Does Hicks Morley represent employees or employers?

The firm acts for employers, in both the public and private sector. It describes its practice as management-side labour and employment law.

What legal services does the Waterloo office offer?

The Waterloo office provides the firm's full range of workplace law services, including labour relations, employment law, human rights, pensions and benefits, workplace health and safety, privacy, and litigation.

What kinds of employers does Hicks Morley work with?

Its clients are employers across many industries, among them education, healthcare, municipalities, manufacturing, financial services, and technology.

How long has Hicks Morley had an office in Waterloo?

The Waterloo office opened in 1989 to serve the firm's clients in the region.

How large is the firm, and where is it based?

The firm has more than 120 lawyers. Its head office is in Toronto's TD Centre, with additional offices in Waterloo, London, Kingston, and Ottawa.

Where is the Waterloo office and how do I contact it?

It's at 150 Caroline Street South, Suite 404, in Uptown Waterloo, and the phone number is 519.746.0411.

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

About Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP is a labour and employment law firm that acts for employers, in both the public and private sector. It was founded in 1972, when Robert Hicks joined with Colin Morley, Fred Hamilton, Bruce Stewart, Tom Storie, Chris Riggs, and Harvey Beresford to start a practice devoted to representing management in workplace law. The head office is in Toronto, in the TD Centre at 77 King Street West, and the firm also keeps offices in Waterloo, London, Kingston, and Ottawa. It has more than 120 lawyers, and its work is centred on management-side human resources law and advocacy.

The work is organized around nine areas: labour relations, employment law, litigation, pensions and benefits, human rights, occupational health, workplace safety and insurance, information and privacy, and pay equity. Clients are employers across a wide range of industries, from education, healthcare, and municipalities to manufacturing, financial services, and technology. Robert Hicks, called to the bar in 1942, built an early practice in management labour law, and the firm grew out of that work.

The Waterloo office opened in 1989 to serve clients in the region, and it offers the same range of workplace law services as the firm's other locations.

Practice areas

Employment & Labour Law

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Milestones & recognition

Founded in 1972 by Robert Hicks with Colin Morley, Fred Hamilton, Bruce Stewart, Tom Storie, Chris Riggs, and Harvey Beresford, as a firm representing employers.
Founding partner Robert Hicks was called to the bar in 1942 and built an early practice in management labour law.
The Waterloo office was established in 1989 to serve the firm's growing client base in the region.
The firm has grown to more than 120 lawyers across five Ontario offices, in Toronto, Waterloo, London, Kingston, and Ottawa.

In the community

The firm says the lawyers in its Waterloo office live and work in the area and take part in local associations and charitable work.
The Waterloo office says it has built relationships with community partners, government agencies, local associations, and legal personnel in the region.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible A calendar with a checkmark beside a clock

By appointment

Lawyers 15

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1987–2022 · median 22 years in practice 15 of 15 lawyers
Law schools: Queen's University (5), University of Western Ontario (3), Dalhousie University (2), University of Windsor (2), Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Ottawa and 1 more 15 of 15 lawyers
Languages on the roster: English, French

Who handles what

Offices 5

Toronto (Head Office)416-362-1011

77 King Street West, 39th Floor, Box 371, TD Centre, Toronto, ON M5K 1K8

Waterloo519-746-0411

150 Caroline Street S., Suite 404, Waterloo, ON N2L 0A5

London519-433-7515

148 Fullarton St., Suite 1608, London, ON N6A 5P3

Kingston613-549-6353

366 King St. E., Suite 310, Kingston, ON K7K 6Y3

Ottawa613-234-0386

150 rue Metcalfe St., Suite 2000, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1

The neighbourhood

The Waterloo office sits on Caroline Street South, within the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area, the city's central commercial core. Waterloo Region is a base for technology, financial services, education, and healthcare employers, and those are among the sectors the office says it serves. Those are the kinds of organizations that turn to a labour and employment firm, so the fit is a natural one. Rather than working a single downtown block, the office's lawyers advise employers across the region, and the firm says it knows the local labour and employment landscape well.

Frequently asked questions

Does Hicks Morley represent employees or employers?: The firm acts for employers, in both the public and private sector. It describes its practice as management-side labour and employment law.
What legal services does the Waterloo office offer?: The Waterloo office provides the firm's full range of workplace law services, including labour relations, employment law, human rights, pensions and benefits, workplace health and safety, privacy, and litigation.
What kinds of employers does Hicks Morley work with?: Its clients are employers across many industries, among them education, healthcare, municipalities, manufacturing, financial services, and technology.
How long has Hicks Morley had an office in Waterloo?: The Waterloo office opened in 1989 to serve the firm's clients in the region.
How large is the firm, and where is it based?: The firm has more than 120 lawyers. Its head office is in Toronto's TD Centre, with additional offices in Waterloo, London, Kingston, and Ottawa.
Where is the Waterloo office and how do I contact it?: It's at 150 Caroline Street South, Suite 404, in Uptown Waterloo, and the phone number is 519.746.0411.

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