The Law Office of T. Edgar Reilly
1 lawyer · Established 1946 · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 579 handling Family Law.
About The Law Office of T. Edgar Reilly
The Law Office of T. Edgar Reilly is a family law and estates practice on Danforth Avenue in Toronto's east end, in the Coxwell and Danforth area near the East York boundary. T. Edgar Reilly founded the firm in 1946 as a general practice handling litigation, real estate, corporate matters, and wills and estates administration. The office has stayed in the same stretch of the neighbourhood ever since, moving to its current Danforth Avenue building in August 2019.
The firm has stayed in the same family for two generations. Dorothy Jean Reilly graduated law school in 1945 as one of only four women in that class, stepped back from practice in 1950 to raise six children, then returned in 1965 to run the office after the founder's death, focusing on wills, estates, and real estate until 2017. T. Edgar Reilly's daughter Mary Reilly was called to the bar in April 1990, joined the practice as a partner, and became managing partner in 2011. Today the firm concentrates on family law litigation and negotiated agreements, child protection matters, and wills, powers of attorney, and estate administration, and it accepts legal aid certificates in family law cases.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- T. Edgar Reilly founded the firm as a general litigation, real estate, corporate, and wills and estates practice in 1946.
- Dorothy Jean Reilly graduated law school in 1945 as one of only four women in that class.
- Dorothy Jean Reilly took over the practice in 1965 after the founder's death and ran it until 2017, concentrating on wills, estates, and real estate.
- Mary Reilly was called to the bar in April 1990, joined the firm as a partner, and became managing partner in 2011.
- The firm moved into its current Danforth Avenue building in August 2019 after decades in the same area.
In the community
- Mary Reilly co-founded the Family Lawyers Association in 1994 and has served on its executive since, as co-chair from 1994 to 1999, chair from 1999 to 2003, and treasurer from 2003 onward.
- Mary Reilly served on the board of directors of Access for Parents and Children in Ontario from 1996 to 2004, an organization formed to provide supervised access locations for parents.
- Mary Reilly is a founding member of the Neighbourhood Action Committee, established in 1998 in response to concerns about community safety and protection, is active in the East York community, and has served on the Community Police Liaison Committee for the former 54 Division of the Toronto Police Service.
- T. Edgar Reilly ran in two federal elections in the early 1960s on the campaign slogan 'Be vocal, Vote local.'
Good to know
By appointmentWho handles what
The neighbourhood
The office sits on Danforth Avenue in the Coxwell and Danforth area of Toronto's east end, a settled residential stretch near the old East York border lined with small storefront offices and shops serving the surrounding houses. The firm has practiced within that stretch continuously since 1946, moving a short distance to its current building in August 2019.
That continuity shows up in the client base as much as the address. Dorothy Jean Reilly ran the wills and estates side of the practice from 1965 to 2017 and built a following the firm describes as hundreds of loyal clients and their families relied on over the years, a pattern the firm's current family law and estates practice still reflects.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Law Office of T. Edgar Reilly handle divorce and custody cases?
- Yes. The firm represents clients in divorce, custody and access, child and spousal support, and property division, handles that litigation at all levels of court in Ontario, and negotiates domestic contracts such as cohabitation, marriage, and separation agreements.
- Can the firm help with a Children's Aid or child protection matter?
- Yes, the firm practices child protection law and can assist at any stage of a Children's Aid case. Mary Reilly was appointed to the Personal Rights Panel with the Office of the Children's Lawyer in 2000.
- Does the firm prepare wills and powers of attorney?
- Yes. The firm prepares new wills, amends existing ones, drafts powers of attorney for property and personal care, and assists estate trustees with probate applications and estate administration.
- How long has the firm served the Coxwell and Danforth area?
- Since 1946. T. Edgar Reilly founded the practice that year, Dorothy Jean Reilly ran it from 1965 to 2017, and Mary Reilly has been managing partner since 2011, keeping it in the same family across two generations.
- Does the firm accept legal aid certificates?
- Yes, the firm accepts legal aid certificates for family law matters.
- Can I get a document notarized at this office?
- Yes, notarial services are available at the office by appointment.
Where to find them
2324 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON M4C 1K7 · 416-461-7553
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