Every lawyer we list in Kitchener-Waterloo, 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.
Principal of a Kitchener firm that practises only immigration law, including family sponsorship, economic immigration programs and permanent residence applications.
Practises only family law litigation, including parenting disputes, support claims, property division and complex financial issues, and has appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The firm also covers employment law, residential real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.
Partner whose practice areas are wills, trusts and estates, real estate law and corporate and commercial work. He began his career at the firm in 2016 and returned after working as in-house counsel and at another Waterloo firm. The firm also covers family law, employment law and personal injury.
Kitchener and Waterloo share the Waterloo Region Courthouse at 85 Frederick Street in Kitchener, which hears civil, family and Small Claims Court cases; Ontario's list of court locations has no courthouse in Waterloo itself. Kitchener has a Family Court branch of the Superior Court, so one court deals with divorce, property, parenting and support.
Jennifer Roggemann at Jennifer Roggemann Law Office focuses on immigration work. Raman De Souza at Sorbara Law focuses on family work, and the firm also covers employment, real estate, wills and estates, personal injury. Jorden P. Gregory at Giffen LLP focuses on wills and estates work, and the firm also covers real estate, family, employment, personal injury.
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 Kitchener-Waterloo
Waterloo Region Courthouse85 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON N2H 0A7Civil, Family Court and Small Claims Court
Family cases
Kitchener has a Family Court branch of the Superior Court of Justice at the Waterloo Region Courthouse, 85 Frederick Street, which hears every family matter.
Probate
Probate applications for people who lived in Kitchener or Waterloo are made to the Superior Court of Justice at the Waterloo Region Courthouse, 85 Frederick Street, Kitchener.
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
Common questions about lawyers in Kitchener-Waterloo
Which courts serve Kitchener-Waterloo?+
Waterloo Region Courthouse (Civil, Family Court and Small Claims 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 Kitchener-Waterloo?+
Kitchener has a Family Court branch of the Superior Court of Justice at the Waterloo Region Courthouse, 85 Frederick Street, which hears every family matter.
Where do I apply for probate if someone lived in Kitchener-Waterloo?+
Probate applications for people who lived in Kitchener or Waterloo are made to the Superior Court of Justice at the Waterloo Region Courthouse, 85 Frederick Street, Kitchener.
Where can I bring an employment complaint from Kitchener-Waterloo?+
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 Kitchener-Waterloo 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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