Thomas A. Bates
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Senior Counsel, Wills & Estates Law at Drake Law
- Called to the bar
- 1970
Real Estate Law
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Thomas A. Bates is a London solicitor whose work centres on real estate, wills and the administration of estates. Tom is of counsel with Drake Law and still sees clients, now on a reduced schedule.
Called to the bar in 1970 after law school at Western, Tom has spent more than half a century looking after people in London and Middlesex County. Tom's practice, Bates Law, was a fixture of the Westmount community, and Tom long held that sound legal help belongs close to where people live and work. In 2026 Bates Law merged with Drake Law in London. It's now an affiliate of the Drake Law Group.
There's a full life outside the office, too. Tom rows a scull at the cottage, takes to the floor for ballroom dancing, and has a real love of Italy and Paris. Closer to home, Tom has given time to two local charity boards and to a neighbourhood community council.
Practice areas
Property deals in London and Middlesex
Tom's practice, Bates Law, looks after home purchases and sales, investment property transactions and mortgage refinancing throughout London and Middlesex County.
Wills, powers of attorney and estates
Bates Law prepares wills and powers of attorney for families and guides executors through probate, including estates where someone died without leaving a will.
Education & credentials
- BA, Western University (1965)
- LLB, Western University (1968)
- Called to the bar (1970)
Memberships & affiliations
- Middlesex Law Association: Thomas A. Bates is a member of the Middlesex Law Association.
In the community
- Tom is a former board member of the Cystic Fibrosis Society of London.
- Tom formerly sat on the board of Bethany's Hope Foundation.
- Tom is vice president of a neighbourhood community council.
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