Dason Law Office
1 lawyer · Established 2010 · Wellington County (Guelph)
One of 53 law firms listed in Guelph, and one of 23 handling Real Estate Law.
About Dason Law Office
Dason Law Office is a general practice firm on Woolwich Street in Guelph, Ontario, led by Sumita Pillay-Dason. The independent practice opened in 2010. Before starting it, the founder came to Guelph in 2002 and first practised with the local firm Hungerford, Guthrie and Berry. That move followed roughly a decade in Singapore as in-house counsel for the country's national land planning and land development agency, and a period practising real estate and general law in Nova Scotia. All told, it's a practice with about 30 years of legal experience behind it, 15 of them in Guelph.
The work stays broad. The office handles residential real estate purchases, sales, and refinancing, including private mortgages, along with wills and powers of attorney that range from a standard will to primary and secondary corporate wills meant to trim probate costs. It administers estates from the certificate of appointment through to final distribution, and it takes on corporate matters like incorporations, minute-book resolutions, business sales, and franchise questions. Family agreements and divorces, employment issues, and landlord and tenant disputes round out the list, with the firm taking either side at the Landlord and Tenant Board. It also gives independent legal advice and provides notary services. The founder credits a background across several countries and legal systems for the wide perspective.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Sumita Pillay-Dason opened Dason Law Office as an independent practice in 2010, after coming to Guelph in 2002 and first practising with the local firm Hungerford, Guthrie and Berry.
- The founder's earlier career included about ten years in Singapore as in-house counsel for the national land planning and land development agency, followed by real estate and general practice in Nova Scotia.
- The practice reflects roughly 30 years in law, about 15 of them in Guelph.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentWho handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm sits at 367 Woolwich Street, on the road that runs north out of downtown Guelph. There's a parking lot behind the building off Kerr Street, plus parking on Woolwich itself, and an accessibility ramp and a door button at the back entrance. The office works by appointment rather than as a walk-in. A short way south on the same street stands the County of Wellington Administration Centre at number 74, a limestone building put up in 1842 to 1844 as the county court house and still the seat of county government, with the county law library now housed in the old jail behind it. For a practice built on real estate, estates, and family files across Guelph and the townships around it, that stretch of Woolwich Street is close to the everyday business of Wellington County.
Frequently asked questions
- What kinds of legal work does Dason Law Office take on?
- It's a general practice. The firm handles real estate, wills and powers of attorney, estates, corporate and business matters, litigation, family agreements and divorces, employment issues, and landlord and tenant disputes, and it also provides independent legal advice and notary services.
- Can the firm help me buy or sell a home in Guelph?
- Yes. The office handles residential real estate purchases, sales, and refinancing, and it works on private mortgages and the related agreements from the first draft through to closing.
- Can Dason Law Office prepare my will and powers of attorney?
- Yes. The firm drafts wills, from a standard last will and testament to primary and secondary corporate wills that are set up to reduce probate costs, along with powers of attorney for property and for personal care. It works with people making a first plan or updating older documents.
- I've been named an estate trustee. Can the firm help with probate?
- Yes. The office guides estate trustees through the process, including applications for a certificate of appointment with or without a will, estate accounts, distribution to beneficiaries, and releases, from the application through to the final distribution.
- I'm incorporating a business in Guelph. Can the firm help?
- Yes. The corporate practice covers incorporating a new company, registering business names, preparing annual minute-book resolutions, buying or selling a business, amalgamations, franchise matters, and winding up a corporation that's closing.
- How do I meet with the firm, and is the office accessible?
- The office is open by appointment, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and you can book by calling (519) 824-2020. There's a parking lot behind the building off Kerr Street and parking on Woolwich Street, and the back entrance has an accessibility ramp and a door-opening button.
Where to find them
367 Woolwich St, Guelph, ON N1H 3W4, Canada · 519-824-2020
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