Does Beard Winter LLP represent insurers or people making claims against them?

The firm's insurance litigation group has represented insurers since Beard Winter's founding in 1964, on matters like coverage disputes, accident benefits claims, and bodily injury litigation.

Can Beard Winter LLP help with a wrongful dismissal or workplace dispute?

Yes. The employment law group represents both employers and employees, including in wrongful dismissal and constructive dismissal disputes, and appears before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

Does the firm handle estates with assets or family members outside Canada?

The wills, trusts and estates group regularly works on cross-border and international estate matters, including probate applications that involve documents from outside Canada.

Is Beard Winter LLP a small firm or a large one?

It's a mid-sized, multi-service firm working from a single Toronto office. Canadian Lawyer magazine named it a Top 10 Ontario Regional Firm for 2021 to 2022.

Where is Beard Winter LLP's office and how do I get there?

The office is on the 7th floor of the Richmond Adelaide Centre, at York Street and Adelaide Street in downtown Toronto, with access from the PATH system.

Can Beard Winter LLP help resolve a separation or divorce without going to court?

The family law group offers mediation and collaborative law, in addition to litigation, for separation, parenting, support, and property division matters.

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About Beard Winter LLP

Beard Winter LLP is a mid-sized, multi-service law firm with one office in downtown Toronto. The firm was founded in 1964, building its work around a commitment still on its website today: 'We treat every client as our only client.' The firm's lawyers now work across insurance litigation, corporate and commercial law, employment law, family law, real estate, and wills, trusts and estates.

Insurance litigation has been part of the firm since that 1964 founding, and the group now counts three lawyers who later became judges, appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The wills, trusts and estates group keeps a dedicated law clerk for estate administration and regularly works on cross-border and international estate files, including probate matters that involve documents from outside Canada. Beard Winter is a member of the Law Firm Alliance, through which it has developed cross-border relationships with lawyers and law firms in other countries.

Practice areas

Insurance Law

Business & Corporate Law

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Employment & Labour Law

Family Law

Real Estate Law

Wills, Estates & Trusts

Construction Law

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Administrative & Regulatory Law

Personal Injury

Intellectual Property

Milestones & recognition

Beard Winter's insurance litigation practice has operated since the firm's founding in 1964.
Three lawyers who worked in the firm's insurance group were later appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
In 2026, 19 of the firm's lawyers were included in The Best Lawyers in Canada and 6 more in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada.
The Globe and Mail included Beard Winter among Canada's Best Law Firms 2026 in insurance, a fifth consecutive year of recognition.
Beard Winter is a member of the Law Firm Alliance, through which the firm has developed cross-border relationships with lawyers and law firms in other countries.

In the community

Lawyers at the firm wrote an article on pour over clauses in wills for the Ontario Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Law Section in 2026.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible

Lawyers 61

Certified Specialists

A designation granted by the Law Society of Ontario, not a self-declared area of focus.

Audrey A. ShecterFamily Law

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1975–2025 · median 15 years in practice 59 of 61 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (11), Queen's University (7), University of Windsor (7), University of Ottawa (6), University of Western Ontario (6), University of New Brunswick (4) and 14 more 59 of 61 lawyers
Languages on the roster: Cantonese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Mandarin, Pashtu, Urdu

Who handles what

The neighbourhood

Beard Winter's office is in the Richmond Adelaide Centre, on the north east corner of York Street and Adelaide Street in downtown Toronto. The building connects to the underground PATH system, which links major buildings across the city core, so visitors can reach the firm from street level or from other downtown buildings without going outside.

Frequently asked questions

Does Beard Winter LLP represent insurers or people making claims against them?: The firm's insurance litigation group has represented insurers since Beard Winter's founding in 1964, on matters like coverage disputes, accident benefits claims, and bodily injury litigation.
Can Beard Winter LLP help with a wrongful dismissal or workplace dispute?: Yes. The employment law group represents both employers and employees, including in wrongful dismissal and constructive dismissal disputes, and appears before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Does the firm handle estates with assets or family members outside Canada?: The wills, trusts and estates group regularly works on cross-border and international estate matters, including probate applications that involve documents from outside Canada.
Is Beard Winter LLP a small firm or a large one?: It's a mid-sized, multi-service firm working from a single Toronto office. Canadian Lawyer magazine named it a Top 10 Ontario Regional Firm for 2021 to 2022.
Where is Beard Winter LLP's office and how do I get there?: The office is on the 7th floor of the Richmond Adelaide Centre, at York Street and Adelaide Street in downtown Toronto, with access from the PATH system.
Can Beard Winter LLP help resolve a separation or divorce without going to court?: The family law group offers mediation and collaborative law, in addition to litigation, for separation, parenting, support, and property division matters.

Where to find them

130 Adelaide St West, 7th Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 2K4 · 416-593-5555

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