Palmateer & Nicol Professional Corporation
2 lawyers · Peel Region
One of 18 law firms listed in Caledon, and one of 11 handling Real Estate Law.
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Palmateer & Nicol Professional Corporation is a small general practice law firm on King Street West in downtown Bolton, within the Town of Caledon. Robert B.G. Palmateer opened the firm's first office on Queen Street South in Bolton on April 12, 1976, three days after being called to the Ontario bar, after earning a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Waterloo in 1971 and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1974. The practice grew and moved to its current King Street West address in the summer of 1986.
Pat Muise joined the firm as an articling student and became a partner in 1980, building a civil and family litigation practice as Palmateer & Muise until retiring in 2015. Chandler M. Nicol, a graduate of Queen's University and the University of Leicester's law school who was called to the bar in 2015, joined Palmateer in 2017 after practicing litigation at a Toronto firm. The firm was renamed Palmateer & Nicol Professional Corporation that year, and Nicol's focus shifted to real estate, wills and estates, and small business work. The two-lawyer firm now concentrates on real estate, wills and estates, and corporate and commercial law, and Palmateer belongs to the Peel Law Association and to Canadian Bar Association sections in those fields.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Robert B.G. Palmateer opened the firm's original Bolton office on Queen Street South on April 12, 1976, three days after being called to the Ontario bar.
- Pat Muise joined the practice in 1980 to build a civil and family litigation practice, and the partnership continued as Palmateer & Muise until Muise's retirement in 2015.
- The firm moved to its current King Street West address in the summer of 1986.
- Chandler M. Nicol joined the firm in 2017, and it was renamed Palmateer & Nicol Professional Corporation.
- Robert Palmateer has received a Town of Caledon Volunteer of the Year award, a Canadian Cancer Society volunteer recognition award for six years chairing the Albion/Bolton Cancer Society Golf Tournament, and a Paul Harris Fellowship from the Rotary Club of Bolton; Palmateer is now a multiple Paul Harris fellow, Major Donor, and Rotary Bequest Society member.
In the community
- Robert Palmateer has been a member of the Rotary Club of Bolton since shortly after the firm's founding and served as Rotary District 7080 Governor for the 2009/10 term.
- Palmateer served as Secretary/Registrar for Bolton Minor Hockey for five years and led the Caledon Senior Hockey League for fifteen years, first as a team representative and later as league president.
- Chandler Nicol is a member of the Bolton Rotary Club and has volunteered with local, provincial, and federal political campaigns and at soup kitchens in Toronto.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Virtual appointments
By appointment
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- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Leicester 2 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The office sits on King Street West in downtown Bolton, within the area covered by the Downtown Bolton Business Improvement Area. Palmateer & Nicol has practiced from that stretch of King Street West since the summer of 1986, after Robert Palmateer first opened the firm on Queen Street South in Bolton in 1976.
Bolton has grown up around the firm since then, and the firm's own materials describe modern Caledon as a rapidly expanding area for small business. Palmateer & Nicol's corporate and real estate work spans both ends of that growth, from long-time family businesses to newer local start-ups, all from the same King Street West office it has occupied since 1986.
Frequently asked questions
- How long has Palmateer & Nicol been practicing in Bolton?
- Robert B.G. Palmateer opened the firm's original office in Bolton in 1976, and the practice has operated from the same stretch of King Street West since 1986.
- Can Palmateer & Nicol help with a real estate closing in Caledon?
- Yes. The firm's real estate practice covers purchases and sales, from first-time home buyers to condominium purchases, new builds, and commercial units, along with mortgage refinancing, lease reviews, and private mortgage lending.
- Does the firm prepare wills and powers of attorney?
- Yes. Palmateer & Nicol handles wills, codicils, corporate and secondary wills, powers of attorney, and family trusts, and offers a no-charge initial meeting to discuss estate planning options.
- Can Palmateer & Nicol help incorporate a small business in Bolton?
- Yes. The firm has advised Bolton and area small businesses since it opened in 1976, including incorporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and leasing and employer-employee matters.
- What are the office hours?
- The Bolton office is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., by appointment only, at 58 King St W in downtown Bolton.
- Does Palmateer & Nicol handle corporate share or asset purchases?
- Yes. The firm's corporate and commercial practice covers business purchases and acquisitions, sale of shares, incorporations, annual resolutions, and minute book maintenance for clients ranging from multi-generation family businesses to newer start-ups.
Where to find them
58 King St W, Bolton, ON L7E 1C7 · 905-857-0847
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