Beeksma Law

About Beeksma Law

Beeksma Law is a small Hamilton law firm founded in 2018 by Shayna A. Beeksma, who leads the practice as principal lawyer. Beeksma earned a J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2011 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2012, after summering and articling at the Toronto office of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP (now Gowling WLG). Beeksma then practised at a small commercial and estate litigation firm in Burlington, and later at a mid-sized Hamilton firm, before opening Beeksma Law. The firm's head office is in downtown Hamilton, and it focuses on estates, trusts and capacity law alongside commercial leasing, small business and non-profit work, civil litigation and family law.

The firm describes itself as a remote-first, technology-enabled practice, offering online consultations, digital document signing and case management so clients can deal with the firm from anywhere in Ontario. Alongside the Hamilton head office, it keeps by-appointment offices in Port Elgin, Owen Sound and Collingwood, extending its reach into Grey and Simcoe counties. Associate lawyer Hortense A. Fraser earned a law degree with honors from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, then completed Canadian accreditation and a four-month Law Practice Program placement at the firm before being called to the Ontario bar in 2021. A student-at-law is also working toward the Law Practice Program at the firm.