About Unified LLP

One of the highest-rated law firms in Kitchener, going by its Google reviews.

Unified LLP is a law firm based in Toronto, with a Waterloo Region office in downtown Kitchener and a third office in Calgary. It's a young firm, founded in 2022, and it has grown to around nineteen lawyers organized into practice teams. The groups cover family law, employment law, labour law, disability law, and a combined property and commerce practice. José Bento Rodrigues is the managing partner.

A few things set the mix apart. On the labour side the firm acts for unions and workers rather than employers. Its employment lawyers represent employees, and its disability group handles denied long-term and short-term claims. The property and commerce team advises businesses and landowners on real estate, municipal and planning matters, expropriation, construction, and commercial disputes, and the firm keeps a land use planner on staff for that work. In family law it promotes a direct relationship with one lawyer from start to finish, offers mediation, and publishes flat-fee ranges for uncontested divorce. Clients are served across the GTA, Waterloo Region, and the rest of Ontario, with the Calgary office extending the firm's reach into Alberta.

Milestones & recognition

  • Founded in 2022.
  • Operates offices in Toronto, Waterloo Region (Kitchener), and Calgary.

In the community

  • Publishes a regularly updated Legal Insights blog, with articles on family law, employment, and long-term disability topics.

Good to know

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1990–2021 · median 9 years in practice 4 of 19 lawyers
Law schools
University of Ottawa (4), Osgoode Hall Law School (2), City University of Hong Kong, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, McGill University, Queen's Law and 7 more 17 of 19 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Cantonese, Dari, English, Korean, Mandarin, Russian

Offices 2

197 Spadina Ave. 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 2C8

Suite 901 - 50 Queen St. N., Kitchener, ON N2H 6P4

The neighbourhood

The Waterloo Region office is a satellite of a Toronto firm, and it sits on the ninth floor of 50Q, an eleven-storey office tower at the corner of Queen and Weber Streets in downtown Kitchener. The building, once known as Commerce House, was refitted with a wraparound terrace and full-height windows while keeping its older bones. That address puts the office in Kitchener's Civic District, the pocket of downtown built around regional government, the provincial courthouse, and Centre in the Square, which suits a practice that runs from family and employment disputes to municipal and planning work. Clients across Waterloo Region can reach it without a trip to Toronto.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Unified LLP's Waterloo Region office?
It's in downtown Kitchener, on the ninth floor of the 50Q tower at 50 Queen Street North. The firm is based in Toronto and also has an office in Calgary, so the Kitchener location is its foothold in Waterloo Region.
What areas of law does Unified LLP handle?
Five main groups: family law, employment law, labour law, disability law, and a property and commerce practice that covers real estate, municipal and planning matters, expropriation, construction, and commercial disputes.
Does Unified LLP act for unions and workers?
Yes. Its labour lawyers represent unions and workers rather than employers, handling collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, human rights, and class actions. On the employment side, the firm acts for employees.
Can Unified LLP help if my long-term disability claim was denied?
The firm has a disability practice that handles long-term and short-term disability claims, including denied claims, and it writes about the subject on its insights blog.
Does Unified LLP handle divorce, and what does an uncontested divorce cost?
The family law group handles divorce, parenting arrangements, child and spousal support, and property division. For an uncontested divorce it publishes flat-fee ranges, listed on its family law page as roughly $1,500 to $3,500.
Can Unified LLP help with a real estate purchase or a planning matter?
Yes. The property and commerce team advises on residential and commercial real estate, municipal and land use planning, expropriation, and construction, and the firm keeps a land use planner on staff for planning work.

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