Jerome H. Stanleigh, Barrister & Solicitor
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
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Jerome H. Stanleigh, Barrister & Solicitor is a sole-practitioner law office in Toronto, run by Jerome H. Stanleigh, whose legal career spans more than four decades in three jurisdictions. Stanleigh began practicing in British Columbia, with a criminal law practice and an active real estate and mortgage financing practice, then spent eight years practicing in Israel, where Stanleigh was called to the Israeli Bar in 1979 and worked mainly with start up technology companies on corporate financing. The Ontario practice that followed settled into a general civil litigation base, weighted mostly toward corporate and commercial disputes, with a smaller family law caseload.
The firm's civil litigation work today covers shareholder disputes, director liability, breach of contract, professional liability, and some personal injury matters, alongside general counsel work for medium sized corporations: incorporations, land title transfers, mortgage financing, corporate structuring, shareholder agreements, and lease agreements. Stanleigh also keeps a criminal law caseload, most often domestic assault and theft under charges, and holds a B.A. from St. Mary's University and the University of Western Ontario and an LLB from the University of British Columbia. Stanleigh is also the author of a book, The Dance of the Bumblebee.
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Milestones & recognition
- Called to the Israeli Bar in 1979 after an earlier practice in British Columbia.
- Licensed to practice law in three separate jurisdictions: British Columbia, Israel, and Ontario.
- Author of a published book, The Dance of the Bumblebee, with a second book in progress.
In the community
- The firm's fee page notes that some matters are taken on a pro bono basis when the case involves a broader social issue the firm believes the courts should address.
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The neighbourhood
The office sits in Suite 800 at 5255 Yonge Street, an office tower in the North York City Centre, the business district that grew up along Yonge Street north of Sheppard Avenue after Toronto's 1998 amalgamation. Wikipedia describes it as a central business district of condominium and office towers with ground floor retail, home to the North York Civic Centre, Mel Lastman Square, and the district's central library, and served by the North York Centre, Sheppard-Yonge, and Finch subway stations. For a general practice built around corporate and commercial clients, an address inside one of the city's secondary downtown cores, rather than a residential side street, fits the kind of business clientele the firm's incorporation and shareholder agreement work serves.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Jerome H. Stanleigh handle corporate and commercial disputes?
- Yes. The practice's civil litigation work is weighted toward corporate matters such as shareholder disputes, director liability, and breach of contract, alongside general counsel work like incorporations, shareholder agreements, and corporate structuring.
- Can the firm help with a real estate purchase or mortgage financing?
- Yes, real estate work is one of the firm's listed practice areas, covering transfers, mortgages, leases, discharges, condos, and mortgage financing for both private dwellings and commercial properties.
- Does the firm take personal injury cases?
- Some personal injury matters are part of the civil litigation practice. The firm's fee page states that contingency fees are usually negotiated for personal injury matters such as motor vehicle accidents and slip and fall claims.
- What does a consultation or a fixed fee service cost?
- The firm's fee page lists an hourly rate and separate fixed fee examples for common services, including an uncontested divorce, a criminal court first appearance, and a private Ontario incorporation, each quoted inclusive of disbursements and HST.
- Does Jerome H. Stanleigh handle criminal charges?
- Criminal law is one of the firm's practice areas. Its profile page describes several hundred lower court appearances over the career, and notes that domestic assault and theft under charges are now the most common criminal matters needing private counsel.
- Where is the office and how do I get in touch?
- The office is at 5255 Yonge Street, Suite 800, in Toronto's North York City Centre, reachable by phone, fax, or email as listed on the firm's contact page.
Where to find them
5255 Yonge St., Suite 800, Toronto, ON M2N 6P4 · 416-924-0151
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