Mahdi Leite Family Law LLP

About Mahdi Leite Family Law LLP

Mahdi Leite Family Law LLP is a Toronto family law firm with a second office in Mississauga. The two lawyer partnership brings together Poroshad Mahdi and Natacha Leite, who came to family law from different starting points. Mahdi earned a JD and a Master's in International Relations, both from the University of Toronto in 2001, and began a career as an associate at Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP before moving into family law in 2004. Leite was called to the bar in 2004 and initially practiced criminal law before shifting the practice fully to family matters. Between them, Mahdi speaks English and Farsi, and Leite speaks English, French, and Portuguese.

The firm handles the full range of family law work: divorce and separation, custody and access, child and spousal support, division of property, and marriage contracts. It also prepares wills and estate plans, since these can turn on the same spousal and support rights that come up in a separation, and takes on parenting disputes involving addiction or mental health concerns, as well as family law matters for same sex couples. Cases move through negotiation, mediation, or litigation as needed, and the firm doesn't charge for an initial consultation. Law clerk Anita Belmonte, a University of Toronto science graduate who later completed Seneca College's Law Clerk Accelerated Diploma Program with honours, rounds out the team.