Ronald H.A. Van Der Steen Law Office

About Ronald H.A. Van Der Steen Law Office

Ronald H.A. Van Der Steen Law Office is a sole law practice in Oakville, Ontario. Van der Steen was called to the bar by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1998, after an unusual path into law: a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario, a civil engineering technology diploma from Fanshawe College, and work as a professional engineer involved in several capital projects, before earning a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor. Van der Steen practiced independently in Oakville for two years, then became a partner in Kyle & van der Steen LLP in 2001. The practice today continues under Van der Steen's own name from an office on North Service Road West in Oakville.

The firm covers corporate and commercial law, civil litigation, family law, real estate, wills and estates, mediation, and notary services. Its clients include financial institutions, federal and provincial not for profit corporations, and many small and mid size businesses and individuals, with a client base that reaches from Hamilton to Toronto. Van der Steen has stayed involved in the local business community as a director of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, a member since 1998, and has served on the board of Crimestoppers since 2017. Several services carry published flat fees rather than an open ended estimate, including simple wills, uncontested divorces, and mediation.