Nelligan Law

Nelligan Law (Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP) is a full-service law firm based in Ottawa, founded in 1963 by John Nelligan and Denis Power. It's grown to a team of more than 100 lawyers and professionals who serve clients across Ontario in areas including family law, employment law, business law, personal injury, litigation, wills and estates, real estate, and construction law. The firm offers virtual appointments in addition to its downtown Ottawa office.

Practice areas

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

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleLGBTQ+ friendlyVirtual appointmentsBy appointmentIn-person services

Lawyers 49

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar

1999–2023 · median 7 years in practice 12 of 49 lawyers

Law schools

University of Ottawa (20), McGill University (2), McGill University Faculty of Law (2), Queen's University Faculty of Law (2), University of Windsor (2), Bond University and 11 more 40 of 49 lawyers

Languages on the roster

Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Who handles what

• Employment & Labour Law
  Adrienne Fanjoy, Andrew Montague-Reinholdt, Brent Marks, Denise Deschenes, Elizabeth Bratton, Emma Lodge, Eytan Rip, Janice Payne, Karine Dion, Kyle Anderson, Madison Chilvers, Malini Vijaykumar, Maya Fernandez, Mona Mikhael, Rhian Foley, Sarah Di Liello, Tracy Lyle, Zakia Jahan
• Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  Caitlin Cardill, Colin Dubeau, Craig O'Brien, Hamish Mills-McEwan, Joe Habr, Jonathan Constable, Kendra Landry, Rhian Foley, Stanford Cummings, Tracy Lyle
• Family Law
  Alaina Woolfrey, Daniel Duyvelshoff, Erika Young, Erin MacDonald, Evelyn Hein, Jenna Preston, Kiran Uppal, Rebekah Schultz, Sara Morrison, Yasmin Abbadi
• Personal Injury
  Frances Shapiro-Munn, Hamish Mills-McEwan, Jessica Fullerton, Joe Habr, John Lundrigan, Sam Shortt, Stanford Cummings, Tatyana Loeffler-Vulpe, Tracy Lyle
• Insurance Law
  Caitlin Cardill, Colin Dubeau, Craig O'Brien, Frances Shapiro-Munn, Jessica Fullerton, John Lundrigan, Stanford Cummings
• Real Estate Law
  Brian Hebert, Bryan Thaw, Debbie Bellinger, Elizabeth Bratton, Jaimee Rimer, Jake Ruddy, Joyce Ghaly
• Wills, Estates & Trusts
  Bryan Thaw, Caitlin Cardill, Jacob Harper, Kendra Landry, Sam Shortt, Stanford Cummings
• Administrative & Regulatory Law
  Andrew Montague-Reinholdt, Brent Marks, Emma Lodge, Malini Vijaykumar, Maya Fernandez
• Business & Corporate Law
  Audrey DeMarsico, Bryan Thaw, Debbie Bellinger, Jacob Harper
• Construction Law
  Caitlin Cardill, Craig O'Brien, Debbie Bellinger
• Class Actions
  Janice Payne
• Indigenous Law
  Audrey DeMarsico