Dunphy Burdett Lawyers LLP

About Dunphy Burdett Lawyers LLP

Dunphy Burdett Lawyers LLP is a small law firm based in Stratford, Ontario, with a second office in nearby Mitchell. It serves clients across Perth, Oxford, Elgin, and Huron Counties, including Stratford, Mitchell, St. Marys, Woodstock, Tavistock, Goderich, and the Kitchener/Waterloo area. The firm's name has changed several times over the decades. It operated for years as Skinner, Dunphy, Burdett & O'Rourke LLP; John Skinner retired in late 2015, and the firm later became Dunphy Burdett O'Rourke Stock-Bateman Cond LLP in 2018, before settling on its current name.

Both of the firm's original namesakes have since left active practice. Charles Dunphy joined the firm in 1984 and spent 40 years handling corporate and commercial matters for local family farms and businesses before passing away in 2024. Gerald Burdett began practising in Stratford in 1975, working as a prosecutor, criminal defence lawyer, and solicitor, and retired that September after 49 years of service. Dunphy Burdett is now led by managing partner Timothy Stock-Bateman together with partners Justin O'Rourke, Gavin Cond, and Megan Vandersleen, and associate Christopher Park. The firm focuses on corporate and commercial law, real estate, family law, and wills, powers of attorney, and estate administration for individuals, families, and small businesses throughout the region.