Charness, Charness & Charness LLP is a Montreal boutique law firm founded in 1925, now in its fourth generation of Charness family lawyers. It practises civil and commercial litigation, creditors' rights and debt collection, insurance subrogation and defence, recognition of foreign judgments, and wills and estates, working with associate firms across Canada, the US and Mexico.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1985–2025 · median 5 years in practice 4 of 11 lawyers
Law schools
Université de Montréal (2), McGill University, Université Laval, University of Ghana, University of Ottawa 6 of 11 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English

Legal support staff 1

Law clerks, paralegals and articling students at this firm. They are not licensed lawyers.

Where to find them

215 Rue St. Jacques, Suite 800, Montréal, QC H2Y 1M6 · 514-878-1808

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