AJ Law LLP (Angeles & De Jesus Law LLP)
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AJ Law LLP (Angeles & De Jesus Law LLP) is a general practice firm in midtown Toronto led by a Filipino lawyer, serving Filipino clients and people of other nationalities alike. Its work covers immigration and family law, criminal law and civil litigation, estates and wills, and a paralegal practice. Underneath it all is an access-to-justice aim: helping people who might otherwise have no way to protect their rights and interests.
The firm began with two colleagues. Fatima Angeles was working as a legal assistant at a law firm while finishing a Master of Laws in Canadian common law at the University of Toronto, and Czarina Mae De Jesus was hired there as a licensed paralegal. They'd seen the Filipino and Fil-Canadian community paying a high price for legal help, so they set up AJ Law as a lower-cost alternative. A friend who leased out space in the building that houses the Philippine Consulate General told them an office had come free, and they took it.
Angeles spent more than twelve years practising in the Philippines and is still a member in good standing of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. In Ontario, Angeles has acted in hundreds of family files in both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice. De Jesus, now a partner, has close to ten years of advocacy before the Ontario Court of Justice, the Landlord and Tenant Board and the Provincial Offences Court, and they're joined by two Registered Canadian Immigration Consultants. Consultations run in English or Tagalog, and De Jesus speaks Ilocano too.
You don't have to come in to get started: phone and video consultations are available, and retaining the firm can be done virtually. The preliminary consultation lasts 15 minutes, and its fee is waived if you go on to hire the firm. Retainers can be set at a fixed rate or by the hour, with instalment or deferred payments when needed, and walk-ins are welcome.
Practice areas
Immigration
Members of AJ Law's team went through migration themselves, and the immigration practice handles everything from visitor and student visas to Express Entry, work permits and family sponsorship. Rodrigo Jun Hernandez, in practice for more than ten years, has experience appearing before courts and administrative tribunals on detention reviews, removals, appeals and judicial review.
Family law
Fatima Angeles handles parenting time and decision-making, child and spousal support, equalization and property division, and separation and divorce. Matters move through conferences and motions as well as negotiation and mediation, and the firm represents clients at every level of court in Ontario.
Paralegal services
Licensed paralegal Czarina Mae De Jesus works on landlord and tenant disputes, provincial offences and small claims. The paralegal side also takes on driving offences, Ontario Human Rights and labour matters, and it has acted for clients at a disciplinary hearing and in licensing matters.
Criminal law
The criminal practice exists to give people representation they might otherwise go without. With young people, the criminal law team tries to negotiate around penalties such as imprisonment, or to have the charges dropped so the youth avoids a criminal record.
Wills, estates and real estate
AJ Law drafts and executes wills, powers of attorney for property and for personal care, and health directives, and it prepares corporate wills covering a company's shares, assets and debts. On the real estate side, it closes residential and commercial deals and handles mortgage financing and refinancing.
Notary services
Fatima Angeles and Czarina Mae De Jesus are both Notaries Public for Ontario. Notarial work includes drafting affidavits, authenticating bank and financial documents, certifying true copies and preparing custodianship declarations for minors.
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In-person servicesHow AJ Law LLP (Angeles & De Jesus Law LLP) works
AJ Law lays out the options for each matter along with its own recommendation, then gives clients room to decide and guides them through every step, with regular updates along the way. The firm's commitment is that a client who retains it is never treated as just another file, and it commits to returning calls and emails within 24 hours.
Cost is built into the model. AJ Law has put cost-efficient tools in place so clients aren't forced to pick between standing up for their rights and spending more than they can afford.
Milestones & recognition
- Fatima Angeles holds an LL.M. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a Master of Science in Maritime Law and Policy from the World Maritime University in Sweden, where Angeles studied as a Sasakawa Peace Foundation scholar.
- Before moving to Canada, Fatima Angeles represented the Philippines before international organizations and forums in Europe, Asia and South America.
- Immigration consultant Rodrigo Jun Hernandez is an accredited freelance court interpreter with Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General and teaches administrative, immigration and refugee law on the Faculty of Law at Anderson College.
- Czarina Mae De Jesus is completing the Law Society of Ontario's Family Legal Services Provider Program for licensed paralegals, which only admits paralegals who meet strict eligibility requirements.
In the community
- Rodrigo Jun Hernandez volunteers as a teacher of elementary students in the Region of Peel's First Language Program.
- In September 2024 the firm's blog looked at what the Philippine House of Representatives' May 2024 approval of the Absolute Divorce Act (House Bill 9349) could mean for Filipino citizens living in Canada.
Affiliations & connections
- Legal Aid Ontario: Fatima Angeles is on Legal Aid Ontario's Family Law Roster.
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines: Fatima Angeles remains a member in good standing of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
The neighbourhood
AJ Law works from Suite 406 at 160 Eglinton Avenue East, the same building as the Philippine Consulate General Toronto. The consulate sits on the seventh floor, while the Migrant Workers Office and the Philippine Social Security System office are on the second.
Line 5 Eglinton, a light rail line that opened in 2026, runs along Eglinton Avenue between Mount Dennis and Kennedy stations, with a transfer to Line 1 at Eglinton station.
Frequently asked questions
- Can AJ Law process my Philippine NBI clearance in Toronto?
- AJ Law processes NBI clearances from the Philippines as well as police certificates from places such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and the UAE, and it'll send the clearance on to you once it arrives. You can book ahead or simply walk in at Suite 406, in the same building as the Philippine Consulate General Toronto.
- My parents left property in the Philippines without a will. Can AJ Law help me settle it from Canada?
- AJ Law drafts the Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate and Special Power of Attorney that heirs use to inherit Philippine property when there's no will, and it handles the apostille both documents need.
- Can AJ Law help get my Canadian divorce recognized in the Philippines?
- AJ Law helps clients through recognition of a foreign divorce in the Philippines, which is possible when one of the spouses was non-Filipino or a foreign citizen at the time of the divorce. Once recognized, the Filipino spouse can remarry under Philippine law.
- Will AJ Law meet on a Saturday or in the evening?
- AJ Law is open weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm and sees clients on Saturdays by appointment. Evening meetings can be requested for urgent matters.
Where to find them
160 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 406, Toronto, ON M4P 3B5 · 416-409-5991
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