Ontario
Every lawyer we list in Toronto, 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.
Stephen W. Green · Canadian Managing Partner
150 York Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 3S5
Managing partner of a firm that practises only immigration law. His work covers work permits, Express Entry, family sponsorship, provincial nominee applications, employer compliance and investor and entrepreneur matters. His firm lists him as a Law Society of Ontario Certified Specialist in Citizenship and Immigration Law.
Aaron Franks · Partner, Family Law
393 University Avenue, Suite 2200, Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
Partner at a Toronto firm that practises only family law. He handles all areas of family law, including property and cross-border issues, complex financial matters and child abduction cases, and also works as a mediator and arbitrator.
Marty Rabinovitch · Lawyer, Employment Law
95 Barber Greene Road, Suite 100, Toronto, ON M3C 3E9
Practises employment, labour and human rights law along with commercial litigation, including cases before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The firm's other practice groups cover family law, immigration, real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.
Toronto has several courthouses rather than one. Civil cases are heard at 330 University Avenue, the Superior Court's family cases at 361 University Avenue, and there is a Family Court office and Small Claims Court at 47 Sheppard Avenue East in North York. Homes in the city pay Toronto's municipal land transfer tax on top of the Ontario tax.
Stephen W. Green at Green and Spiegel LLP focuses on immigration work. Aaron Franks at Epstein Cole LLP focuses on family work. Marty Rabinovitch at Devry Smith Frank LLP focuses on employment work, and the firm also covers family, immigration, real estate, wills and estates, personal injury.
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.
Toronto does not have a Family Court branch, so family cases are split between the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice.
Toronto has no Family Court branch: divorce and property division go to the Superior Court of Justice (361 University Avenue), and the Ontario Court of Justice hears other family matters.
Probate applications for people who lived in Toronto are made to the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto.
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.
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.
Superior Court of Justice — 330 University Avenue (Civil cases); 361 University Avenue courthouse (Superior Court of Justice family cases (also criminal court)); 47 Sheppard Avenue East courthouse (Small Claims Court, and a Family Court office). Toronto does not have a Family Court branch, so family cases are split between the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice. 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.
Toronto has no Family Court branch: divorce and property division go to the Superior Court of Justice (361 University Avenue), and the Ontario Court of Justice hears other family matters.
Probate applications for people who lived in Toronto are made to the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto.
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.
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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