Does Cohen Highley have an office in Kitchener?

Yes. The Kitchener office is at 55 King Street West, 10th floor, in downtown Kitchener. It's part of Cohen Highley LLP, a firm based in London, Ontario since 1974, with additional offices in London, Windsor, Strathroy, and Sarnia.

What areas of law does Cohen Highley handle?

It's a full-service firm. Practice areas include family law, personal injury, real estate, wills, estates and trusts, employment, business and corporate law, commercial litigation, and a multi-residential housing group covering tenancies, condominiums, and care homes.

Can Cohen Highley help with a divorce or separation in Waterloo Region?

Yes. The family law group handles divorce, separation agreements, child and spousal support, property division, collaborative family law, and child protection matters.

Does Cohen Highley handle landlord and tenant or condominium matters?

Yes. Its multi-residential housing group works on residential tenancies, condominium law, retirement and care homes, and land lease and mobile home communities, along with related human rights and accessibility matters.

Can Cohen Highley help me buy a home in Kitchener?

Yes. The firm handles residential and commercial real estate transactions.

How long has Cohen Highley been in business?

The firm was founded in London, Ontario in 1974 and marked its 50th anniversary in 2024. It now operates offices in London, Kitchener, Windsor, Strathroy, and Sarnia.

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About Cohen Highley LLP

Cohen Highley LLP is a full-service law firm founded in London, Ontario in 1974. Harris Cohen, a Londoner called to the bar in 1973, started the practice, and Frank Highley joined in 1991, which is where the two names come from. It's grown into a regional firm with offices in London, Kitchener, Windsor, Strathroy, and Sarnia, and it marked its 50th year in 2024. The Kitchener office at 55 King Street West is the firm's presence in Waterloo Region, while the head office stays in London.

The firm covers most of what people and businesses need: family law, personal injury, real estate, wills and estates, employment, business and corporate work, and commercial litigation. One part of the practice is less common. Cohen Highley runs a dedicated multi-residential housing group that handles residential tenancies, condominiums, retirement and care homes, land lease and mobile home communities, and related human rights and accessibility work, a narrower specialty than most general firms take on. The firm also publishes an ongoing library of plain-language articles on Ontario family, housing, and real estate law.

Practice areas

Family Law

Personal Injury

Business & Corporate Law

Real Estate Law

Wills, Estates & Trusts

Employment & Labour Law

Landlord & Tenant

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Construction Law

Administrative & Regulatory Law

Health Law

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Milestones & recognition

Founded in London, Ontario in 1974; Harris Cohen started the firm after being called to the bar in 1973, and Frank Highley joined the practice in 1991.
Marked its 50th anniversary in 2024.
In 2012 the firm named the first paralegal partner of a law firm in Ontario.
In 2013 it became the first law firm to sponsor the Pride London Festival.
In 2016 the firm received the David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility.

In the community

Presenting sponsor of Canstruction Waterloo Region through The Food Bank of Waterloo Region; the firm reports that since 2008 the event has raised more than 1.7 million meals for the community.
Title sponsor of Community Living London's annual Night of Heroes, and host of an annual charity golf tournament the firm reports has raised over $800,000 for the organization.
Supports affordable housing work, including the Vision SoHo Alliance in London, a partnership building hundreds of new affordable and below-market rental units on the former Victoria Hospital campus.

Good to know

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LGBTQ+ friendly A calendar with a checkmark beside a clock

By appointment

Fees & payment

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Contingency A clipboard with a speech bubble and a no-charge dollar coin

Free consultation

Lawyers 34

Aesha Patel Lawyer Real Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Alexa Duggan Lawyer Personal Injury Becca (Pillon) Beneteau Lawyer Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law Benjamin Charlebois Lawyer Landlord & Tenant Brian Phillips Partner Real Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Christian Jannetta Partner Employment & Labour LawConstruction Law David L. Brown Counsel Business & Corporate Law Erin Burns Partner Family Law Erin O'Leary Partner Family Law Faisal Nasim Partner Business & Corporate Law Janet M. Gibbons Counsel Real Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Joe Hoffer Counsel Landlord & TenantReal Estate Law John A. Nicholson Partner Personal InjuryCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Joshua Laplante Partner Wills, Estates & TrustsCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Kate Schoffer Lawyer Landlord & TenantReal Estate Law Ken Fraser Partner Family Law Kevin F. Lundy Lawyer Landlord & Tenant Kevin Kok Lawyer Landlord & TenantReal Estate Law Kristin Ley Partner, Practice Group Leader Landlord & TenantCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Laura M. Gurr Managing Partner Landlord & TenantReal Estate Law Liam Thompson Lawyer Landlord & TenantReal Estate Law Lucy Lee Partner Personal InjuryCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Matt Rynen Lawyer Personal Injury Matthew Newton-Reid Co-Managing Partner Personal InjuryCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1979–2024 · median 18 years in practice 25 of 34 lawyers
Law schools: Western University (14), University of Windsor (6), University of Western Ontario (2), Osgoode Hall Law School, Thames Valley Law School, Université de Moncton and 2 more 27 of 34 lawyers
Languages on the roster: English, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Portuguese, Urdu

Who handles what

Offices 6

London (Head Office)519-672-9330

One London Place, 255 Queens Avenue, 11th Floor, London, ON N6A 5R8

South London519-672-9330

575 Wharncliffe Rd S #3, London, ON N6J 1R6

Kitchener226-476-4444

55 King Street West, Suite 1001, Kitchener, ON N2G 4W1

Windsor519-916-0154

2090 Wyandotte St. E., Windsor, ON N8Y 5B2

Strathroy519-245-0110

39 Front Street West, Strathroy, ON N7G 1X5

Sarnia519-344-2020

568 Christina Street North, Lower B, Sarnia, Ontario N7T 5W6

The neighbourhood

This is the Kitchener office of a firm based in London, Ontario, and it sits at 55 King Street West, on the tenth floor of a tower on downtown Kitchener's main street. King Street runs through the heart of the city's downtown core, so the office puts a full-service firm right in Waterloo Region's central business district.

That central location fits the firm's multi-residential housing work, which centres on tenancies, condominiums, and care homes. Kitchener is also home to the Waterloo Region courthouse.

Frequently asked questions

Does Cohen Highley have an office in Kitchener?: Yes. The Kitchener office is at 55 King Street West, 10th floor, in downtown Kitchener. It's part of Cohen Highley LLP, a firm based in London, Ontario since 1974, with additional offices in London, Windsor, Strathroy, and Sarnia.
What areas of law does Cohen Highley handle?: It's a full-service firm. Practice areas include family law, personal injury, real estate, wills, estates and trusts, employment, business and corporate law, commercial litigation, and a multi-residential housing group covering tenancies, condominiums, and care homes.
Can Cohen Highley help with a divorce or separation in Waterloo Region?: Yes. The family law group handles divorce, separation agreements, child and spousal support, property division, collaborative family law, and child protection matters.
Does Cohen Highley handle landlord and tenant or condominium matters?: Yes. Its multi-residential housing group works on residential tenancies, condominium law, retirement and care homes, and land lease and mobile home communities, along with related human rights and accessibility matters.
Can Cohen Highley help me buy a home in Kitchener?: Yes. The firm handles residential and commercial real estate transactions.
How long has Cohen Highley been in business?: The firm was founded in London, Ontario in 1974 and marked its 50th anniversary in 2024. It now operates offices in London, Kitchener, Windsor, Strathroy, and Sarnia.

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