Tatangelo Legal Services
2 lawyers · York Region
One of 204 law firms listed in Markham, and one of 31 handling Criminal Defence.
About Tatangelo Legal Services
Tatangelo Legal Services is a small practice on Main Street in Unionville, a historic village that is now part of Markham, Ontario. The firm handles Highway Traffic Act and other provincial offences matters, along with criminal summary offences, for clients across York, Peel, Durham, and Halton Regions. It was built around Rico Tatangelo, who worked as a paralegal in Ontario courtrooms for more than 10 years before attending law school and graduating with honours. As of September 2025, Tatangelo had also earned a second Master's degree from Osgoode Law School while registering with the Law Society of Ontario. Before that legal career, Tatangelo held the World Middleweight and Canadian Middleweight titles as a professional kickboxer.
For more serious criminal matters, the firm brings in affiliate lawyers Joanne McLean and Edwin Boeve. McLean was called to the Ontario bar in 1990 and has practised criminal law for more than 30 years. Boeve was called to the bar in 1999, holds a science degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Social Work along with a law degree, and has argued cases at the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. The office also serves clients in Italian, Russian, and Hebrew.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm's team reports more than 60 years of combined legal experience.
- Founder Rico Tatangelo built a paralegal career of more than 10 years in Ontario courts before earning a second Master's degree from Osgoode Law School in 2025.
- Affiliate lawyer Joanne McLean, called to the Ontario bar in 1990, is a founding member of Innocence Canada, an organization founded in 1993 (originally the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted) that works on behalf of the wrongfully convicted.
- A Highway Traffic Act appeal the firm argued led to a dropped speeding conviction and drew outside media coverage, including from the National Post, after a review found problems with the judge's conduct at the original trial.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentLawyers 2
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1990–1999 · median 31 years in practice 2 of 2 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Toronto 1 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The office is in a brick building on Historic Main Street in Unionville, a village first settled in 1794 that is now a heritage district within Markham. Many of the street's storefronts and houses date to the 19th and early 20th centuries. A community campaign in the 1960s and 70s stopped a provincial plan to widen the road, which would have meant tearing several of those buildings down, and an early-1980s bypass later took through traffic off the street entirely.
That history left Main Street as a walkable stretch of shops, cafes, and galleries rather than a commercial strip, with Toogood Pond and the Varley Art Gallery both close by. It's a setting better suited to a small practice that meets clients by appointment than to a firm chasing foot traffic, which fits a client base that comes from across York, Peel, Durham, and Halton Regions rather than just the immediate area.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Tatangelo Legal Services fight a speeding ticket in York Region?
- Yes. The firm handles Highway Traffic Act matters including speeding, stunt driving, and careless driving charges for clients across York, Peel, Durham, and Halton Regions.
- Does the firm handle impaired driving or drinking and driving charges?
- Yes. The firm represents clients on impaired care and control and other drinking and driving matters as part of its criminal summary offence work.
- I was charged with an offence for using my phone while driving. Can the firm help?
- Yes. Handheld device charges under the Highway Traffic Act are part of the firm's regular caseload.
- Who handles more serious or indictable criminal charges at the firm?
- Affiliate lawyers Joanne McLean and Edwin Boeve, both called to the Ontario bar with decades of criminal law experience between them, take on the firm's more serious criminal matters.
- Does the firm offer services in languages other than English?
- Yes. The office serves clients in Italian, Russian, and Hebrew.
- Where is Tatangelo Legal Services located?
- The office is at 190 Main Street, Unit 3, in Unionville, Ontario, serving the Greater Toronto Area including York, Peel, Durham, and Halton Regions.
Where to find them
190 Main St, Unionville, Unit 3, Unionville, ON L3R 2G8 · 905-205-1003
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