Kirsh Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 579 handling Family Law.
About Kirsh Law
Kirsh Law is a solo law practice in downtown Toronto, run by Sheila Kirsh, who was called to the Ontario bar in 1978. Kirsh holds an honours degree in clinical psychology from York University and a law degree from the University of Windsor, and the practice today centers on two areas: collaborative family law and divorce mediation, and wills and estates work that includes drafting new wills, updating existing ones, and handling probate.
Kirsh is a founding member and past chair of Collaborative Practice Toronto (formerly the Collaborative Family Law Association), holds the Accredited Advanced Collaborative Professional designation, and completed mediation training at Harvard Law School in 1997. Writing on collaborative law issues has appeared in Divorce Magazine, and the practice was the subject of a Global TV interview on the topic. The office is based at a Wolf Law Chambers location on University Avenue, a shared workspace where independent lawyers and legal professionals each run their own separate, unaffiliated practices under one roof rather than in partnership.
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Milestones & recognition
- Sheila Kirsh was called to the Ontario bar in 1978, holding an honours B.A. in clinical psychology from York University and a law degree from the University of Windsor.
- Kirsh completed mediation training at Harvard Law School in 1997, followed by collaborative law skills training in 2001 and interdisciplinary collaborative team training in 2008.
- Kirsh holds the Accredited Advanced Collaborative Professional designation.
- Kirsh's article, Collaborative Law Issues, appeared in Divorce Magazine in April 2005, and Kirsh discussed collaborative family law in a February 2018 interview with Global TV.
In the community
- Kirsh is a founding member and past chair of Collaborative Practice Toronto (formerly the Collaborative Family Law Association), the regional group for collaborative family law practitioners in the city.
- Kirsh has served as an executive member of the Ontario Bar Association's Family Law Section and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association.
- Kirsh is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, an international network for collaborative practice.
- Kirsh was a panelist at an Ontario Bar Association Alternate Dispute Resolution and Family Law program in 2003.
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The neighbourhood
Kirsh Law's office is at 55 University Avenue, Suite 1100, a Wolf Law Chambers location in downtown Toronto. Chambers space is built specifically for lawyers, offering private, shared, and virtual offices to independent legal practitioners who are not in partnership with one another and each run a separate practice under the same roof. That arrangement suits a solo collaborative family law and wills and estates practice: Kirsh gets office infrastructure and nearby colleagues from other fields of law without folding into a larger firm. The address sits within Toronto's University Avenue corridor, in the downtown core.
Frequently asked questions
- What is collaborative family law, and does Kirsh Law practice it?
- Yes. Collaborative practice is a way to work through a separation or divorce without going to court. Each spouse hires their own collaboratively trained lawyer, and both sides sign a participation agreement committing to good faith disclosure and to reaching a solution outside the courtroom.
- I'm going through a separation. Can Kirsh Law help me avoid a courtroom battle?
- That's the point of collaborative practice. Kirsh Law guides spouses through face to face negotiation meetings, and the process can also bring in coaches, child specialists, or financial specialists alongside the lawyers when a case calls for it.
- Does Kirsh Law only handle family law, or does the firm also do wills and estates?
- Both. Alongside collaborative family law and divorce mediation, Kirsh Law drafts new wills, updates existing ones, and handles the probate of a will or an estate.
- How long has Sheila Kirsh been practicing?
- Kirsh was called to the Ontario bar in 1978 and has practiced family law, collaborative divorce, and wills and estates work in Toronto since.
- What training backs up Kirsh Law's collaborative process work?
- Kirsh holds the Accredited Advanced Collaborative Professional designation, completed mediation training at Harvard Law School in 1997, and is a founding member and past chair of Collaborative Practice Toronto.
- Where is Kirsh Law located and how do I reach the firm?
- The office is at 55 University Avenue, Suite 1100, in downtown Toronto. You can reach the firm by phone at 416-367-1765 or by email at sheila@kirsh-law.com.
Where to find them
55 University Ave., Suite 1100, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2H7 · 416-367-1765
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