About McBride Wallace Laurent & Cord LLP

McBride Wallace Laurent & Cord LLP is a mid-size, full-service law firm based in Etobicoke, in west Toronto. Joseph McBride, called to the Ontario Bar in 1954, founded the firm as McBride Wallace in 1959; the firm's site states it was established in 1968. The name grew through later partnerships: Paul Laurent joined in 1972, William Cord and Michael McBride both joined in 1982, and Pierre Sicco joined in 1990. Richard Diniz joined the firm in 2012, and Gregory Uhrynuk has practised in association with the firm since 1987.

The firm acts for individuals, businesses of various sizes, and financial institutions across corporate and financial law, civil litigation, family law, employment law, estates and trusts, insurance litigation, real estate, and tax law. Lawyers and staff can communicate with clients in French, Hungarian, Italian, Punjabi, Russian, and Ukrainian, and the firm can arrange certified translators for other languages when needed. It also offers flexible appointment hours and will visit an elderly or disabled client, or a prospective client, at home.

In the community

  • The firm's lawyers are members of the Advocates' Society, the Criminal Lawyers' Association, the Ontario Bar Association, the Toronto Lawyers Association, and the Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association.
  • Many of the firm's lawyers live in west Toronto or Mississauga and are active in their local communities and parishes.
  • William Cord has been active in the Etobicoke area with community basketball and baseball organizations, coaching and volunteering.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1972–2012 · median 41 years in practice 4 of 6 lawyers
Law schools
Dalhousie University, University of Calgary 2 of 6 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, Ukrainian

Where to find them

5464 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON, M9B 1B4, Suite 200 · 416-231-6555

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