Ottawa Attorneys
A list of Ottawa-area attorneys (51KB PDF) is available from our Consular Section.
Attorneys for the Ottawa Consular District
October 2009
The consular district of the Embassy in Ottawa comprises a number of counties located in the eastern portion of Ontario and the western portion of Quebec (i.e., the counties of Lanark, Leeds, Prescott, Renfrew, Russell, and Stormont in the Province of Ontario, and the counties of Gatineau, Hull, Labelle, Papineau, Pontiac and Tamiscamingue in the Province of Quebec). It also includes the District of Franklin in the Northwest Territories, but as that region is very sparsely populated no attorneys from that area appear on this list.
Disclaimer: The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada assumes no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the following persons or firms. Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement by the Department of State or the U.S. Embassy/Consulate. Names are listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance. The information in the list on professional credentials, areas of expertise and language ability has been provided directly by the lawyers. You may receive additional information about the individuals by contacting the local bar association (or its equivalent) or the local licensing authorities.
Legal Associations
Canadian Bar Association
865 Carling Avenue, Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5S8
Phone: 613-237-2925
Law Society of Upper Canada
130 Queen St., W.
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2N6
Phone: 1-800-668-7380 or (416) 947-3300
The Law Society of Upper Canada governs all lawyers from Ontario and every lawyer must be a member of the society in order to practice in the Province of Ontario. We strongly recommend that prior to retaining a lawyer in Ontario you verify that (s)he is in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Barreau de Québec (Québec Bar Association)
200 Montcalm, Suite 301
Hull, Québec
J8Y 3B5
Phone: (819) 777-5225
The Québec Bar Association for the regions of Hull, Aylmer, Gatineau, etc. (Outaouais region) is called the Barreau de Québec or Batonniere du Hull.
Association des Notaires de l'Outaouais
188 Rue Montcalm, Suite 300
Gatineau, Québec
J8Y 3B5
Phone: (819) 771-3231, ext. 368
As part of its French heritage, the Province of Québec has notaries (notaires, in French) who have the same educational background as lawyers. However, they do not handle litigation and do not represent clients in court. Sometimes called a "Title Attorney" a notary handles mainly legal matters such as deeds, real estate transactions, mortgages, wills, non-contentious estates and marriage contracts, etc. A short list of notaries appears after the list of lawyers.
Persons in need of legal assistance but without funds to retain counsel may apply to the Legal Aid Ontario.
Legal Aid Ontario
73 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1T 1E3
Phone: (613) 238-7931
For free taped general legal information on a wide variety of topics you may contact Dial-A-Law at 1-800-387-2992. Ontario's lawyers through the Law Society of Upper Canada have provided this information.
Lists of attorneys for other parts of Canada may be obtained from the U.S. Consulates General located in Calgary, Halifax, Montréal, Québec City, Toronto and Vancouver.