Gillespie Legal

About Gillespie Legal

Gillespie Legal is a solo law practice based in downtown Toronto, working out of an office at 18 King Street East. Giancarlo Gillespie handles wills, estates and trusts, real estate, family law, business law, and notarization and commissioning work for clients across the Greater Toronto Area. The firm also offers home visits for clients who would rather not travel downtown, and it breaks its services into unbundled pieces so a client can pay for a single task, like reviewing a separation agreement or preparing a will, instead of a full retainer.

Gillespie earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 2022 and an Honours Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, summa cum laude, from McMaster University in 2018. After being called to the bar, Gillespie worked at a general Toronto law firm, administering estates for high-net-worth clients, litigating contested wills and fiduciary disputes, and closing real estate deals that ranged from residential purchases to multi-tenant industrial transactions. Gillespie now serves as Executive Editor of the Modern Criminal Law Review, and the firm's blog leans toward planning topics for retirees, covering subjects like aging in place, second marriages, and cottage succession.