A.Circelli Law is a family-run practice in Guelph that focuses on family law and estates. Its work covers divorce and separation, wills and estates, child protection, property division, and child and spousal support. …
Law Firms in Wellington County (Guelph)
46 firms listed in Wellington County (Guelph).
What to know about hiring a lawyer in Guelph and Wellington County
Guelph is home to about 143,740 people and is the largest community in Wellington County (2021 Census). It's a separated city, so it runs its own affairs while the surrounding County of Wellington adds roughly 97,000 more residents across towns like Fergus and Mount Forest (2021 Census). The local legal market leans toward small and mid-size firms rather than national brands. Guelph has two courthouses: the Superior Court of Justice at 74 Woolwich Street hears civil, family, and Small Claims Court matters, while the Ontario Court of Justice at 36 Wyndham Street South handles criminal and provincial-offences cases. You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of Ontario directory before you retain them.
Injured in a collision here?
The City of Guelph logged 9,915 collisions inside city limits between 2017 and 2021, or close to 2,000 a year (City of Guelph Collision Report). Edinburgh Road South at Wellington Street West saw the most injury-related crashes over that period, and Gordon Street at Maltby Road East had the highest share of serious outcomes, with 27% of its collisions causing major or fatal injuries. If you were hurt in a crash, several local firms handle personal injury on contingency, so you don't pay legal fees unless they recover for you. Ontario's accident-benefit rules are set by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario, and a good injury lawyer will walk you through both the benefits claim and any lawsuit.
Family, immigration, and business needs
- Family law. Canada's divorce rate fell to 5.6 per 1,000 married persons in 2020, down from 7.5 the year before (Statistics Canada). Many local family lawyers now lead with mediation and collaborative practice, and some take Legal Aid certificates for child protection matters.
- Immigration. About 23.8% of Guelph residents are immigrants (2021 Census), and the University of Guelph draws students and faculty from around the world. Immigration and settlement work stays in steady demand here.
- Employment and business. The University of Guelph anchors the public sector, Linamar runs its advanced-manufacturing operations from the city as its largest private employer, and a deep agri-food and agriculture cluster shapes much of the local corporate and employment work.
How to choose
Start with the practice area, then narrow by city and by fit. For reference, the Guelph area's crime severity index was 55.5 in 2023, well below the national average of 80.5 (Statistics Canada), but criminal defence firms here still cover the full range of Criminal Code and provincial matters. Ask who will actually handle your file, how the fees work, and whether the firm has run matters like yours before. A short, direct consultation tells you more than a website ever will.
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Brown Family Law and Mediation is a sole practitioner family law practice in Guelph, Ontario, run by Ian Brown. Its work is focused exclusively on out-of-court resolution through mediation and negotiation rather than …
Cameletti & Cameletti is a Guelph general-practice firm led by David Cameletti, who was called to the bar in 1986. Its work spans family law, real estate, and wills and estates, and it accepts Legal Aid certificates i…
Catherine Shearer is a partner at McKenzie Lake Lawyers, practising personal injury from Guelph with a second location in London, Ontario. Her work covers car accident injuries, traumatic brain injuries, concussions, …
Centre Wellington Family Law is a Fergus, Ontario firm that practises family law exclusively. Its services cover divorce and separation, cohabitation and marriage contracts, family property division, parenting time an…
Sarah Cheshire runs a criminal defence practice as a sole practitioner based in Guelph, Ontario. She defends charges that include assault, theft, driving offences, drug offences, regulatory offences, correctional law …
Christopher J. Unruh Law Office is a family law practice in Fergus, Ontario, run by Christopher J. Unruh since 2015. Its work centres on family law, including collaborative family law, mediation, and negotiated resolu…
D&JP Pietrangelo Law is a Guelph firm focused on family law and mediation. Jim Pietrangelo has practised family law since 2002 and works as a family law mediator, and the firm also handles small claims, collections, p…
Dason Law Office is a general-practice firm in Guelph, Ontario, led by lawyer Sumita Pillay-Dason. She's practised law for about 30 years, including the last 15 in Guelph, and offers a comprehensive practice with real…
Dietrich Law is a Kitchener firm that practises exclusively in personal injury and disability law. It represents plaintiffs in motor-vehicle-accident, disability and insurance claims across Waterloo, Wellington and Br…
Dolden Wallace Folick LLP (Dolden) is an insurance defence litigation boutique with offices in Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Guelph, Toronto, and Halifax. Its lawyers defend insurers and their insureds in areas like pr…
DWA Law (Dickson Wynperle Associates) is a plaintiff-side personal injury firm based in Hamilton, with offices in Brantford and Guelph. It formed in 2024 as the successor to Wynperle Law, whose practice dates to 2002.…
EBPC Law is a personal injury firm with consultation offices in London, Belleville, Gloucester, and Fergus, Ontario, and a member of the BARAPP Law Alliance. It represents injured people in claims involving car, motor…
Elevate Law Group is a Guelph firm led by principal lawyer Ajay Sharma. It focuses on wills and estates, real estate, and business law, and it runs as a paperless practice with video conferencing and digital signature…
Fallis, McMillan & Ferrier is a full-service general practice firm founded in Mount Forest, Ontario in 1938 by Claude E. Fallis. It has offices in Mount Forest, Palmerston, and Durham, and serves the Wellington, Grey,…
Flesher & Mann is a general-practice firm that's served Guelph and the surrounding area since 1987. Its work covers real estate, wills and powers of attorney, incorporations and family law, and its principal, Jeffrey …
