Best Law Firms in Ontario for Family Law

At Barriston Law, we provide thoughtful legal services and practical guidance with a client-focused approach rooted in trust, accessibility, and strong community connections. We work closely with individuals, families, businesses, and organizations across Central Ontario, offering support that is responsive, approachable, and grounded in real-world experience.

Our lawyers and staff bring together a wide range of legal knowledge and decades of experience serving clients throughout the region. As one of the largest law firms in Central Ontario, we continue to grow alongside the communities we serve, adapting to changing client needs while maintaining the personal attention people expect from a local firm.

As a proud B Corp Certified firm and recognized Living Wage employer, we are committed to supporting our people and contributing to the communities where we live and work. Community involvement, mentorship, and long-term relationship building are important parts of our culture and help us continue providing consistent service for our clients over time.

As the legal landscape evolves, Barriston Law continues to invest in innovation, accessibility, and client service. Whether you are resolving a dispute, planning for the future, or navigating an important life or business decision, our team is committed to providing clear communication, practical advice, and dependable legal support tailored to your circumstances.

Beard Winter LLP is a Top 10 Ontario Regional Law Firm as recognized by Canadian Lawyer magazine for 2021-22 and a Canadian Law Awards Excellence Awardee for Ontario Law Firm of the Year for 2021. A multi-service, mid-sized law firm located in downtown Toronto, our unwavering commitment to clients is the foundation of our history since 1964. We are preferred counsel for a wide variety of mid-market private and public corporations and sought after for our expertise in complex estate, commercial, employment, and family law litigation. Recognized for our insurance defence litigation expertise, we act for many of Canada’s largest insurance companies.

Best Lawyers and Lexpert recognize our lawyers in the areas of estates and trusts law, family law, insurance law, and insurance defence litigation.

Visit our website at beardwinter.com to learn more about the firm and meet our talented legal professionals.

We are affiliated with top mid-sized law firms across the United States and internationally through our membership in the Law Firm Alliance: www.lawfirmalliance.org

Industries served: Healthcare; Life Sciences; Manufacturing; Professional Services; Insurance; Real Estate and Construction; Technology; Transportation; Logistics; Financial Services; Educational Institutions; Energy; Food Industries.

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Beaton Burke Young LLP is a leading law firm with 7 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 2 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2024. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Beaton Burke Young LLP has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Family Law Mediation and Family Law.

Beaton Burke Young LLP is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 2 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Beaton Burke Young LLP has 3 rankings in 2 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

Euroa Law Group is committed to connecting with families, offering practical options, and guiding them with empathy and care through what can be an emotional and stressful time. Our goal is to help you feel informed and supported, even when circumstances feel uncertain or overwhelming.

We provide thoughtful guidance, clear communication, and steady support as you review the paths available to you and determine an approach that reflects the needs of your family. Whether your matter involves Family Law, Education Law, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, or a collaborative process, our team works closely with you at every stage. We take pride in the work we do and in helping clients move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Frodis Family Law is a leading law firm with 3 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 1 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2014. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Frodis Family Law has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Family Law.

Frodis Family Law is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 1 practice area. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Frodis Family Law has 2 rankings in 1 practice. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

Gowling WLG is an international law firm built on the belief that the best way to serve you is to be in tune with your world, aligned with your opportunity and ambitious for your success. With more than 1,500 legal professionals around the world, we provide our clients with in-depth knowledge in key global sectors and a suite of legal services at home and abroad. We see the world through our clients' eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed, no matter how challenging the circumstances.

Brief History

With roots tracing back to 1887, Gowling WLG grew to become one of the largest and most respected law firms in Canada, with a reputation for innovation in client-focused service delivery.

Building on its early strength in intellectual property, Gowling WLG diversified to offer a full suite of business law, litigation and intellectual property services in all of Canada’s key industries, including energy, mining, financial services, government, infrastructure, manufacturing, life sciences and technology.

