Rathbone Law

About Rathbone Law

Rathbone Law is a solo practice in Burlington, Ontario, in the Halton Region. Logan Rathbone handles three main areas: family law, covering separation, divorce, and spousal cohabitation disputes; child protection law, representing parents and family members in cases brought by the Children's Aid Society; and criminal defence. The practice describes itself as a general one and doesn't limit intake to those three areas, though it doesn't handle real estate transactions. Legal Aid Ontario lists Rathbone on its roster with English and French as languages of service, and with Gladue and domestic violence advice among the listed specialties.

On the child protection side, cases can involve a supervision order, a time-limited order for Interim Society Care, or, at the most serious end, an order for Extended Society Care (formerly called Crown Wardship) for the purpose of adoption. In criminal matters, the firm points out that repeated administrative court appearances can cost a client days of work, and that pleading guilty without legal advice can carry employment, immigration, and travel consequences that last well beyond the case itself. Rathbone Law accepts Legal Aid Certificates in many cases and operates from its Burlington office by appointment only.