Counsel Law

About Counsel Law

Counsel Law is a business law practice based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded by Ira Greenspoon after more than 30 years in legal practice. Rather than billing by the hour, the firm built its practice around predictable pricing: a monthly Direct Access to Legal Counsel plan, currently $297 plus HST, that gives phone and email access to a lawyer and review of routine agreements, alongside on-site in-house counsel arrangements for larger projects and a traditional, project-based practice for one-off matters. Counsel Law serves businesses and not-for-profit organizations across the Greater Toronto, Hamilton, and Burlington area. (Fees as of September 2026.)

Greenspoon's background spans private practice at small and medium sized firms, in-house counsel roles at a national healthcare provider and at a real estate development and management company focused on medical and office buildings, and legal advisory work for not-for-profit and charitable organizations, including serving as a board member and president of charitable boards. The firm's work covers business and corporate law, commercial and residential real estate, contracts, employment matters, and franchise and trade agreements, along with family law and, through the traditional practice stream, wills, estates, and personal injury matters.