About Bennett Grant LLP

Bennett Grant LLP is a full-service law firm in downtown Kitchener that has practised in the Waterloo Region for more than 60 years. It was formerly known as Madorin, Snyder LLP, and it now carries the names of two of its counsel, James H. Bennett and Stephen R. Grant. The firm launched a redesigned website in September 2024. Its practice runs wide: litigation across civil, commercial, insurance, and estate matters, family law, employment and labour, corporate law and business transactions, real estate, wills and estates, construction, charities and not-for-profit work, and agriculture law, with its own mediation, arbitration, and adjudication practice on top.

The firm fields around 20 lawyers, including four counsel, from its Kitchener office at 55 King Street West and a second office in Listowel. Insurance runs through a good deal of the work, both insurance litigation and the governance and regulation of insurance companies, alongside the firm's wider court and solicitor practice. Lawyers tied to the firm have received the Coulter A. Osborne Award, given by the Waterloo Region Law Association for civility and professional standards: W. H. Peter Madorin in 2005, James H. Bennett in 2018, and Stephen R. Grant in 2024.

Milestones & recognition

  • The firm has practised in the Waterloo Region for more than 60 years and was formerly named Madorin, Snyder LLP.
  • Its current name comes from two of its counsel, James H. Bennett and Stephen R. Grant.
  • Three lawyers connected to the firm have received the Coulter A. Osborne Award from the Waterloo Region Law Association, which recognizes civility and professional standards: W. H. Peter Madorin in 2005, James H. Bennett in 2018, and Stephen R. Grant in 2024.

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1979–2026 · median 10 years in practice 17 of 21 lawyers
Law schools
University of Western Ontario (7), University of Ottawa (5), University of Windsor (3), Dalhousie University, Melbourne Law School, Osgoode Hall Law School 18 of 21 lawyers

Offices 2

55 King Street West, 6th Floor, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4W1

280 Inkerman Street West, Listowel, Ontario N4W 1C1

The neighbourhood

The Kitchener office sits on the sixth floor of 55 King Street West, a downtown office tower also known as the TD Canada Trust Centre, on the stretch of King Street between Queen and Ontario at the old centre of the city. It's a working downtown address in the heart of Kitchener's core rather than a suburban plaza. The firm also keeps a second office in Listowel, northwest of the region in the farm country of Perth County, and that reach lines up with its agriculture law work and clients beyond the immediate city.

Frequently asked questions

What areas of law does Bennett Grant handle?
It's a full-service firm. Its work covers litigation in civil, commercial, insurance, and estate matters, plus family law, employment and labour, corporate law and business transactions, real estate, wills and estates, construction, charities and not-for-profit, and agriculture law, along with mediation, arbitration, and adjudication.
Where are Bennett Grant's offices and how do I reach them?
The main office is on the sixth floor of 55 King Street West in downtown Kitchener, reachable at 519-744-4491. There's a second office at 280 Inkerman Street West in Listowel, at 519-291-3612. General email is info@kw-law.com.
Does the firm handle insurance disputes?
Yes. Insurance is a steady part of the practice. The firm lists both insurance litigation and the governance and regulation of insurance companies among its practice areas.
Can Bennett Grant help with a farm sale or passing a farm on to the next generation?
The firm lists agriculture law as a practice area, along with business transactions and wills and estates, so it can help with buying or selling farm property and planning how a farm passes on. Its Listowel office sits in the farm country of Perth County.
Does the firm do family law?
Yes, family law is one of its practice areas. The firm also offers mediation, arbitration, and adjudication, which can be options for resolving family and other disputes outside a full court fight.
How long has the firm been around and how big is it?
The firm has practised in the Waterloo Region for more than 60 years and was previously named Madorin, Snyder LLP. It has around 20 lawyers, including four counsel, working from its Kitchener and Listowel offices.

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