White Coad LLP
9 lawyers · Oxford County, Waterloo Region, Perth County (Stratford)
One of 13 law firms listed in Woodstock, and one of 2 handling Agricultural Law.
About White Coad LLP
White Coad LLP is a full-service law firm rooted in Oxford County, with its main office on Dundas Street in downtown Woodstock and additional offices in Norwich, Ayr, and Stratford. Its roots reach back close to fifty years, to a Woodstock practice started by Craig McKay and Richard Treleaven, and today around nine lawyers carry on the work. The firm covers real estate, business and corporate law, wills and estates, and family law, with a strong thread of agricultural work running through most of it.
Farm country shapes a lot of what the firm handles. It works on farm and rural land transfers, succession planning for family operations, severances and zoning, and financing, and it says several of its lawyers were raised on farms or have spent years advising farmers across Oxford, Norfolk, and Perth counties. Family law here is deliberately kept out of court. The firm's family lawyers prepare separation agreements, cohabitation and marriage contracts, and uncontested divorces through negotiation, mediation, and collaborative practice rather than litigation, and one of them is certified in collaborative family law.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The practice began close to fifty years ago in Woodstock, started by Craig McKay and Richard Treleaven, and operates today as White Coad LLP.
- A lawyer at the firm has been certified in collaborative family law since 2022.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Free parking
By appointmentLawyers 9
Adel Fortin
Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law
Aleena Ashfaq
Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law
Brad J. Hause
Partner
Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law
Gordon M. Klein
Associate
Agricultural Law
Jessica Chyc
Family LawWills, Estates & Trusts
Payden Shrubb
Associate
Richard A. Coad
Russell Mitchell
Associate
Ryan Verhoog
Associate
Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1995–2022 · median 12 years in practice 6 of 9 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Western Ontario (6), Lincoln Alexander School of Law (Toronto Metropolitan University), University of Detroit Mercy, University of Windsor 9 of 9 lawyers
Who handles what
Offices 4
The neighbourhood
At heart this is an Oxford County firm, run out of Woodstock, and it keeps a long-standing office in Ayr for clients on the Waterloo Region side of its territory. Ayr sits in the Township of North Dumfries, south of Kitchener and west of Cambridge, and it's one of the more intact nineteenth-century villages in the region, with heritage buildings along streets like Stanley, Swan, and Northumberland. The firm's Ayr office is on Stanley Street, the same street as the Ayr branch of the Region of Waterloo library. It's a natural base for a practice built on farm, land, and estate work, since North Dumfries is largely rural township wrapped around a small village core, and the surrounding countryside is the kind of Oxford and Waterloo farmland the firm has worked in for decades.
Frequently asked questions
- Does White Coad help with farm transfers and succession planning?
- Yes. Agricultural work is a core part of the practice. The firm handles farm and rural land transfers, succession planning for family operations, severances and zoning applications, financing, and related estate planning for clients across Oxford, Norfolk, and Perth counties.
- Can White Coad handle my separation or divorce without going to court?
- Yes, and that's the firm's whole approach to family law. Its family lawyers work through negotiation, mediation, and collaborative practice rather than litigation, preparing separation agreements, cohabitation and marriage contracts, and uncontested divorces. They don't take on court cases.
- Which offices does the firm have, and where is the main one?
- The main office is at 408 Dundas Street in Woodstock. The firm also has offices in Norwich, Ayr (44A Stanley Street), and Stratford. Its Delhi office closed at the end of 2025.
- Can White Coad help me buy or sell a home or property?
- Yes. Real estate is one of the firm's main practice areas. It handles residential purchases and sales as well as farm and rural land, working with individual buyers and sellers and with larger commercial transactions.
- How long has the firm been practising?
- Close to fifty years. The practice was started in Woodstock by Craig McKay and Richard Treleaven and operates today as White Coad LLP with around nine lawyers.
- Can the firm help me set up or incorporate a business?
- Yes. Business and corporate law is one of the firm's practice areas. It advises on incorporation, contracts, and financing, including for farm and agribusiness clients.
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