Bell Baker LLP is a full-service law firm based in Ottawa, founded in 1957. The firm has about fifteen lawyers serving individuals, corporations, and institutions across the greater Eastern Ontario area, with practices including estates and trusts, real estate, corporate and commercial law, administrative law, civil litigation, employment and labour law, construction law, personal injury, insurance law, and family law.

Practice areas

Business & Corporate Law Real Estate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts Administrative & Regulatory Law Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Employment & Labour Law Construction Law Personal Injury Insurance Law Family Law

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Fees & payment

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Lawyers 13

Amy J. Cornew-Fingas Business & Corporate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Charlotte Watson Partner Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law Cheryl L. Hess Partner Family LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution F. Alexis Hebert Partner Real Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Faith Reid Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law Geoffrey A. Howard Partner Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law John E. Summers Managing Partner Family LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Judie Yuk Wah Chan Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law Lucas Ostrowski Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law Matthew Kuciak Associate Real Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Nicole Bolick Family LawWills, Estates & Trusts Patricia A. Lawson Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law W. John Rick Real Estate LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law

Certified Specialists

A designation granted by the Law Society of Ontario, not a self-declared area of focus.

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1979–2025 · median 22 years in practice 10 of 13 lawyers
Law schools
University of Ottawa (4), Queen's University (2), McGill University, Nelson Mandela University, University of British Columbia, University of Kent 10 of 13 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Afrikaans, Cantonese, English, French

Who handles what

Where to find them

Suite 700 - 116 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 0C2 · 613-237-3444

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