Amicus Law
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About Amicus Law
Amicus Law is a general practice built around real estate law, helping clients across Ontario with their property matters. On the real estate side, it handles buying and selling, assignments, mortgage refinancing and private lending.
Barrister and solicitor Corrine V. Joseph has been a member of the Bar of Ontario since 2017 and oversees its business, wills and estates, immigration and real estate transaction work. Joseph earned both a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication at the University of Ottawa, graduating with honours. Clients can work with Joseph in French, English, Haitian Creole or Spanish, and in beginner-level Portuguese.
Joseph is joined by senior law clerk Holly Simpson, who brings more than ten years in real estate law, and by community outreach director Gyse Martine Jean Louis, who comes from an economics background.
Amicus Law works remotely, so clients are served at home, at the office or wherever else they happen to be. The firm has addresses at 1 King Street West in Toronto and on Slater Street in Ottawa, and in 2024 it hosted community education events on real estate, in English and in French.
Practice areas
Residential and commercial real estate
Corrine V. Joseph manages and oversees every real estate transaction at Amicus Law, including sales, purchases, refinancing and private mortgages. Residential clients get help from the agreement stage through to closing, and commercial clients get support with leasing and more involved transactions. Newly built homes and condo purchases are part of the work.
Wills, trusts and estate administration
Amicus Law drafts wills that carry out a client's instructions for their assets and sets up family trusts meant to provide for loved ones over the long term. It prepares powers of attorney for property, to cover financial affairs if a client becomes incapable, and for personal care decisions. After a death, it guides families through administering the estate.
Visas, permits and permanent residence
Amicus Law helps with visitor visas, study permits, and work permits from temporary to open, as well as with extending a stay in Canada. For permanent residence, it guides clients through Express Entry, Provincial Nominee Programs and other routes.
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Business law for private companies
Amicus Law incorporates and organizes privately owned corporations, drafts shareholder agreements covering matters like voting rights and share transfers, and looks after minute books. It also forms limited partnerships, plans for the succession of ownership and management, and negotiates commercial leases for landlords or tenants.
Notary and commissioner of oaths
Amicus Law provides notary and commissioner of oaths services wherever clients need them. That covers notarizing affidavits and statutory declarations as well as certifying copies of documents.
How Amicus Law works
Amicus Law's way of working rests on a personalized approach, and it commits to efficiency and responsiveness so clients get prompt, effective support when they most need it. Alongside its legal services, the firm is committed to community education and economic empowerment.
In the community
- In 2024 Amicus Law presented The Real Estate RoundTable, a panel series that looked at real estate issues from different perspectives with the aim of educating and empowering the community.
- In May 2024 the series held Home-Buying 101, an in-person afternoon session on Carling Avenue in Ottawa.
- A French-language evening for first-time buyers and the francophone community followed in June 2024 in Vanier, with Gyse Martine Jean Louis and Corrine Joseph moderating the panel discussion.
- In August 2024 a Zoom session explored trends and investment opportunities in Toronto's condo market, and a free Zoom session on the Ottawa condo market followed that September.
- French-language Zoom sessions in 2024 also went beyond property, with a July talk on managing personal finances by Wesner-Grégoire Célestin of IA Financial Group and an October session on how insurance protects personal finances.
- Gyse Martine Jean Louis is the contact for organizations and real estate professionals interested in partnering or collaborating with Amicus Law.
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The neighbourhood
The Toronto address, 1 King Street West, is One King West, a condo hotel in the city's financial district. The complex was finished in 2006, when a new tower went up against the side of the 1914 Dominion Bank Building, an early skyscraper of 13 storeys with heritage standing. Darling and Pearson designed that bank in the Beaux-Arts style, adding Renaissance Revival details.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Amicus Law set up a trust for a family member with special needs?
- Amicus Law designs trusts for individuals with special needs that give ongoing support and financial security while keeping their eligibility for government benefits intact.
- Does Amicus Law prepare secondary wills for complicated family or financial situations?
- Amicus Law advises on and prepares secondary wills when a client's family or finances are complex, using them to deal with particular assets or beneficiaries.
- Can I have a document commissioned remotely by Amicus Law?
- Amicus Law offers remote commissioning, so legal documents can be executed while the client stays at home or in the office.
- Does Amicus Law handle real estate deals for foreign investors?
- Amicus Law counts foreign investor transactions among the real estate transactions it handles.
- Can Amicus Law help an entrepreneur through business immigration to Canada?
- Amicus Law guides entrepreneurs, investors and business professionals through various business immigration programs, including the steps involved in setting up or investing in a business in Canada.
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