Commercial Law & Litigation

Our corporate and commercial law practice encompasses financial and commercial matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, loan transactions, debt restructuring, contractual agreements, reorganizations and bankruptcies.

Our firm will prepare commercial agreements including shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements. Our corporate specialists can assist you with financing, secured transactions, franchising, cooperatives, bankruptcy and insolvency matters.

Lawyers of our firm are often asked for advice from Boards of Directors and Managers on various legal issues, such as structuring and negotiating transactions, obtaining regulatory approvals, and real estate and employment law. We also prepare the required documentation to implement the advice we give.

Civil Litigation

We have several lawyers who handle various civil matters, and one lawyer who practices primarily in civil litigation. Previous cases include insurance litigation, negligence actions, contractual disputes and personal injury claims.

Shewchuk, MacDonell, Ormiston & Richardt LLP also handles collection and construction liens for our business clients.

Construction Litigation & Construction Liens

Criminal Litigation

Our lawyers regularly defend summary and indictable criminal code offences. We often travel out of town for such cases, usually to neighbouring communities such as Dryden, Sioux Lookout and Red Lake. We also handle criminal and quasi-criminal traffic matters. Please contact us for a consultation regarding your case.

Environmental Law

In the early 1990's, the firm recognized the growing importance of a wide range of environmental issues and anticipated some wouId impact on our diverse clientele. We have been attending courses to remain current in all aspects of this important field. We regularly represent our clients' interests in regard to all environmental issues, be it on the purchase and sale of residential or commercial real estate, the acquisition or sale of a business or commercial resort or defending environmental charges in Ontario courts.

Family Law

We handle all types of domestic cases, including custody, child support, divorce, equitable distribution of properties, alimony, post-separation support, adoptions, and child protection law. We also regularly draft separation agreements, property settlements, pre-nuptial agreements, and consent judgments.

Domestic issues, particularly custody and child support, are normally complex and cannot be resolved by a simple phone call. We strongly recommend a face-to-face appointment to discuss such issues in detail. We can give you some good advice which will make the transition easier, less costly and hopefully less traumatic.

Labour & Employment Law

Real Estate Law - Residential & Commercial

Buying and selling real estate can involve complicated legal issues. Considering the sums of money involved in an average sale, it is a wise, and relatively minor investment to have an experienced and qualified lawyer involved from the time you place or accept an offer to the closing date. We will assist you with contract preparation and review, negotiations with the other party's lawyer, title search and commitment, and closing the sale of a single family home, recreational property or condominium for a reasonable fee. We can also assist you with the sale, purchase or lease of a commercial property.

Wills & Estates

From the drafting of a simple Will to planning and administering a multi-million dollar estate, our lawyers offer sound advice backed by extensive experience. Whether the matter is simple or complex, we are committed to providing personal attention to each client in planning and preserving assets. Thus, our challenge in providing personal service is to focus this extensive experience on each client situation - as if it were the only matter of its kind. Our clients deserve no less.