I think I was wrongfully dismissed from my job. Can Ricketts Harris help?

Yes. The firm's employment lawyers act for both employees and employers, including in wrongful dismissal claims, human rights complaints, and Ministry of Labour matters.

Can Ricketts Harris help with a divorce or child custody dispute?

Yes. Family law is one of the firm's main practice areas, covering separation agreements, custody and access, support, and property division, through negotiation, mediation, or litigation when it's needed.

Does Ricketts Harris represent insurance companies or policyholders?

The firm's insurance work is on the defence side, acting for insurers and policyholders in coverage disputes and liability claims across lines such as commercial general liability, cyber, professional liability, and property claims.

Can Ricketts Harris prepare a will or help settle an estate?

Yes. The firm's estate planning and litigation lawyers draft wills and handle estate administration and disputes.

How long has Ricketts Harris LLP been practicing in Toronto?

The firm traces its roots back to the years just after the First World War, through a series of mergers, name changes, and new partners that eventually became Ricketts Harris LLP.

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About Ricketts Harris LLP

Ricketts Harris LLP is a Toronto law firm with its office on the 22nd floor of 250 Yonge Street, in the tower attached to the CF Toronto Eaton Centre. The firm traces its roots through a series of mergers, acquisitions, and name changes back to the years just after the First World War. Today its lawyers practice family law, civil litigation, employment law, insurance defence, estate planning and litigation, and business law, acting for major insurers, corporations, entrepreneurs, and individuals. A good share of the firm's work comes through referrals from other Canadian law firms.

The firm organizes its approach around an idea it calls thoughtfulness, formalized through an internal committee that reviews how the firm deals with clients, from using plain language instead of legal jargon to a stated policy against nickel and diming on fees. It describes itself as deliberately small, favouring closer client attention over the scale of the city's largest firms. Best Lawyers has named Ricketts Harris LLP to its 2026 Best Law Firms rankings in several practice areas.

Practice areas

Family Law

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Employment & Labour Law

Insurance Law

Wills, Estates & Trusts

Business & Corporate Law

Milestones & recognition

Best Lawyers named Ricketts Harris LLP to its 2026 Best Law Firms rankings, with a National Tier 2 listing in family law, a Metropolitan Tier 1 Toronto listing in family law, and further Toronto metropolitan rankings in franchise law, real estate law, alternative dispute resolution, corporate and commercial litigation, and director and officer liability practice.
Chambers and Partners' Canada 2026 guide ranks a lawyer at the firm in franchising.
In 2013, the firm created the Robert D. Preston Entrance Award in Law at Western University's law school, contributing $50,000 to the scholarship in memory of a former managing partner who died that year. It's awarded each year to a first year law student who shows financial need and an interest in entrepreneurship.

In the community

Lawyers and staff at the firm have taken on pro bono matters over the years; the firm says it most recently intervened in a Charter challenge to provincial legislation.
The firm has sponsored youth sports in the city, including an U8 baseball team in Toronto's East York community called the Ricketts Rush.
An internal Thoughtfulness Committee runs charitable challenges among staff during the winter holidays.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible

Lawyers 24

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1967–2025 · median 23 years in practice 22 of 24 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (8), University of Toronto (5), University of Windsor (3), Dalhousie University, Queen's University, University of Bristol and 5 more 24 of 24 lawyers
Languages on the roster: English, French, Portuguese

Who handles what

The neighbourhood

Ricketts Harris LLP occupies the 22nd floor at 250 Yonge Street, in the tower attached to the CF Toronto Eaton Centre, close to the northwest corner of Yonge and Shuter. The building sits on Toronto's underground PATH network, giving direct indoor access to the buildings around it, and the office is roughly midway between the Dundas and Queen stations on the TTC's Line 1 subway.

It's a downtown Toronto address built around retail and office towers rather than a courthouse block, with underground parking in the same complex and a wheelchair access ramp at the Yonge Street entrance. For a firm whose work runs from family law and estates to business and insurance disputes, that kind of transit and PATH access matters more than sitting next to any one courthouse.

Frequently asked questions

What areas of law does Ricketts Harris LLP handle?: The firm practices family law, civil litigation, employment law, insurance defence, estate planning and litigation, and business law from its Toronto office.
I think I was wrongfully dismissed from my job. Can Ricketts Harris help?: Yes. The firm's employment lawyers act for both employees and employers, including in wrongful dismissal claims, human rights complaints, and Ministry of Labour matters.
Can Ricketts Harris help with a divorce or child custody dispute?: Yes. Family law is one of the firm's main practice areas, covering separation agreements, custody and access, support, and property division, through negotiation, mediation, or litigation when it's needed.
Does Ricketts Harris represent insurance companies or policyholders?: The firm's insurance work is on the defence side, acting for insurers and policyholders in coverage disputes and liability claims across lines such as commercial general liability, cyber, professional liability, and property claims.
Can Ricketts Harris prepare a will or help settle an estate?: Yes. The firm's estate planning and litigation lawyers draft wills and handle estate administration and disputes.
How long has Ricketts Harris LLP been practicing in Toronto?: The firm traces its roots back to the years just after the First World War, through a series of mergers, name changes, and new partners that eventually became Ricketts Harris LLP.

Where to find them

250 Yonge Street, Suite 2200, Toronto, ON M5B 2L7 · 416-364-6211

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