In 1979 with only five employees, KMB Law opened its doors as Keyser Mason Ball, LLP offering legal services from an outbuilding in the heart of Mississauga. Today, KMB Law offers a broad range of legal services and a breadth of legal experience. Our team of well trained legal professionals come from diverse and varied backgrounds provide accessible and approachable legal support to our clients.

Today, KMB offers a broad range of legal services and a breadth of legal expertise. Our team of well-trained lawyers from diverse and varied backgrounds provides accessible and approachable legal support to our clients. We pride ourselves on genuinely listening to our clients to understand their specific needs so we can provide them with the best possible legal solutions. 

Supporting the next generation of legal professionals is also fundamental to the success of the firm. We build our legal team around individuals who are self-starters, thrive under autonomy and want to become leaders in their field. Our senior partners work diligently to respond to the talent of these individuals, to counsel and advise them and to encourage them to get involved in causes and community projects that are close to their hearts.

ABOUT LHC LAW

Lenkinski, Hooper & Carr will expeditiously resolve  your legal issues with care, producing the best outcomes for you and your family.    

A Human APPROACH

Understanding begins with listening. Every situation is unique. You can trust our team to be sensitive to your circumstances, listen to your story, and identify your best legal options.   

SIMPLIFYING THE COMPLEX   

We will provide clarity to your case. Together, we’ll determine and plan the right course of action. Our experienced team specializes in a wide range of family and estate law services and can apply various techniques — from skillful negotiation, mediation and arbitration, to hard fought litigation — to produce optimal results. Our network of professionals, such as accountants, financial advisors and psychologists, are at your disposal.     

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Lenkinski, Hooper & Carr will execute your legal plan with valour and unwavering resolve. Our aim is to resolve your matter without lengthy, costly court proceedings, but we’ll deliver your best result — in or out of court.

MacDonald & Partners LLP is a leading law firm with 6 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 2 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2006. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that MacDonald & Partners LLP has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Family Law and Family Law Mediation.

MacDonald & Partners LLP is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 2 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. MacDonald & Partners LLP has 3 rankings in 2 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

More than 20 years ago, Nathens, Siegel LLP opened its doors to provide high-quality legal services from some of the top family lawyers and divorce lawyers in Toronto.

We have since developed a reputation for having some of the most skilled family lawyers in Toronto and the surrounding area. Drawing on our legal expertise and understanding of our clients’ needs, we provide families with excellent representation.

Torkin Manes LLP is a full-service law firm based in downtown Toronto. Founded in 1974, we have built our firm by focusing on the core principles that we believe make a great law firm: a deep and personal understanding of clients’ business needs; a results-oriented approach to practice that provides practical, smart, and cost-effective advice; and, above all, responsiveness to our clients.

Our professionals provide legal counsel to individuals, public and private companies, and buyers and sellers of independent businesses. Our clients range from owner-operators and founders to investment funds and high net worth individuals, who value and trust our deep knowledge, experience and expertise in the Canadian mid-market. We advise our clients on day-to-day legal matters, as well as during the most transformative transactions and critical disputes of their businesses and lives.

When clients require legal services in other jurisdictions, we leverage our affiliation with Meritas, an international network of select law firms of which Torkin Manes is a member, to facilitate the procurement of excellent legal service and counsel worldwide.

Our client-driven approach has brought professional accolades. Torkin Manes has been named the 2024 Regional Law Firm of the Year (Central Canada) at the Canadian Law Awards, in addition to our long-standing recognition as Top Regional Law Firm (Ontario) by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. This firm is also consistently shortlisted as one of Canada's Regional Law Firms of the Year by Chambers and Partners. Our Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Family Law and Real Estate Groups are all recognized on the Globe & Mail’s Best Law Firms in Canada list.

Many of our lawyers are well known throughout the profession and community at large as highly respected leaders in their practice areas, as well as teachers, authors and advocates for the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association.