Brunt Law
2 lawyers · Durham Region
One of 48 law firms listed in Whitby, and one of 20 handling Real Estate Law.
About Brunt Law
Brunt Law, formally Gerald B. Brunt Barristers and Solicitors, is a small firm on Byron Street North in downtown Whitby, Ontario. Gerald Brunt was born and raised in Durham Region and has practiced law from the same downtown Whitby office for over 30 years. The firm handles real estate purchases, sales and refinancing for both residential and commercial properties, wills and powers of attorney, estate and probate work such as survivorship and transmission applications and estate administration, and corporate and commercial matters including incorporations, business purchases and sales, and partnership and employment agreements.
Jara Brunt grew up in Whitby and studied law at Western University, then articled at a major international bank before joining the practice, working across the same real estate, wills, estate and corporate files. The firm also keeps a set of client resources on its site, including a land transfer tax calculator and municipal contact guides for property tax, water and utility offices across Durham Region, Toronto, York Region, Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough. Since 2011, the office has also kept a dog on staff, Bear Brunt, whose page on the site jokes that the job covers office security, naps, team building and performance reviews.
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The neighbourhood
Brunt Law's office sits on Byron Street North, in the same downtown block as The Promenade, a historic development at Brock, Byron and Mary streets that now holds local shops and personal services. Downtown Whitby has more than 470 shops, restaurants and other businesses along streets known for their older architecture, and the same few blocks hold the Lynde House Museum and the 160 seat Whitby Courthouse Theatre. It's a settled, walkable stretch of downtown, the kind that suits a practice built on real estate closings and estate files rather than one that needs to sit next to a highway interchange.
Frequently asked questions
- What areas of law does Brunt Law handle?
- Brunt Law handles real estate, wills and powers of attorney, estate and probate law, and corporate and commercial law from its Whitby office. The firm also provides document and notarization services, including notarial copies, travel consent letters for a minor child, and sworn affidavits and declarations.
- Can Brunt Law help me buy or sell a home in Whitby?
- Brunt Law acts on residential and commercial real estate purchases, sales and refinancing across Durham Region. The firm works with first time buyers and experienced buyers alike, and its site includes a land transfer tax calculator so clients can estimate the tax before closing day.
- I need a will and power of attorney. Does the firm prepare those?
- Brunt Law prepares wills and powers of attorney as an established part of its practice. The firm also assists estate trustees and executors with survivorship applications, transmission applications, transfers by estate representatives, estate administration and estate and tax planning.
- I'm starting a business in Whitby. Can the firm help incorporate it?
- Brunt Law handles corporate and commercial matters including incorporating a new business, buying or selling a business, refinancing, and drafting partnership, joint venture, employment and independent contractor agreements, along with restrictive covenants such as non compete and confidentiality clauses.
- How long has Gerald Brunt practiced law in Whitby?
- Brunt Law's founder, Gerald Brunt, was born and raised in Durham Region and has practiced law from the same downtown Whitby office for over 30 years, working in real estate, wills, estates and corporate law.
- Where is Brunt Law's office and what are the hours?
- Brunt Law's office is at 128 Byron Street North in downtown Whitby, open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The firm's general response time to inquiries is one business day, and it can be reached by phone at 905-668-3375 or by email.
Where to find them
128 Byron St. N, Whitby, ON L1N 4M9 · 905-668-3375
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