Biography
Carina Lentsch is an advocate for health care professionals. She has devoted her legal career to representing health care professionals at all stages of their career in complaints, investigations, incapacity, registration, and discipline proceedings, as well as malpractice, employment, and human rights claims. She also assists clients in privacy, employment, professional liability insurance, and consent and capacity matters.
Carina appears before all levels of Court in Ontario, regulatory Colleges and Associations, the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (HPARB), the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO).
Carina was called to the Ontario Bar in 2011 after completing her articles with a large national firm. Prior to starting her own firm, she has practiced at boutique litigation firms in downtown Toronto representing health professionals and regulators.
She has served on the OBA Health Law Section Executive from 2019 to 2021.
Carina received her law degree from the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, where she was recognized with an award in administrative and employment law. In 2020, she received a Certificate in Privacy and Information Management in Healthcare from Osgoode Hall Law School.