About AYF Law

AYF Law is a small law firm in Markham, Ontario that serves clients across the Greater Toronto Area. Its team includes lawyers, senior real estate law clerks, and a registered immigration consultant, and the firm handles family law, criminal law, wills and estate planning, real estate, and immigration matters. Its paralegals also represent clients in Small Claims Court and in landlord and tenant disputes. Consultations are available in English and Mandarin, and some team members also speak Cantonese.

The team combines two lawyers, two senior real estate law clerks with decades of experience between them, and a registered immigration consultant, and the firm's immigration lawyer previously worked at several immigration law firms before joining AYF Law. The immigration practice draws on more than seven years of experience with permanent and temporary residence applications, family sponsorships, and appeals, and one of the firm's senior real estate law clerks has completed thousands of purchases, sales, mortgages, refinances, and private mortgages over the years.

Milestones & recognition

  • AYF Law's managing lawyer is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the State Bar of Nebraska in the United States.
  • One of the firm's lawyers holds a Master of Laws from the University of British Columbia and has represented clients before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency.
  • A senior real estate law clerk at the firm has more than 30 years of experience in real estate law.
  • Another senior real estate law clerk at the firm holds a law clerk diploma from Seneca College and has more than 20 years of experience in real estate, commercial, and estate law.
  • The firm's registered immigration consultant studied in the Masters program in Immigration and Settlement Studies at Ryerson University and has more than ten years of experience in immigration consulting.

Good to know

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Law schools
University of British Columbia 1 of 2 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, Mandarin

The neighbourhood

AYF Law's office is in a building called Liberty Square at 3601 Highway 7 East in Markham. That stretch of Highway 7, east of Woodbine Avenue, is home to First Markham Place, a shopping centre with more than 170 stores that has anchored the area since it opened in 1998. AYF Law offers consultations in English and Mandarin, and members of its real estate team also speak Cantonese.

Frequently asked questions

Does AYF Law handle divorce and child custody cases?
Yes. AYF Law's family law practice covers divorce, separation, arbitration and mediation, division of assets, and child custody, access, and support arrangements.
I've been charged with impaired driving in Markham, can AYF Law defend me?
AYF Law's criminal law practice includes impaired driving defence, along with assault, bail hearings, drug charges, and fraud matters.
Can AYF Law help me apply for permanent residence or sponsor a family member?
Yes. The firm's immigration practice handles Express Entry applications, provincial nominee programs, family sponsorship, study and work permits, and appeals of removal orders.
Does AYF Law prepare wills and powers of attorney?
The firm's wills and estates practice prepares personal and corporate wills and powers of attorney for property and personal care, and it also handles estate planning and estate litigation.
Can AYF Law's paralegals represent me in a small claims dispute?
Yes. AYF Law's paralegals represent clients in Small Claims Court matters and in landlord and tenant disputes.
What languages does AYF Law offer consultations in?
AYF Law offers consultations in English and Mandarin, and members of its real estate team also speak Cantonese.

Where to find them

3601 Highway 7 E, Suite 1104, Markham, ON L3R 0M3 · 905-470-8929

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