Borlak Law
1 lawyer · York Region
One of 12 law firms listed in Whitchurch-Stouffville, and one of 2 handling Insurance Law.
About Borlak Law
Borlak Law is a law firm based in Stouffville, Ontario, founded by Steven Borlak with a focus on the property and casualty insurance industry. The firm has built more than 40 years of experience representing brokers, producers, and insurance companies across Ontario, and it keeps a separate phone line for its Toronto area clients alongside the Stouffville office. Its insurance law work covers producer agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation matters, mergers and acquisitions among brokerages, and succession planning for retiring brokers. The firm also handles general business and corporate law, real estate transactions, and wills, powers of attorney, and estate planning.
Steven Borlak's son, Jesse Borlak, joined the firm as an associate lawyer in 2019. Before earning an LLB from the University of Sussex, Jesse worked as a licensed insurance broker, giving the practice a second generation with direct experience inside the industry it now represents. In 2025, Borlak Law acquired the wills and estates practice of Button, Armstrong & Ness, taking on responsibility for that firm's stored wills and powers of attorney and offering to review those documents for former clients. The firm also runs an annual management seminar for insurance brokers, accredited for RIBO continuing education hours, and its lawyers periodically publish commentary on court decisions affecting the brokerage industry.
Milestones & recognition
- Steven Borlak founded the firm and built it around the property and casualty insurance industry, with more than 40 years of experience representing brokers, producers, and insurance companies.
- Jesse Borlak, Steven Borlak's son, joined the firm as an associate lawyer in 2019 after working as a licensed insurance broker and earning an LLB from the University of Sussex.
- In 2025, the firm acquired the wills and estates practice of Button, Armstrong & Ness, taking custody of that firm's stored wills and powers of attorney.
In the community
- The firm runs an annual management seminar for insurance brokers, accredited for RIBO continuing education hours and covering topics such as producer mobility and mergers and acquisitions in the brokerage industry.
- Its lawyers publish commentary on court rulings affecting insurance brokers, including analysis of the Staebler appeal decision.
- Borlak Law is listed as a business member with the Stouffville Chamber of Commerce.
Good to know
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The neighbourhood
Borlak Law's office sits on Main Street in downtown Stouffville, a commercial strip that has anchored the town since the 1800s. Stouffville began as a Mennonite settlement founded by Abraham Stouffer, who immigrated from Pennsylvania in 1804 and built the mills that became the community's start. The town incorporated as a village in 1877, and its Main Street core has been the local commercial centre ever since.
Whitchurch-Stouffville has grown quickly in recent years, part of York Region's expansion at the northern edge of the GTA, with its population climbing nearly a third between 2011 and 2021. That growth sits alongside a firm whose insurance law practice serves brokers and insurance companies across the province rather than mainly local clients, which is likely why Borlak Law keeps a separate phone line for its Toronto area business. The 2025 addition of the Button, Armstrong & Ness wills and estates files put more of the practice's day to day work directly into serving Stouffville's own residents from that same Main Street address.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Borlak Law only work with insurance companies, or can individuals use the firm too?
- The firm's main focus is property and casualty insurance law for brokers, producers, and insurance companies, but it also handles real estate transactions and wills, powers of attorney, and estate planning for individual clients.
- Can Borlak Law help with a producer agreement or a non-competition clause?
- Yes. The firm works on producer agreements, producer movement between brokerages, and non-competition and non-solicitation agreements as part of its insurance industry practice.
- My will was prepared by Button, Armstrong & Ness. Can Borlak Law still help me?
- Borlak Law acquired the wills and estates practice of Button, Armstrong & Ness in 2025 and now holds those clients' wills and powers of attorney in storage. The firm can help retrieve and review those documents, though retrieval from off site storage can take up to two weeks.
- Is Borlak Law involved with the insurance brokerage industry beyond legal work?
- The firm runs an annual management seminar for insurance brokers that is accredited for RIBO continuing education hours, and its lawyers publish articles on court decisions affecting the brokerage industry.
- Where is Borlak Law located, and does it serve clients outside Stouffville?
- The firm's office is on Main Street in Stouffville, Ontario, and it also maintains a Toronto contact line, reflecting a client base of brokers and insurance companies across the province as well as local Stouffville clients.
- Is Borlak Law a large firm?
- Borlak Law is a family practice founded by Steven Borlak, whose son Jesse Borlak joined as an associate lawyer in 2019 after working as a licensed insurance broker.
Where to find them
6372 Main Street, Stouffville, Ontario L4A 1G3 · 905-642-6661
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