Grant-Nicholson Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
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Grant-Nicholson Law is a Toronto based law practice and consultancy that focuses on estate and mental health legal services. Grant-Nicholson Law Professional Corporation operates out of 2 Bloor Street West in downtown Toronto and serves clients across the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton. The firm was founded by A.J. Grant-Nicholson, who was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2013 after earning a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and a Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Toronto.
Before founding the practice, Grant-Nicholson worked as a mental health staff lawyer at Legal Aid Ontario, described by the firm as the first position of its kind in the province, representing clients before the Consent and Capacity Board and acting as duty counsel at a forensic psychiatric hospital and in mental health court. Grant-Nicholson went on to lead Legal Aid Ontario's Mental Health Strategy, working across the justice and health sectors. The practice now combines legal representation in capacity, guardianship, and mental health related criminal matters with wills and powers of attorney, along with consulting work for healthcare providers and community organizations. The founder's interest in the field traces back to a grandmother, Beverly Folkes, a social justice activist.
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Milestones & recognition
- Grant-Nicholson is a member of the Mental Health Commission of Canada's Mental Health and Justice Executive Advisory Committee.
- Grant-Nicholson formerly represented Legal Aid Ontario on Toronto's Estate List User Committee and the Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee.
- At Legal Aid Ontario, Grant-Nicholson led the design of legal merit tests and criminal mental health panel standards.
In the community
- While at Legal Aid Ontario, Grant-Nicholson developed a pro bono wills program for seniors.
- Grant-Nicholson serves as a project adviser for the Mental Health Commission of Canada's mental health and justice action plan.
- Grant-Nicholson contributed to the Older Persons and the Justice System Guidebook.
- Grant-Nicholson was a panelist at the Racialized Populations and Mental Health Court Diversion Forum.
- Grant-Nicholson spoke at Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario events.
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The neighbourhood
The firm's office is in Two Bloor West, the 34 storey tower at Yonge and Bloor that was completed in 1972 and connects directly, underground, to Bloor-Yonge subway station, where Line 1 and Line 2 meet. For a practice built around Consent and Capacity Board and Ontario Review Board hearings, mental health court appearances, and guardianship applications across the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton, that kind of transit access is a practical fit, since clients, family members, and hospital or institutional contacts are often travelling in from outside the immediate neighbourhood rather than working nearby. The tower sits at the edge of Yorkville, an area better known for its shops and restaurants than for legal or health services, which suits a small, focused practice that does not need a large traditional law office to do tribunal and court work across the region.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Grant-Nicholson Law represent someone at a Consent and Capacity Board hearing?
- Yes. The firm represents clients in Consent and Capacity Board matters, including capacity to make treatment or financial decisions, involuntary detention reviews under Ontario's Mental Health Act, and cases involving substitute decision maker compliance.
- Does the firm handle Ontario Review Board cases?
- Yes. Grant-Nicholson Law represents people found not criminally responsible or unfit to stand trial due to mental illness, including at disposition and restriction of liberty hearings before the Ontario Review Board.
- I'm facing a criminal charge and I have a mental illness or addiction. Can Grant-Nicholson Law help?
- The firm handles criminal matters that intersect with mental health, including mental health diversion, mental health court, and drug treatment court.
- Can Grant-Nicholson Law prepare my will and powers of attorney?
- Yes. The firm drafts, reviews, and executes wills and both types of power of attorney available in Ontario, for property and for personal care, and serves clients across the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton.
- How do I apply for guardianship of a family member who has lost capacity?
- Grant-Nicholson Law assists with guardianship applications in Ontario's Superior Court for a loved one or prospective caregiver seeking appointment as guardian of a person's property or personal care.
- Does Grant-Nicholson Law only work with individual clients?
- No. The firm also consults for healthcare facilities and community organizations, including compliance reviews under Ontario's mental health legislation, staff training, and program design that connects people with legal help.
Where to find them
2 Bloor Street West, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2 · 647-347-0134
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