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Lawyers in Brampton

Every lawyer we list in Brampton, across all practice areas. Each lawyer was checked on their provincial law society's public directory before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms.

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Heather Picken · Co-Managing Partner, Chair of the Real Estate Group

43 Queen Street West, Brampton, ON L6Y 1L9

Chairs the firm's Real Estate Group. Her practice covers land development, subdivisions and condominium projects, zoning and land use planning, commercial property transactions and leasing, and advice to condominium corporations. The firm's real estate group also handles residential purchases and sales, and it has a wills, trusts and estates practice.

  • Real Estate
  • Wills & Estates
39+ years experienceView profileRequest a callback

Ellen S. Pefhany · Partner

24 Queen Street East, Suite 800, Brampton, ON L6V 1A3

Partner whose practice areas are commercial real estate and land development, and personal estate planning. She works on real estate, municipal planning, land development and corporate matters.

  • Real Estate
  • Wills & Estates
34+ years experienceView profileRequest a callback

Eva Iacobelli · Partner, Family Law

29 Queen Street East, Brampton, ON L6W 2A7

Family law partner who, according to her firm, has practised only family law in Brampton for more than 24 years, with courtroom experience in the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice and on appeals. The firm also covers employment law, residential real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.

  • Family
  • Personal Injury
  • Employment
  • Real Estate
  • Wills & Estates
27+ years experienceView profileRequest a callback

Anita Perera · Founder & Lawyer

2260 Bovaird Drive East, Unit 121, Brampton, ON L6R 0W3

Founder and principal lawyer of the firm, practising immigration law, real estate, family law, and wills and estates. She practised law in Sri Lanka before moving to Canada and was called to the Ontario bar in 2016. The firm's immigration work includes citizenship, permanent residence, sponsorships, work permits and refugee claims.

  • Immigration
  • Family
  • Real Estate
  • Wills & Estates
10+ years experienceView profileRequest a callback

Legal help in Brampton: what to know

Brampton is home to Peel Region's courthouse, the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse at 7755 Hurontario Street, which hears civil, family, Small Claims Court and Divisional Court cases for Peel. Toronto's municipal land transfer tax does not apply in Brampton.

Heather Picken at Lawrences (Lawrence, Lawrence, Stevenson LLP) focuses on real estate work, and the firm also covers wills and estates. Ellen S. Pefhany at Davis Webb LLP focuses on real estate work, and the firm also covers wills and estates. Eva Iacobelli at Prouse, Dash & Crouch, LLP focuses on family work, and the firm also covers employment, real estate, wills and estates, personal injury. Anita Perera is at Anita Perera Law Professional Corporation, which covers immigration, family, real estate, wills and estates.

Ontario law and courts

Most civil and family cases in Ontario are heard by the Superior Court of Justice. Its Small Claims Court branch deals with claims up to $50,000 (raised from $35,000 on 1 October 2025). The Ontario Court of Justice hears some family matters, but not divorce or property division. Immigration, citizenship and divorce are governed by federal law. Lawyers and paralegals are licensed by the Law Society of Ontario, which also deals with complaints about them.

Courts serving Brampton

Family cases

Family cases for Brampton are heard at the Peel courthouse, 7755 Hurontario Street. Brampton is not one of the Family Court branch locations, so divorce and property division go to the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice hears other family matters.

Probate

Probate applications for people who lived in Brampton are made to the Superior Court of Justice at 7755 Hurontario Street, Brampton.

Employment complaints

Employment standards claims are filed online with Ontario's Ministry of Labour, generally within two years, and human rights applications go to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario within one year.

Free and low-cost legal help

Legal Aid Ontario provides legal help to financially eligible low-income Ontarians, including in family and immigration matters (1-800-668-8258). The Law Society of Ontario also runs the Law Society Referral Service. Legal Aid Ontario · Law Society Referral Service

Court details from Ontario court locations (ontario.ca). Most cases settle without a hearing — your lawyer will tell you if you need to attend.

Common questions about lawyers in Brampton

Which courts serve Brampton?

A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse (Civil, family, Small Claims Court and Divisional Court). Most civil and family cases in Ontario are heard by the Superior Court of Justice. Its Small Claims Court branch deals with claims up to $50,000.

Which court deals with family cases for Brampton?

Family cases for Brampton are heard at the Peel courthouse, 7755 Hurontario Street. Brampton is not one of the Family Court branch locations, so divorce and property division go to the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice hears other family matters.

Where do I apply for probate if someone lived in Brampton?

Probate applications for people who lived in Brampton are made to the Superior Court of Justice at 7755 Hurontario Street, Brampton.

Where can I bring an employment complaint from Brampton?

Employment standards claims are filed online with Ontario's Ministry of Labour, generally within two years, and human rights applications go to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario within one year.

Are the lawyers listed in Brampton licensed?

To practise law in Ontario a lawyer must be licensed by the Law Society of Ontario, which also licenses paralegals. You can look up anyone in the Law Society's public Lawyer and Paralegal Directory, which shows their status and any discipline history. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in that directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society.

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