About Schenk Legal

Schenk Legal is a small general practice law firm in Wingham, Ontario, a town in Huron County. It was formerly known as John W. Schenk Barristers & Solicitors and now operates as a two-lawyer firm, John W. Schenk and Virginia M. Schenk, working from a single office on Veterans Road.

John Schenk studied business and psychology at York University, then earned a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario bar in 1977. Virginia Schenk earned an honours BA in English, political science, and drama from the University of Toronto before also attending Osgoode Hall Law School, sitting on the executive committee of the Osgoode International Law Association and later returning as part of the teaching team for its negotiation course. Virginia Schenk was called to the Ontario bar in 2009 and belongs to both the Ontario Bar Association and the Canadian Bar Association.

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In the community

  • John Schenk served a six year term as a town councillor in Wingham and was a founding member of the area's Habitat for Humanity chapter and its United Way branch, according to the firm's own biography page.
  • John Schenk also sat on a local hospital board and a daycare board.
  • Virginia Schenk has served on the board of the Wingham District Community Living Association.

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5 Veterans Rd, Wingham ON N0G 2W0 · 519-357-4500

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