At GMSB our lawyers have considerable experience and expertise in a number of areas including those listed below.
Real Estate Corporate & Commercial Wills & Estate Personal Injury Civil Litigation Environmental Municipal Bankruptcy & Insolvency Labour & Employment Income Tax Administrative Family Law In addition we have developed strong relationships with other professionals that can service particular client needs that cannot be effectively dealt with by our lawyers.
Areas of practice include advice and representation before a broad range of administrative boards and tribunals, including Ontario Municipal Board, Unemployment Insurance Board, Ontario Human Rights Commission, and others.
Bankruptcy & Insolvency Issues
Areas of practice include advising clients in conjunction with Trustees in Bankruptcy during corporate and personal Proposals in Bankruptcy as well as priority of creditor issues. Our assistance is most essential when dealing with bank debt issues.
The firms litigation group practices in all areas of civil litigation, including commercial disputes, estate litigation, personal injury, wrongful dismissal, insurance claims and family law. Our trial lawyers practice at all levels of the judicial system including trial work in the Small Claims Court, Ontario Court (General Division) and appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada
Areas of practice include buying, selling and financing of corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. The firm offers complete corporate and business legal services including new incorporations, annual minutes, independent contractor agreements, joint venture agreements, debenture financing, small business financing, in order to properly structure your corporate venture.
Areas of practice include advice and litigation/mediation legal services covering all areas of Ontario's environmental laws.
Separation and divorce can be emotionally upsetting. The legal process can be complex and cumbersome. The lawyers in our family law group understand the problems raised in cases involving division of property, child custody, child and spousal support, marriage and separation contracts and divorce. We are committed to providing our clients with an expeditious resolution of their family law problem as economically as possible.
The firm has a varied labour and employment practice, including providing representation and advice to employers and employees in both unionized and non-unionized settings. We appear before arbitrators, the Employment Insurance Commission and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
The lawyers in the firm practicing municipal law provide representation and legal services to the municipalities with respect to drafting of by-laws, advising on development and other related issues involving the municipality and legislation affecting the municipality. The lawyers in this group also provide services representing clients before municipal tribunals involving land development, by-laws planning and the Ontario Municipal Board.
The personal injury lawyers at George Murray Shipley & Bell practice a wide variety of personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accident claims (accident benefits and damages for pain and suffering), slip and fall, occupiers' liability and dog bite cases among other things. We are known for our ability to obtain favorable settlements and judgments for our clients, whether by negotiation, mediation or in court.
The lawyers in this firm practicing real estate provide legal services in respect of land sales and purchases, both residential and commercial. Related services include drafting agreements for sale, transfers, mortgages, mortgage enforcement proceedings and land development.
Areas of practice include estate planing, income tax disputes and appeals both for individuals and corporations.
The firm provides an extensive estate planing service which includes drafting simple Wills and Powers of Attorney through to complicated estate plans, estate freezes and family trusts. The Estate Department is, of course, also involved in estate administration upon death. The service provides the estate trustee with legal advice, direction and representation in carrying out the duties as an executor of an estate or an estate trustee.