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When I started practicing law over 26 years ago, I was a purely Business Law litigator.  About three years into my career I became tired of litigating on poorly drafted materials, so I began adding "the boring desk work" to my area of practice and have not looked back...

No, we don’t mean the 6 ft 9-inch, awkward, gloomy butler from the Addams Family. We are talking about being left in a financial bind when your commercial tenant, or someone you do business with, decides they no longer intend to keep their part of your business...

‘Twas the night before legal pot and all through the nation, Big law firms were churning out Cannabis Policies and charging a fortune. When what to small businesses’ eyes should appear, but a law  firm more practical, They’ll take it from here.   OK, so we’re not...

Usually,  the only time that the answer will be no to the question in the title of this Blog is when there is only one shareholder. Once your company has issued shares beyond the one shareholder (presumably you), you should have a shareholders’ agreement.  I know what...

Here we are again for another installment of “The Good Lawyer” …Yes, the wait is over! Last time, we began our discussion on what it takes to be a great lawyer by looking at the importance of communication. Today’s trait of choice is …RESOURCEFULNESS. Most people only...

Some Blog topics come up over and over again on our site.  It's not because we've run out of ideas - believe me WE have ideas.  It's because the issue keeps coming up over and over again. Recently, we helped a client with a lawsuit involving a contract they drafted...

The title of today's Blog is attributed to many people, so I'm not sure who to actually credit for it.  I personally learned of it recently when Lance Armstrong's wedu.team adopted it as one of their inspiring quotes.   As applicable as the quote is to endurance...

When you are running a business and you require the services of another company, most likely that company will have you enter into a contract with them.  Before you sign that contract, always read the terms and make sure you understand them.  If you don’t – call us,...

Nowadays you can’t drive a block or two without seeing a sign for a law firm. They are (what seems like) in every strip mall in the GTA. We are bombarded with lawyers faces splashed on billboards and transit buses on our morning commutes. With the legal profession as...

As the law clerk in the office, one of my responsibilities is to conduct searches on individuals and corporations.  To be honest, it may be one of my favorite things to do.  The harder it is to find someone, the more exciting it is for me. Outside of the Google and...

Another day, another data breach by hackers targeting a large company – that’s how it feels anyway, am I right?    No one wants the hassle of dealing with canceling credit cards and trying to remember which passwords were shared with other sites, but these days it is...

Most Torontonians must have heard by now of Premier Doug Ford’s plan to reduce the members of Toronto’s city council by almost half – and if you haven’t heard, consider changing your news outlet. Over a dozen councilors, in support of Mr. Ford’s Better Local...

In the day and age of social media, there are a lot of keyboard lawyers out there who think they are knowledgeable in the law, when they’re really not. Looking at the comments on Facebook and other social media platforms really makes me cringe.  What’s worse is people...

"Why do I need to use a lawyer to incorporate?  I can press a button online.  OK, so I shouldn't use "Dr. Google" but come on, lawyers are just a scam to take money from us.  This is easy stuff. " I wish the above comments were hypothetical, but they are not.  Lawyers...

Recently we've had quite a few files where one of the parties to the law suit claims to not have read a document before they signed it.  The document, of course, had major consequences to them and they were now learning the price they were going to have to pay. Some...

During law school I attended several information sessions that were meant to help me find a job after graduation. What resonated with me was the importance these sessions placed on networking. As a nerdy adolescent, I had always struggled with making friends in...

The last few weeks have been interesting in Ontario, especially in Toronto with the selection of the party who is going to represent our Province. Wait, I said party.  Is that correct?  It seems that no matter where you turn, no one is happy with who the next Premier...