Helsons LLP
5 lawyers · Established 1885 · Halton Region
One of 14 law firms listed in Halton Hills, and one of 8 handling Real Estate Law.
About Helsons LLP
Helsons LLP is a general practice law firm based in Georgetown, Ontario, with a longstanding office in nearby Acton. The firm traces its Halton Hills roots back to 1885 and is now the oldest and largest law firm in the area. Local business history records that the roots of today's practice go back further, to 1914, when a lawyer named Andy Dale began practicing in Georgetown, and that the practice marked its 100th anniversary in 2014. Over the decades the firm's name grew to reflect its partners, and it's still known formally as Helson Kogon Ashbee Schaljo and Associates LLP, a name that includes two of today's partners.
Partner David Ashbee has practiced at the firm since 1983, and Mark Rush joined in 1988 after six years of practice in Brampton. Steven Kogon, a graduate of Bond University in Australia, has been with the firm since 2011. Together with their associates, they cover real estate, family law, wills and estate planning, corporate and commercial law, and civil litigation, along with smaller matters in municipal and administrative law. The real estate team is linked electronically to every Land Titles office in the province, so it can complete a closing anywhere in Ontario, and the firm's wills vault, built to be fire and water resistant, holds more than 7,000 documents.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm's roots in Georgetown go back to 1885, and it's now the oldest and largest law firm in Halton Hills.
- Local business history records that the current practice's roots date to 1914, when Andy Dale began practicing law in Georgetown, and that the practice marked its 100th anniversary in 2014.
- Dale went on to serve as Georgetown's first mayor, starting in 1922.
- Partner David Ashbee was called to the Ontario bar in 1981 and has practiced at the firm since 1983.
- Partner Mark Rush was called to the bar in 1982, practiced in Brampton for six years, and has been with the firm since 1988.
- Partner Steven Kogon, a graduate of Bond University in Australia, has practiced at the firm since 2011.
- The Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce named Helsons its 2018 Large Business of the Year, and the Halton Hills Reader's Choice Awards named it Best Legal Office in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In the community
- Lawyers at the firm have served on the boards of Halton Women's Place, the United Way, the Kiwanis Club of Georgetown, the Lions Club of Georgetown, Hospice Caledon, and the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce.
- One of the firm's lawyers serves as counsel to the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides Canada.
- One of the firm's lawyers has served on the board of Halton Community Legal Service, a nonprofit legal aid clinic.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 5
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1981–2015 · median 27 years in practice 4 of 5 lawyers
- Law schools
- Bond University, University of Leicester, University of Western Ontario Law School, University of Windsor Law School 4 of 5 lawyers
Who handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
Helsons' Georgetown office sits at 132 Mill Street, in a building local history places within the town's old O'Neil block. The building appears on an 1895 map of downtown Georgetown, was largely rebuilt after a fire went through the block in 1920, and by the 1930s had spent time as a car garage before later becoming law offices, the kind of building that has quietly changed hands and uses for well over a century.
The Acton office, at 35 Mill Street East, sits in a town that grew up around an actual grist mill and the mill pond the town's founders dammed when they settled the area in 1825. Acton later adopted the nickname Leathertown, home to the Beardmore Tanning Company, which at one point proclaimed itself the largest tannery in the British Empire, until it closed in 1986.
Frequently asked questions
- What areas of law does Helsons handle?
- Helsons is a general practice law firm covering real estate, family law, wills and estate planning, corporate and commercial law, civil litigation, and smaller matters in municipal and administrative law. Its lawyers work out of offices in Georgetown and Acton.
- I want to buy or sell a home in Georgetown or Acton. Can the firm help with the closing?
- Helsons handles purchases, sales, financing and other real estate transactions, and its real estate team is linked electronically to every Land Titles office in Ontario. That means the firm can act on a closing anywhere in the province, not only in Halton Hills.
- Does Helsons handle separation and divorce?
- Helsons practices family law, including domestic and separation agreements, custody and access, child and spousal support, and divorce. The firm offers a free one hour consultation for most family related matters.
- Can the firm prepare my will and powers of attorney?
- Helsons prepares wills and powers of attorney for property and personal care, and keeps completed wills in a fire and water resistant vault that holds more than 7,000 documents. It also handles estate administration and probate.
- I'm starting a small business in Halton Hills. Can Helsons help incorporate it?
- Helsons acts for several hundred small and medium sized businesses. It can incorporate a company provincially or federally, files Articles of Incorporation electronically, and also handles business purchases and sales, partnership and shareholder agreements, and commercial leasing.
- How long has Helsons been serving Halton Hills?
- Helsons traces its history in Georgetown back to 1885, and local business history records that the roots of the current practice go back to 1914. It's the oldest and largest law firm in Halton Hills and has been named Best Legal Office in the Halton Hills Reader's Choice Awards.
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