Ertl Lawyers
1 lawyer · City of Toronto, Halifax County
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
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Ertl Lawyers is a small employment and disability law firm founded in Toronto in 2009 by David Ertl. The firm is based at 18 King Street East in Toronto's financial district and also keeps an office in Halifax, which extends its employment law practice into Nova Scotia while its disability law work reaches clients across Canada. Before starting the firm, Ertl worked at a national law firm's Vancouver and Toronto offices, practicing employment law along with injury and disability matters, professional regulation and discipline, and criminal and quasi-criminal defense. Ertl earned a law degree from the University of Western Ontario.
The firm represents employees in severance negotiations and wrongful and constructive dismissal claims, and helps people whose long-term disability claims have been denied. On the employer side, it advises on hiring and dismissal, workplace policies, HR compliance, and workplace investigations. Ertl is a certified workplace investigator and has appeared before the courts of Ontario and British Columbia, the Tax Court of Canada, human rights tribunals in both provinces, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board. Ertl has also taught as an adjunct professor, covering employment law, tribunal practice and procedure, and trial advocacy, and has written about employment and administrative law topics for a national encyclopedic law digest.
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Milestones & recognition
- Founded in Toronto in 2009 by David Ertl, who previously practiced employment, injury and disability, and regulatory law at a national firm's Vancouver and Toronto offices.
- The firm's founder is a certified workplace investigator who has appeared before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Tax Court of Canada, and human rights tribunals in Ontario and British Columbia.
- The firm's client guides on severance packages, termination for cause, constructive dismissal, and workplace discrimination and harassment are now in their sixth edition.
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The neighbourhood
The Toronto office is at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario. The firm also keeps an office in Halifax at 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 1301, Tower 1, which supports its Nova Scotia employment law practice.
Frequently asked questions
- I was let go from my job in Toronto. Can Ertl Lawyers help me negotiate my severance?
- Yes. Severance negotiation is one of the firm's main services for employees, alongside wrongful and constructive dismissal claims, and it offers a free initial consultation to review a severance package.
- What if I resigned because my job became unbearable? Does that count as constructive dismissal?
- Constructive dismissal, where an employer changes the job or workplace so much that resigning is reasonable, is one of the areas the firm handles for employees on Ontario and Nova Scotia matters.
- My long-term disability claim was denied. Can the firm help, and what does it cost?
- The firm handles long-term disability applications and appeals for denied claims across Ontario and Nova Scotia, and its disability law practice more broadly reaches clients across Canada. It offers a free, no-obligation consultation along with contingency fee pricing, meaning payment is contingent on recovering money from the insurance company.
- I run a small business and need to investigate a harassment complaint. Does Ertl Lawyers do workplace investigations?
- Yes. The firm advises employers on workplace investigations along with hiring and dismissal, discipline, workplace policies, and day to day HR compliance questions.
- Does the firm only work in Toronto?
- No. Ertl Lawyers handles employment matters across Ontario from its Toronto office and across Nova Scotia from its Halifax office, and its disability law practice takes clients from anywhere in Canada.
- How do I get started?
- The firm offers a free consultation by phone, and its website also has downloadable guides on severance, termination for cause, constructive dismissal, and workplace discrimination and harassment for people who want background before calling.
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