Black & Wood Law Office
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.1 lawyer · Established 1989 · Wellington County (Guelph)
One of 50 law firms listed in Guelph, and one of 24 handling Real Estate Law.
About Black & Wood Law Office
Black & Wood Law Office is a Rockwood, Ontario practice for real estate, wills and estates, and corporate and commercial work. Whether a client's buying a house, selling one or refinancing, the office commits to handling the deal carefully and efficiently.
Christopher Wood is the firm's lawyer and also a notary public, supported by two law clerks, Jessica Jennings and Jessica Bigg. The practice goes back to 1989, when Douglas Black founded it.
Integrity, loyalty and understanding are the three things the firm puts at the centre of how it treats each client. You'll find the office at 138 Main Street North, open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the phone number is 519-856-4555.
History
Douglas Black opened the practice in 1989 and spent close to three decades serving Rockwood and the area around it. Christopher Wood came aboard in July 2016, and the two then practised together as Black and Wood LLP. Douglas Black retired at the close of 2017, and Christopher Wood has carried the firm forward ever since under its current name, Black & Wood Law Office.
Practice areas
Homes, cottages and commercial property
Black & Wood acts on residential purchases and sales, including condos, as well as cottage deals, home refinancing and remortgaging, and commercial real estate. Its real estate work also covers title transfers and survivorship applications.
Wills, powers of attorney and estates
New wills, updates to existing ones, powers of attorney and estate administration are all offered together as one complete package.
Corporate and commercial
For companies, the firm handles incorporation, amalgamation and dissolution. It also deals with annual minutes, director and shareholder matters, and the purchase and sale of assets or shares.
Notarial services
Christopher Wood is a notary public. The office notarizes documents and makes certified copies, takes sworn documents such as affidavits and statutory declarations as commissioners for oaths, and prepares travel consent letters.
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The neighbourhood
Rockwood is the main community in Guelph/Eramosa Township, sitting between Acton and Guelph, and Highway 7 passes right through it. The village started out as Brotherstown before it was renamed Rockwood. The Eramosa River flows through its centre, and it's the river that drew early settlers, since it powered mills that were among the first businesses here. Old quarry and mining lands nearby are now protected as the Rockwood Conservation Area.
The firm works from Main Street North. Farther along the same main street, at 477 Main Street South, stands the Rockwood Academy, a three-storey stone building in the Georgian style that went up in 1853. William Wetherald founded the school in 1850 under Quaker education rules, back when Upper Canada's public school system was still taking shape.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Black & Wood help an estate trustee with the CAETWW (probate) application?
- Black & Wood assists executors and estate trustees with the court application for a CAETWW (probate) when one is necessary. The firm also handles the sale of estate homes.
- Does Black & Wood prepare primary and secondary wills to protect corporate assets?
- Black & Wood drafts primary and secondary wills aimed at protecting corporate assets.
- Will Black & Wood keep my corporation's minute book and seal?
- Black & Wood maintains corporate records for clients, and that includes storing the minute book and seals.
- Can the firm draft or review the agreement for a private real estate transaction?
- Black & Wood drafts and reviews agreements for private transactions as part of its real estate work.
Where to find them
P.O. Box 95, 138 Main Street North, Rockwood, Ontario N0B 2K0 · 519-856-4555
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