Harriet Altman, Barrister and Solicitor

About Harriet Altman, Barrister and Solicitor

Harriet Altman, Barrister and Solicitor is a sole practitioner firm that has worked from the same North York address, 68 Garnier Court, since 1979. Altman earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Toronto in 1967, graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1973, articled for the Federal Department of Justice, and was called to the Ontario bar in 1975.

The practice concentrates on residential and commercial real estate along with wills and estates. Real estate work covers house, condo and multiplex purchases and sales, refinancing, commercial leases and title matters, and the firm's site states Altman has completed more than 7,000 real estate files. The wills and estates side covers drafting wills and powers of attorney for property and personal care, and probate applications, with an emphasis on clear, unambiguous language meant to head off disputes among beneficiaries.

The firm is set up as a direct, one-lawyer practice. Clients deal with the same lawyer throughout a file rather than a legal assistant, phone calls are answered personally, and evening appointments are offered so clients don't have to leave work to meet. Most clients come from Toronto and the wider GTA, though the firm takes real estate matters from elsewhere in Ontario as well.