Panelist, Physician as Medical Expert, The Ottawa Hospital, May 2023
• Speaker, CCLA, Head Over Heels for Slip and Falls, Nov. 2022 Co-chair, OTLA, Spring Conference, May 2022
• Speaker, OBA, Increasing Efficiency in Civil Jury Trials, Nov. 2021 Chair and Speaker, TAS, Virtual Client Management, May 2021
• Panelist, OBA, Judicial Application & Appointment, Apr. ’21 and Aug. ’20 Speaker, TAS, The Difficult Client, Sept. 2021
• Chair, TAS, Long-Term Care Homes, COVID-19 & Personal Injury, Dec. 2020 Panelist, CCLA, Oh, Behave! Ethics and Civility in
• Personal Injury, Nov. 2020 Speaker, CCLA, Behaving Badly: Bad Faith in Insurance, Nov. 2019
• Presenter, Advocacy Club, Discovery Techniques 1, Sept. 2019
• Speaker, OBA, Advancing & Defending Future Care Cost Claims, Oct. 2018 Speaker, Canadian Defence Lawyers (CDL), Expert
• Witness Bias, Apr. 2018 Panelist, TAS, Ottawa Courthouse Series, March 2017
• Co-chair, TAS, Practical Tips to Win Your Case, June 2016 Co-chair, TAS, Advancing Your Case, June 2015
• Panel Moderator, CCLA, Summary Judgment Panel, Nov. 2014
• Speaker, CCLA, The Intricacies of Common Interest Privilege, Nov. 2013 Panelist, TAS, How to Build Your Unique Brand, Feb. 2013
• Speaker, LSO, Market Your Practice, June 2012
• Speaker, OTLA, Threshold Update, Spring Conference, May 2008