Shine Law Office

About Shine Law Office

Shine Law Office is a sole-practitioner firm run by Stephen F. Shine, a barrister and solicitor practising as Stephen F. Shine Professional Corporation in Oshawa, Ontario. Shine was called to the bar by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1981 and has practised in the Region of Durham since then. Shine graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics in 1976, then earned a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, and later returned to Waterloo for a Master of Taxation degree.

The firm's work centers on construction law and tax law, along with real estate transactions, corporate and commercial matters, estates and trusts, and wills and powers of attorney. On the construction side, Shine Law Office acts for general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, owners, construction managers, design builders, and financial institutions, handling contract drafting, construction and trust claims, liens, delay claims, and surety bond claims. The tax practice draws on that Master of Taxation degree and covers corporate structuring, estate and generational tax planning, and tax litigation before the Tax Court of Canada. Shine is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association, the Durham Region Law Association, and the Durham Region Home Builders Association, and formerly served as president of the Oshawa Association for Community Living.