Boddy Ryerson LLP

About Boddy Ryerson LLP

Boddy Ryerson LLP is a general practice law firm in Brantford, Ontario, with eight lawyers and more than 90 years of combined experience among them. The firm works in corporate and commercial law, real estate, land development, wills and estates, family law, employment law, civil litigation, personal injury claims, and small claims, serving individuals, families, and businesses from its office at 172 Dalhousie Street.

Partner Ennio Trignani has practiced for more than 25 years, working mainly in business law, secured financing transactions, real estate, and estate planning and administration, and has also taught business law and spoken and written on legal topics. Partner Wendy Newton earned a law degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1992, was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1994, and spent 17 years practicing real estate, corporate, and estates law in Brantford before joining Boddy Ryerson as a partner in January 2012; Newton belongs to the Ontario Bar Association and the Canadian Condominium Institute and previously served as a director and president of the Brant Law Association. Partner Tanya Stephens, an early graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University's Brantford campus, earned a law degree from Western University in 2006 and was called to the bar in 2007, and practices in real estate, wills and estate administration, and business law.

The firm's associates include Michael Jaeger, called to the bar in 1994 after a law degree from the University of Windsor, who has practiced in Stratford, Hamilton, and Brantford and now focuses on civil and commercial litigation, personal injury claims, and estate litigation; Derek Janzen, called in 2012 after a law degree from Western University, who practices family law, employment law, and estate litigation and sits on the board of the Brant Law Association; Alexandra Derus, called in 2018 after graduating from Western University's law school, who practices corporate and commercial law, real estate, and wills and estates; Dominik Dabrowski, who joined the firm as an articling student, earned a law degree from Dalhousie University in 2024, and now practices corporate and commercial law; and Maddalena Juliano, called to the bar in 2025 after a Juris Doctor with distinction from Bond University, who practices dispute resolution and civil litigation.