Garrod Pickfield LLP is a Guelph firm that's practised environmental, municipal, and planning law since 1989. It represents municipalities, land developers, conservation authorities, community groups, and property own…
Greatrix Law is a family law and divorce firm in Guelph, Ontario, with nearly 20 years of experience. It handles separation, divorce, and family law disputes, and it also does wills and estate work and mediation. The …
Hintsa Law is the criminal defence practice of Guelph barrister Ranney Hintsa. It defends Criminal Code and drug charges, including adult, youth, Indigenous and mental-health matters, and it serves Guelph, Kitchener, …
HNT Law is a real estate law practice based in Guelph that also serves the Toronto region. It handles home purchases and sales, refinancing, title transfers, condominium and pre-construction deals, and private and per…
Jackman & Rowles is a Guelph firm whose history in the city goes back to 1965, when founder Fred Moyer, Q.C. began serving local families and small-business owners. It took its current name in the early 1990s and work…
Joseph Fera Law Office is a Guelph firm founded by Joseph Fera, who began practising in the city in 1997. Its main focus is criminal defence, including sexual assault matters, and it also handles real estate, business…
The Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington County is a community legal clinic that provides free legal services to low-income people in Guelph and Wellington County. It's funded by Legal Aid Ontario and governed by a v…
MA Injury Law Firm is a personal injury practice with consultation offices in Etobicoke, Markham, and Guelph, and it's part of the Barapp Law Alliance. Its lawyers act for plaintiffs in motor vehicle accidents, slip a…
Mark Graham Law Office practises exclusively in real estate and mortgage law, serving buyers, sellers, and people refinancing homes, condominiums, commercial buildings, cottages, and rural and farm properties. It runs…
Maslov Law is the solo practice of Danica Maslov, serving Guelph and Brantford, Ontario. Its work covers separation and divorce, child protection (CAS), adoption, marriage and cohabitation agreements, wills and powers…
McElderry & Morris is a Guelph general-practice firm with roots tracing to a practice John Harris McElderry opened in 1921. It's served the region for over 100 years, offering civil litigation, family law, business la…
McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP is a full-service firm founded in 1998 in London, Ontario, following the merger of two firms with roots back to the 1930s. It has more than 60 lawyers across offices in London, Guelph, and St…
MFC Lawyers (MFC Law Professional Corporation) is a Guelph, Ontario firm with a second office in Milton, serving clients across Southern Ontario. Its main focus is family law, alongside civil litigation, dispute resol…
Moon Law Office is a Guelph practice led by James (Jim) Moon, a barrister and solicitor called to the bar in 1982. The firm's work covers real estate, wills, estates and trusts, and corporate law.
Munn Law Firm is a plaintiff personal injury practice founded by Terrence E. Munn, who's practised in the field since 2003. It handles car accidents, slip and falls, occupier's liability, long-term disability claims, …
Nelson Watson Professional Corporation is a Guelph firm that's served the community since 1973, when Nelson Watson opened its first office. It offers a full range of services, including real estate, corporate and comm…
Pellizzari Law is a Guelph, Ontario practice run by Joseph M. Pellizzari, a barrister and solicitor called to the Ontario Bar in 1990 and a former Crown Attorney. It handles criminal defence, real estate, and wills an…
This is the Guelph landing page for Pilkington Immigration, a firm that works from a network of offices across North America. It practises exclusively in immigration law for Canada, the United States and other jurisdi…
Plat Simionati is a family law firm in Guelph, Ontario. It handles domestic contracts, divorce and separation, property division, spousal and child support, parenting time, and decision-making responsibility, and it o…
Purves-Smith Law is a Guelph, Ontario firm serving the Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo area. It focuses on family law, including custody and access, child and spousal support, separation agreements, property division, a…
SorbaraLaw is a full-service regional firm with 40+ lawyers across offices in Waterloo, Guelph, Fergus and Markham, serving individuals, businesses, institutions and governmental bodies across Ontario. Its practice sp…
Stelzer Law is a Guelph, Ontario practice led by lawyer Cheryl Stelzer, offering real estate, family law, and wills and estates services. The office opened in 1996, originally as Smith & Stelzer Law Office, and has si…
SV Law is a full-service firm headquartered in Guelph, with additional offices in Elora and the Waterloo Region. Formerly SmithValeriote Law Firm, it traces its roots to the 1960s and now has more than forty lawyers. …
Sweet Law is a solo practice in Guelph led by lawyer Amy K. Sweet. Her legal background spans criminal defence, personal injury, and wills and estates. The firm serves Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, Orangeville, and Bran…
TTG Law is the Guelph, Ontario real estate practice of Teresa Tummillo-Goy, who's practised law for almost 30 years. The firm handles residential and commercial real estate transactions and private mortgage financing …
W. Gerald Punnett is a general practice law office in Guelph, Ontario, serving Wellington County since 1972. The practice covers family law, impaired driving and criminal charges, real estate, tax, small claims, and c…
Weiler Law is the sole-practitioner office of Luke Weiler in downtown Guelph, operating since 2013. It focuses on family law, child protection, and wills and estates, and it represents children through the Office of t…
Wolfe, Smith & Forster LLP is a full-service firm in downtown Fergus, Ontario, that's served Wellington and Dufferin Counties for over 65 years. It has partner and associate lawyers who advise individuals, businesses,…
Woolcott Krashinsky LLP is a Guelph firm that's operated since 1998, serving Guelph, Fergus, Wellington County and the surrounding area. Its two main areas are personal injury (including motor-vehicle-accident and dis…
Wrong Tax Law is a Guelph practice led by tax lawyer Robert Wrong. It focuses on tax law and dealings with the Canada Revenue Agency, including audits, voluntary disclosures, taxpayer relief applications, objections, …