Sheard Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 579 handling Family Law.
About Sheard Law
Sheard Law is a family law and estates firm operating from Carlaw Avenue in Toronto's east end, serving the Danforth, Riverdale, Leslieville and East York communities. Its founder, John Sheard, was called to the Ontario bar in 2005 after earning an LL.B. from Queen's University and an honours B.A. in English from the University of Toronto. The firm has worked out of this part of Toronto for more than 15 years, handling divorce and separation, parenting and child support arrangements, spousal support, and property division, along with probate, estate administration and estate litigation.
Sheard also spent nearly 10 years as an appointed agent for the Office of the Children's Lawyer, representing children's interests in high-conflict custody disputes, and the firm offers family mediation as an alternative to court for couples who want to work out a separation themselves. Sheard Law now practices in association with Longo Lawyers, a Toronto litigation firm, which added a second office at Yonge and Sheppard and brought personal injury representation into the practice alongside its original family and estates work.
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Milestones & recognition
- Founder John Sheard earned an honours B.A. in English from the University of Toronto in 2001 and an LL.B. from Queen's University in 2004, then was called to the Ontario bar in 2005.
- Sheard served for nearly 10 years as an appointed agent for the Office of the Children's Lawyer, representing children's interests in high-conflict parenting disputes.
- The firm has practiced in Toronto's Danforth, Riverdale and Leslieville area for more than 15 years.
- Sheard Law now practices in association with Longo Lawyers, which added a second office at Yonge and Sheppard and expanded the practice into personal injury claims.
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The neighbourhood
Sheard Law's main office is in the Wrigley Building at 235 Carlaw Avenue, in the stretch of Riverdale, Leslieville and East York the firm has served for more than 15 years. The building dates to 1914, when the William Wrigley Jr. Company began putting up a Beaux Arts style factory there, modeled on Wrigley's original plant in Chicago, to manufacture chewing gum for the Canadian market. Carlaw Avenue was once lined with factories like this one, and many of the surviving buildings on the street, including the one the firm now occupies, have since been converted into lofts and office space.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Sheard Law help me with a divorce or separation in Toronto?
- Yes. The firm handles divorce, legal separation, separation agreements, spousal support and property division for clients in the Danforth, Riverdale and Leslieville area and across the GTA.
- Does Sheard Law handle high-conflict custody disputes?
- It does. Founder John Sheard spent nearly 10 years as an appointed agent for the Office of the Children's Lawyer, representing children's interests in high-conflict parenting cases, and the firm now represents parents in those same kinds of disputes.
- Can Sheard Law help me apply for probate or deal with an estate in Ontario?
- Yes. The firm advises executors and beneficiaries on probate applications, estate administration, intestacy and will challenges, and handles estate litigation when disputes arise.
- Does Sheard Law offer mediation instead of going to court?
- Yes. The firm offers family mediation covering parenting, support and property issues, priced by complexity: simple cases run roughly $3,000 to $6,000, standard cases $6,000 to $9,500, and complex cases $9,500 to $19,000, plus HST.
- I was hurt in a car accident or a slip and fall. Can Sheard Law take my case?
- Through its association with Longo Lawyers, the firm handles motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall injuries, pedestrian and cyclist accidents, and other personal injury claims on a contingency fee basis, with a no-obligation consultation to start.
- Where are Sheard Law's offices located?
- The main office is at 235 Carlaw Avenue in Toronto's Danforth, Riverdale and Leslieville area. A second office, at 4950 Yonge Street near Yonge and Sheppard, operates in association with Longo Lawyers.
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