About Davidson Houle Allen LLP

Davidson Houle Allen LLP is a law firm that practices exclusively in condominium and joint property law. The firm was established in 2017 and is based in Ottawa, with a satellite office in Kingston. Its name comes from three founding partners, James Davidson, Nancy Houle, and Christy Allen, and the firm says it now provides legal services to more than 1,000 condominium corporations across Eastern Ontario.

The practice covers condominium governance and compliance, building deficiency and Tarion claims, collections and lien enforcement, and disputes before Ontario's Condominium Authority Tribunal. Davidson was called to the Ontario bar in 1984 and has practiced condominium law since well before the firm existed, while Houle and Allen both studied law at Queen's University and were called to the bar in 2002 and 2004. The firm has kept adding partners since its founding, most recently Cheryll Wood, who joined the partnership in the summer of 2025, bringing the team to 14 lawyers.

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In the community

  • James Davidson lectured on condominium law at Ottawa's Bar Admission Course for over a decade.
  • Nancy Houle has served as a board member and president of the Canadian Condominium Institute's Ottawa chapter and was formerly editor of the chapter's newsletter, Condo Contact.
  • The firm runs recurring 'Condo Crunch' webinars for condo boards and managers on topics such as requisition meetings, and exhibits each year at the CCI-EO Ottawa Condominium Conference.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1984–2024 · median 9 years in practice 11 of 14 lawyers
Law schools
Queen's University (4), University of Ottawa (4), University of Windsor (3) 11 of 14 lawyers

Offices 2

800-410 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1R 1B7

Venture Business Centre, Kingston, ON

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