Gerami Law Professional Corporation
2 lawyers · Established 2011 · City of Ottawa, City of Toronto, Metro Vancouver
One of 439 law firms listed in Ottawa, and one of 75 handling Immigration Law.
About Gerami Law Professional Corporation
Gerami Law Professional Corporation is a Canadian immigration and refugee law firm headquartered in Ottawa, with remote offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Arghavan Gerami founded the firm in 2011 after being called to the Ontario bar in 2007. Before starting the firm, Gerami worked at the Department of Justice Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Attorney General, and served the Honourable Mr. Justice M. Evans at the Federal Court of Appeal.
The firm's practice covers refugee claims and appeals, permanent residence applications (including family sponsorship and humanitarian and compassionate grounds), temporary visas, citizenship matters, and urgent removal defence work such as stays of removal, pre-removal risk assessments, and admissibility hearings, argued before the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court. The team includes a barrister with a bilingual law degree from McGill University and a general manager with an engineering background who is fluent in English, French, and Farsi. The firm serves clients in English and Farsi.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Founded in 2011 by Arghavan Gerami, who was called to the Ontario bar in 2007.
- The firm's founder received the Canadian Bar Association's 2021 Volunteer Award and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers' Human Rights Award for contributions to refugee law advocacy.
- The founder is an executive member of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and has served on Canadian Bar Association immigration law section committees.
In the community
- The firm describes itself as actively involved with organizations including Amnesty International, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigrant Women Services Ottawa, Reach Canada, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
- The firm states its community work includes pro bono legal services, sponsorships, and efforts to promote access to legal services for immigrants and refugees.
Fees & payment
Flat feeLawyers 2
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2007 · median 19 years in practice 1 of 2 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School, York University 1 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
Offices 3
The neighbourhood
Gerami Law's day to day base is Ottawa, where its head office sits on Albert Street downtown. Its Toronto presence at 34 Minowan Miikan Lane is a remote office rather than a full branch, part of how the firm reaches clients across Ontario and British Columbia without duplicating a full staff in every city. For GTA clients, that means the firm's Federal Court and Immigration and Refugee Board work is coordinated from Ottawa with a Toronto point of contact, which fits an immigration and refugee practice that already argues cases nationally rather than depending on a single courthouse.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Gerami Law handle refugee claims and refugee appeals?
- Yes. The firm represents clients through the refugee claim process, including completing claim forms and hearing preparation, and it also handles refugee appeals.
- Can Gerami Law help with a permanent residence application?
- Yes. The firm's practice covers permanent residence applications, including family class sponsorship and applications made on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- I'm facing removal from Canada. Can Gerami Law help?
- The firm handles urgent removal matters, including stay of removal motions, pre-removal risk assessments, deferral of removal, and admissibility hearings.
- Does the firm handle citizenship applications?
- Yes, the firm represents clients on citizenship applications as well as citizenship revocation matters.
- What languages can I get help in at Gerami Law?
- The firm serves clients in English and Farsi. Team members also speak French.
- Is there someone I can meet with in Toronto?
- Gerami Law is headquartered in Ottawa and keeps a remote office in Toronto at 34 Minowan Miikan Lane, alongside another in Vancouver, so GTA clients don't need to travel to Ottawa for every step of a case.
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