Reeves Richarz LLP
12 lawyers · City of Toronto, Haldimand-Norfolk
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 202 handling Insurance Law.
About Reeves Richarz LLP
Reeves Richarz LLP is a full service law firm with its head office in Toronto's Distillery District and satellite offices in Hamilton and Cayuga. The firm's name joins two of its senior partners, managing partner Neil Colville-Reeves and partner Shawn Richarz, who were both called to the Ontario bar in 1994. Colville-Reeves holds a BA in History and an MBA from the University of Toronto and a JD from the University of British Columbia, and spent two years in the securities industry's corporate finance side before moving into law. Richarz was born in Vancouver, raised in Ontario, and earned an Honours BA from McMaster University and an LLB from UBC, then articled with an insurance defence firm in Hamilton before shifting the practice toward family law, real estate, and wills and estates in 1996.
The firm describes nearly four decades of work for property and casualty insurers, and its lawyers serve as instructors for the Insurance Institute of Ontario on subjects such as personal injury compensation, environmental insurance law, and subrogation. Alongside that insurance defence practice, Reeves Richarz handles commercial litigation, family law, real estate transactions, and wills and estates for individuals, small and medium sized businesses, and financial institutions across Ontario.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm's name joins its two senior partners, Neil Colville-Reeves and Shawn Richarz, who were both called to the Ontario bar in 1994.
- The firm was involved in developing the OEF 44 insurance endorsement, which its site describes as used in an estimated 300 million contracts sold.
- Firm lawyers serve as instructors for the Insurance Institute of Ontario on subjects including personal injury compensation, environmental insurance law, and subrogation trends.
- The firm and its lawyers hold memberships in the Advocates' Society, the Canadian Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, Canadian Defence Lawyers, the Toronto Legal Association, and the Hamilton Law Association.
In the community
- The firm has supported the Starlight Children's Foundation Insurance Gala, Camp Ooch, a camp for children with and affected by cancer, CANFAR AIDSbeat, and a Sleep Tight Campaign that collects new pajamas for people in need.
- A partner completed a 35 kilometer open water swim across the North Channel, between Ireland and Scotland, to raise funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association and Mind UK, and the firm committed to match the first $10,000 in Canadian donations.
- Shawn Richarz, one of the firm's namesake partners, has served as a past president of the Haldimand Law Association, the regional bar association for the county that includes the firm's Cayuga office.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 12
A. Bryn Copp
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Deanna M. Stea
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Everton A. M. Torres
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Gerald S. George
Insurance LawPersonal Injury
Jaime M. Naumis
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Justin Winch
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Mauro D'Agostino
Partner
Personal InjuryInsurance Law
Neil Colville-Reeves
Managing Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Paige Johnston
Family LawWills, Estates & Trusts
Robert C. McGlashan
Partner
Wills, Estates & TrustsFamily Law
Ryan Kirshenblatt
Partner
Insurance LawPersonal Injury
Shawn Richarz
Partner
Family LawReal Estate Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1986–2025 · median 19 years in practice 10 of 12 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School (2), University of British Columbia (2), Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Queen's University, Queen's University Belfast, University of Ottawa and 1 more 9 of 12 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- French, Portuguese, Spanish
Who handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
Reeves Richarz keeps its head office on King Street East in Toronto's Distillery District, an area built around the former Gooderham and Worts distillery that's now a National Historic Site known for its brick paved, pedestrian friendly streets and Victorian era industrial buildings. Its Hamilton office sits further along that same King Street East, the Lower City arterial that has run through the heart of Hamilton since the city's founding in the early 19th century.
The Cayuga office is in the county seat of Haldimand County, a village on the Grand River that was incorporated in 1859 and has served as the county's administrative and judicial centre ever since, complete with its own courthouse. It's a fitting base for a firm whose Cayuga lawyers handle litigation, family law, real estate, and wills and estates work for the surrounding county.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Reeves Richarz only act for insurance companies?
- No. The firm has deep roots defending property and casualty insurers, but it also handles commercial litigation, family law, real estate, and wills and estates for individuals and small and medium sized businesses, not just insurers.
- Can Reeves Richarz help me buy or sell a home?
- Yes. The firm's real estate practice covers purchases, sales, leases, refinancing, new home construction, and related litigation such as failed closings or title disputes, out of its Toronto, Hamilton, and Cayuga offices.
- Does Reeves Richarz handle divorce and child custody matters?
- Yes. Its family law practice covers divorce, custody and decision making, child and spousal support, property division, and cohabitation and separation agreements.
- Can Reeves Richarz prepare a will or handle an estate dispute?
- Yes. The firm prepares wills, powers of attorney, and estate plans, and also handles probate, estate administration, and contested estate litigation.
- Can Reeves Richarz help with a shareholder or partnership dispute?
- Yes. Its commercial law practice includes shareholder and partnership disputes, business entity formation, employment matters, and debt collection and recovery.
- How do I book an appointment at one of the firm's offices?
- The Toronto, Hamilton, and Cayuga offices are all by appointment only, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Contact details for each office are listed on the firm's site.
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