Robinsons Law
4 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 679 handling Wills, Estates & Trusts.
About Robinsons Law
Robinsons Law is a small estate planning and administration firm in downtown Toronto. Pat Robinson founded the firm on January 1, 2016, after practising as a partner at Goodmans LLP, and it now has four lawyers who work exclusively on family wealth management, succession planning, and estate administration. The practice covers three areas: estate planning and personal tax, including business transition and succession planning, cross-border planning, cottage succession planning, and charitable giving; estate administration, including preparing accounts for estates and trusts, distributing assets, and advising estate trustees; and a Charities and Not For Profit practice that serves hospitals, educational and research organizations, and cultural and religious organizations.
The team includes partner Hilary Van de Kamer, a Western University law graduate called to the Ontario bar in 2014, and associates Ashley Seely, who has an estate litigation background, and Carolyna Lopez, who previously worked at a general practice firm in Hamilton. Robinsons Law was named a Toronto Region Tier 1 firm in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms Canada, its second consecutive year at that tier, and Robinson has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for trusts and estates every year since 2008.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Pat Robinson founded Robinsons Law on January 1, 2016, after practising as a partner at Goodmans LLP.
- Robinsons Law was named a Toronto Region Tier 1 firm in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms Canada, its second consecutive year at that tier.
- Pat Robinson has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for trusts and estates every year since 2008.
- Pat Robinson was named one of the world's leading practitioners in the Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) Private Client 2024 report and appears in the 2026 Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Law.
- Hilary Van de Kamer has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada, Ones to Watch, for trusts and estates every year since 2024.
In the community
- Pat Robinson has lectured on estate planning and will drafting at the University of Toronto and regularly presents at estate planning, family law, and charities law seminars.
- Pat Robinson has written for the Estates and Trusts Journal and contributed to the Business Families STEP Handbook.
- Pat Robinson is a founding member of the Charities Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association and serves as a director of several charitable foundations.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 4
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1977–2022 · median 9 years in practice 4 of 4 lawyers
- Law schools
- Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Ottawa, Western University 4 of 4 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Robinsons Law's office is at 36 Toronto Street, a heritage designated building also known as the Excelsior Life Building, completed in 1914 to a design by architect Edward James Lennox. Part of the building's heritage value comes from Toronto Street's history as a corporate and financial hub in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a fitting backdrop for a practice built around family wealth and tax planning. The firm's own entrance is at the corner of Adelaide Street and Toronto Street.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Robinsons Law help my family business plan for succession?
- Yes. The firm's estate planning practice includes business transition and succession planning for family businesses and other closely held corporations, along with estate freezes and post mortem planning.
- Does Robinsons Law handle cross-border estate planning?
- Yes. Cross-border planning is listed among the firm's specific areas of expertise, alongside domestic and marriage contracts and cottage succession planning.
- I've been named executor of an estate. Can Robinsons Law help me administer it?
- Yes. The firm acts for estate trustees, beneficiaries, and claimants, and helps with preparing estate and trust accounts, distributing estate assets, and interpreting wills and trusts.
- Can Robinsons Law set up a private charitable foundation or advise an existing charity?
- Yes. The firm's Charities and Not For Profit practice advises hospitals and health care providers, educational and research organizations, and cultural, arts, and religious organizations on creation and registration, income tax, and regulatory compliance.
- Can Robinsons Law prepare my will and powers of attorney?
- Yes. Wills, powers of attorney, and inter vivos and testamentary trusts are part of the firm's core estate planning work, alongside domestic contracts and charitable giving.
- How long has Robinsons Law been practising in Toronto?
- Pat Robinson founded the firm on January 1, 2016, after practising as a partner at Goodmans LLP. Robinsons Law now has four lawyers working from its office on Toronto Street.
Where to find them
36 Toronto Street, Suite 950, Toronto, ON M5C 2C5 · 416-863-9500
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