Buset LLP is a full-service law firm in the central part of Thunder Bay, founded in 1980 when Richard Buset started his own practice as a sole practitioner. It's grown since into a firm of more than 40 lawyers and support staff, covering practice areas including corporate and business law, real estate, family law, wills and estates, insurance law, litigation, tax and Indigenous law.

Practice areas

Business & Corporate Law Indigenous Law Intellectual Property Bankruptcy & Insolvency Tax Law Employment & Labour Law Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Administrative & Regulatory Law Insurance Law Real Estate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts Family Law

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A person using a wheelchairWheelchair accessibleA laptop showing a video callVirtual appointmentsAn office interior with a desk and chairsIn-person services

Lawyers 15

Alex W. Demeo Counsel Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution David A. Scott Counsel Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Dawson E. Somerville Associate Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Derek Zulianello Partner Employment & Labour LawInsurance Law Dylan Challinor Associate Employment & Labour LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law Graham W. Sanson Associate Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Jessica D. Alves Partner Business & Corporate LawIndigenous Law Katy Commisso Partner Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Kristi L. Burns Partner Family LawReal Estate Law Mary Catherine Chambers Partner Employment & Labour LawIndigenous Law Matt Pascuzzo Associate Business & Corporate LawIndigenous Law Michael Strickland Partner Business & Corporate LawIndigenous Law Richard J. Buset Counsel Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law Robert B. Miault Partner Business & Corporate LawIndigenous Law Sangey Tsering Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1982–2025 · median 5 years in practice 11 of 15 lawyers
Law schools
Lakehead University's Bora Laskin Faculty of Law (4), Bora Laskin Faculty of Law (2), Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Alberta Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba, University of Ottawa and 3 more 13 of 15 lawyers

Who handles what

Where to find them

1121 Barton Street, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5N3 · 807-623-2500

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