AP Lawyers
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Virtual appointments
Virtual appointmentsAbout AP Lawyers
Clients rate this firm highly on Google.
AP Lawyers works only in family law, and it's set up for separations that don't fit a standard mould: a family business at stake, a property portfolio, children crossing international borders, or a spouse who isn't being straight about the money. Its clients tend to be people whose finances are complicated or whose split is contested, and every practitioner on the team handles family files every day.
Angela Princewill founded the firm. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2008 after studying law at the University of Windsor, Princewill has spent close to 20 years on financially complex separations and divorces in Ontario and is also a trained family law mediator and a collaborative family lawyer. Senior associate Sherine Abdi and associates Rabab Buhari and Sunshiaa Aiteeneyas complete the legal team. Together they appear in the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto, Oshawa, Brampton and Newmarket, and clients can work with them in English, Arabic, Tamil or Yoruba.
Court isn't the starting point, but it's never ruled out. 95% of the firm's cases resolve through negotiation or mediation, and every one of them is still prepared for court. Billing is just as adaptable: hourly rates depend on the lawyer, and when a piece of work can be clearly scoped, the firm quotes a fixed fee for it instead.
There are two offices, a downtown Toronto suite at 120 Adelaide Street West and a Pickering office on Pickering Parkway. Virtual consultations are open to clients anywhere in Ontario, and office hours run Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Practice areas
Separation agreements and domestic contracts
Drafting a separation agreement, marriage contract or cohabitation agreement is available as a fixed-price package at $2,300. The price covers a first meeting by phone, Skype or in the office, plus the signing appointment. (Fees as of October 2026.)
Contested and complex divorce
Contested files often turn on hidden assets, inheritances or property owned before the marriage, and the firm works with financial professionals to find and value assets and to account for income that rises and falls. Its out-of-court processes keep financial details off the public court record, and it takes on separations where jurisdiction is disputed or a foreign court's orders may need recognition in Ontario.
Business owners and professional corporations
In divorces involving a business, AP Lawyers draws on practical experience with holding companies, shareholder agreements and succession plans for family businesses. For doctors, dentists and other regulated professionals, it works within college rules that usually stop a spouse from being given shares in the professional corporation. Seasoned business valuators help reach a defensible figure, and the firm tries to keep client lists, pricing and trade secrets out of the proceeding.
Complex parenting disputes
The parenting practice focuses on disputes that don't settle easily: relocation and mobility, Hague Convention and cross-border jurisdiction cases, and high-conflict files that need more than an ordinary parenting plan. Alienation cases bring in reunification specialists and mental health professionals, and repeat litigation may be handled through parenting coordination or structured case management. Sunshiaa Aiteeneyas concentrates on domestic violence, high-conflict parenting and child protection matters.
Mediation and collaborative family law
Angela Princewill offers mediation and collaborative family law as out-of-court routes, and also uses arbitration, picking the process that suits each family.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Woman-owned
LGBTQ+ friendly
Free parking
Virtual appointments
By appointment
In-person servicesFees & payment
Hourly
Flat feeHow AP Lawyers works
At AP Lawyers, settling is a tactic, not a retreat, and the team will litigate, mediate or change course depending on what serves a client's goals. Its billing policy is just as plain. There are no motions that aren't needed, no invented urgency and no charges for work that doesn't move a case forward, and every invoice comes itemized with an explanation. Clients get regular updates, and the firm commits to having someone answer when a matter is urgent.
The firm's flat-fee options came out of clients' unease with traditional hourly billing, at a time when fees were climbing out of reach for many middle-class Canadians. Under its value billing model a client can buy individual steps of a family case at a flat fee each, and the quote given after a strategy session prices every step and holds for 30 days.
Milestones & recognition
- AP Lawyers has won the Top Choice Award for Top Family Law Firm in Durham Region for 11 straight years, 2016 through 2026. The 2017 award went to the firm under its earlier name, A. Princewill Law Firm.
- Angela Princewill was named to Best Lawyers Canada 2023 in Family Law.
- Angela Princewill is a regular family law commentator on CTV, CBC and Global News.
In the community
- Angela Princewill volunteers as a pro bono supervising lawyer with the Family Justice Centre.
- The team writes a weekly family law blog, makes video explainers under the AP Lawyers TV name, keeps a plain-language family law Q&A, and hosts the AP Legal Zone podcast on family law and related legal news.
Affiliations & connections
- The Advocates' Society: Angela Princewill is a member of The Advocates' Society.
- Ontario Association for Family Mediation: Angela Princewill is a member of the Ontario Association for Family Mediation.
- Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario: Angela Princewill belongs to the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario.
- Canadian Association of Black Lawyers: Angela Princewill is a member of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers.
- Durham Region Law Association: Angela Princewill mentors through the Durham Region Law Association.
Lawyers 4
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Languages on the roster
- Arabic, Tamil, Yoruba
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
The Toronto office is Suite 2500 at 120 Adelaide Street West, part of the Richmond-Adelaide Centre, a group of office towers in the city's financial district. The complex fills the block framed by Richmond Street West, Sheppard Street, Adelaide Street West and York Street, and 120 Adelaide, completed in 1966, stands at its centre. Most of the buildings on the block are linked to the PATH network, and since 2020 the courtyard has been home to Dreaming, a large sculpture by Jaume Plensa.
Frequently asked questions
- What does an independent legal advice appointment cost at AP Lawyers?
- AP Lawyers charges a flat $678 plus HST for an independent legal advice appointment. It's the meeting to have when someone hands you an agreement and you want advice before you sign. (Fees as of October 2026.)
- Can I hire AP Lawyers for just one part of my family case, like drafting court papers or coaching for mediation?
- Yes. AP Lawyers offers alternatives to full legal representation, with a flat fee for any one or more pieces of help you choose. That can mean coaching so you present your case better at mediation, arbitration or court, drafting court documents such as an application, an answer or a financial statement, or having a lawyer attend specific court dates with you or for you as your agent.
- Can I work with an AP Lawyers associate in Arabic, Tamil or Yoruba?
- AP Lawyers has an associate for each of those languages. Sherine Abdi serves clients in English and Arabic, Sunshiaa Aiteeneyas in English and Tamil, and Rabab Buhari in English and Yoruba.
- How is the AP Lawyers strategy session billed, and do I have to hire the firm afterward?
- AP Lawyers charges a single flat fee for the strategy session, worked out from the hourly rate of the lawyer you meet. Hiring the firm afterward is entirely your choice, and you'll leave with an estimate of what the matter will cost and how long it should take.
- Can AP Lawyers see me the same day if I'm being kept from my child?
- AP Lawyers offers same-day appointments for urgent matters, and a real person answers the phone and books the session. The firm helps with parenting emergencies, including a parent being denied access to a child or a custody fight that's escalating.
- What are AP Lawyers' hourly rates, and can I pay just for a quick question?
- AP Lawyers' hourly rates run from around $350 to $700, depending on the lawyer. For a short or follow-up question, the firm sells advice in blocks at $90 each. (Fees as of October 2026.)
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