Clayton Law Professional Corporation

About Clayton Law Professional Corporation

Clayton Law Professional Corporation, which operates its client-facing site as Ottawa Family Law, is a sole practitioner firm in the Westboro area of Ottawa. Darrin Clayton founded the practice, then called Clayton Law Office, in 1998 and has practiced family law for more than thirty years, working in family law and estates exclusively. The firm's site describes Clayton's approach as being both "a zealous advocate and an enthusiastic peacemaker," with the process a case follows treated as just as important as its outcome.

The firm leans on settlement tools rather than the courtroom: mediation, collaborative family law, and five way settlement meetings, with litigation kept as a last resort. It offers a free half hour phone consultation before any fees apply, and structures its billing around a retainer held in trust, with flat rate pricing available for uncontested divorces and separation agreements once both sides have reached an agreement in principle. Clayton is supported by a small staff, including an office manager, a law clerk, and a part time administrative assistant.