Ken Wise and Associates

About Ken Wise and Associates

Ken Wise & Associates is a single-lawyer litigation firm based in Toronto. Founder Ken Wise was called to the Ontario bar in 1981, after a BA in political economy, with distinction, from the University of Toronto (1975), a Juris Doctor, with distinction, from Queen's University (1979), and later a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (1988). Early litigation roles included Cassels Mitchell Somers Dutton & Winkler and Smiley, Allingham, MacFarland & Stortini, where Wise appeared as junior counsel in the Ontario High Court of Justice. From 1987 to 2001, Wise was Managing Partner of Walker Poole Milligan LLP, a Toronto litigation firm handling commercial, municipal, and insurance litigation with regular appearances before the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Ken Wise & Associates was established in 2001.

The practice now centres on civil and commercial litigation, appeals and judicial review, estates and guardianship disputes, family law, employment matters, construction liens, and administrative law, with appearances before every level of Ontario court and tribunals from the Landlord and Tenant Board to the Immigration and Refugee Board. Much of the caseload is appellate work referred by other lawyers or brought by clients who lost at first instance. The firm operates virtually by video and phone, and offers a free introductory consultation, limited scope retainers, and flat rate pricing on defined work. Wise practises in English, Yiddish, and Hebrew.