Robson Carpenter LLP
11 lawyers · Established 2006 · Waterloo Region
One of 2 law firms listed in Ayr, and one of 2 handling Real Estate Law.
About Robson Carpenter LLP
Robson Carpenter LLP is a law firm in Ayr, Ontario, that works almost entirely in one area: condominium and subdivision development. Craig Robson and Greg Carpenter founded the partnership in 2006. The firm is based in Ayr, a village in the Township of North Dumfries just west of Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge. The firm doesn't try to cover every field of law. It sticks to condominium and subdivision development, plus condominium management, and it advises developers, builders, and condominium corporations across Ontario.
The firm keeps both founders' names. Two things shape how it runs day to day. The small-town base keeps overhead low, which the firm says it reflects in its rates, and it bills in increments of about one minute twelve seconds rather than the six-minute blocks most firms use, so brief tasks cost less. Work is matched to experience, so a partner doesn't do what a law clerk can handle. Because clients range from the Ottawa and Kingston area to Thunder Bay, Welland, and Windsor, the firm leans on modern communication tools to keep distance from getting in the way.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Founded in 2006 by Craig Robson and Greg Carpenter.
- Adam Zasada, one of the firm's lawyers, authored the Ontario Construction Law and Litigation Blog, which won a Clawbie (Canadian Law Blog Award) for Best New Law Blog in 2012.
In the community
- The firm keeps a blog on Ontario condominium law, split between condominium management and condominium development, covering governance, reserve funds, by-laws, liens, and other everyday condo questions.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentFees & payment
HourlyLawyers 11
Annie Baker
Associate
Real Estate Law
Craig Robson
Partner
Real Estate Law
Daniel Brockenshire
Associate
Real Estate Law
Erica Gerstheimer
Partner
Real Estate Law
Jessica Peever
Associate
Real Estate Law
Justin Black
Associate
Real Estate Law
Laurence Esposito
Lawyer
Michelle Kelly
Partner
Real Estate Law
Roy Gentles
Partner
Real Estate Law
Victoria Strachan
Partner
Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law
William Thompson
Partner
Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1980–2019 · median 12 years in practice 10 of 11 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Ottawa (3), Lakehead University, Osgoode Hall Law School, Queen's University, University of Detroit Mercy, University of Western Ontario and 2 more 10 of 11 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Ayr grew up as a mill town on the Nith River, formed when three early settlements, Mudge's Mills, Jedburgh, and Nithvale, ran together into one village. Nineteenth-century Ayr was a manufacturing centre: the Ayr Agricultural Works, started in 1847, was shipping farm implements across the country by the 1860s. Today it's a community of a bit over five thousand people in the Township of North Dumfries, minutes off Highway 401 and a short drive west of Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge.
That's a fitting base for a development practice. Waterloo Region is one of the faster-growing parts of Ontario, and the firm's work, condominium and subdivision development, tends to follow that kind of growth. The Ayr address also does something practical: it keeps costs down while the firm handles projects for clients spread across the province, from the Ottawa area to Windsor and up to Thunder Bay.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of legal work does Robson Carpenter LLP do?
- It focuses on condominium and subdivision development law, along with condominium management. Rather than offering general legal services, the firm stays in that niche and acts for developers, builders, and condominium corporations.
- Can the firm help my company set up or develop a new condominium in Ontario?
- Yes. Condominium and subdivision development is the firm's core work, and it takes on projects from the planning stages through to completion.
- Does Robson Carpenter advise condominium boards and property managers?
- Yes. Condominium management is one of its two main areas, and its blog regularly covers board governance, reserve funds, by-laws, and other day-to-day condo issues.
- The firm is in Ayr but my project is elsewhere in Ontario. Can it still act for me?
- Yes. Robson Carpenter serves clients across the province, from the Ottawa and Kingston area to Thunder Bay, Welland, and Windsor, and it uses modern communication tools so distance isn't a barrier.
- How does the firm bill for its time?
- It bills in increments of about one minute twelve seconds, rather than the six-minute blocks most firms use, so short tasks cost less. The small-town base also keeps overhead low, which the firm says it reflects in its rates.
- When was the firm founded, and where does the name come from?
- Craig Robson and Greg Carpenter founded the partnership in 2006. The firm is based in Ayr and keeps both founders' names.
Where to find them
99 Stanley Street, Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 · 519-632-1327
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