Richard Odeleye Law Firm
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 425 handling Immigration Law.
About Richard Odeleye Law Firm
Richard Odeleye Law Firm is a solo general practice in Toronto, run by Richard Odeleye, a barrister, solicitor, and notary public. Odeleye's legal career started in Nigeria, with a call to the bar there in 1989 and a role as a staff lawyer and police law instructor at the Bendel State Police command's criminal investigation department. From there Odeleye moved into private practice at Nigerian firms, including the office of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and CN Okafor and Co, eventually becoming deputy head of the litigation department at the latter and appearing before Nigerian courts up to the Supreme Court.
Odeleye earned an LL.B. (Honours) from the University of Ibadan in 1988 and was admitted to the Law Society of Ontario in 2004, after completing a Certificate of Qualification through Canada's National Committee on Accreditation. Since then the firm has practiced immigration and refugee law, criminal defence, civil litigation, and family law, appearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Federal Court, the Superior Court, and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Its immigration work covers family sponsorship, work and study permits, and refugee claims, and the firm says it has represented hundreds of refugee claimants over the years.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Called to the Nigerian Bar in 1989, after an LL.B. (Honours) from the University of Ibadan in 1988.
- Admitted to the Law Society of Ontario in 2004, after completing a Certificate of Qualification through Canada's National Committee on Accreditation.
- Headed the litigation department at CN Okafor and Co in Nigeria and appeared before Nigerian courts up to the Supreme Court, before building a Canadian practice before the Federal Court, the Superior Court, and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Free parking
By appointmentWho handles what
The neighbourhood
The office is in a commercial building on Finch Avenue West, in the York University Heights area in the north end of Toronto. It sits among office and commercial space rather than a courthouse district or a single walk-in retail strip, which fits a general practice that draws immigration, family, and criminal clients from across the wider Toronto area rather than one immediate block. Public transit reaches the building, which matters for clients travelling in from elsewhere in the city for an appointment.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Richard Odeleye Law Firm help with a refugee claim in Canada?
- Yes. The firm represents refugee claimants before the Immigration and Refugee Board and handles related appeals at the Refugee Appeal Division and the Immigration Appeal Division, along with judicial reviews of negative decisions at the Federal Court.
- I've been charged with a criminal offence. Can the firm defend me?
- Yes. The firm defends clients facing charges under the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, from arrest through trial, and brings Charter applications to challenge evidence it says was obtained illegally.
- Does the firm handle divorce, custody, and separation agreements?
- Yes. Family law services include preparing separation agreements, representing clients in divorce cases in Ontario courts, and handling custody, access, and property division disputes.
- Can the firm help me sponsor a family member to immigrate to Canada?
- Yes. Family sponsorship is one of the firm's immigration services, alongside work and study permits and applications in the skilled worker, self employed, and investor categories.
- Is Richard Odeleye a notary public as well as a lawyer?
- Yes. Richard Odeleye holds the designations of barrister, solicitor, and notary public.
- Does the firm take on landlord and tenant or contract disputes?
- Yes. Its civil litigation practice covers landlord and tenant disputes, accident claims, breach of contract, and other business disputes, and it says it works through negotiation and mediation before litigation where it can.
Where to find them
1110 Finch Avenue West, Suite 815, Toronto, ON M3J 2T2 · 416-603-9195
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