McNeely, Kelly Barristers & Solicitors

About McNeely, Kelly Barristers & Solicitors

McNeely, Kelly Barristers & Solicitors is a small law firm in Oshawa, at 171 King Street East, directly across the street from the Durham Regional Courthouse. William F. Kelly and Gary McNeely formed the firm there in 1993. Kelly graduated from Trent University in 1986, earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor in 1989, and was called to the bar in 1991, then practised in Windsor for two years before co-founding the firm in 1993. Kelly is a barrister, solicitor, and notary public, and has appeared before the Superior Court, Provincial Court, and the Court of Appeal, along with tribunals including the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, the Ontario Municipal Board, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The firm's practice centres on litigation: employment law for both employees and employers, construction contracts and liens, business and commercial matters, and personal injury, disability, and WSIB claims. It describes over 30 years of experience in both employment law and construction law, a span consistent with its 1993 founding. On the personal injury and disability side, McNeely, Kelly works on contingency for disability claims, so clients don't pay unless the case settles, and the firm says its focus stays with the client rather than the insurer on the other side of a claim.