In this picture at centre left is J. Paul Mills, Q.C., who represents the third generation of the Mills family to practice at the firm, and at centre right is David A.S. Mills, who represents the fourth generation.
The firm was founded on the fundamental principle of providing every client with excellent legal services — a value that has remained with the firm throughout its existence and continues today. As a result, Mills & Mills LLP has enjoyed the trust and confidence of a great number of its clients for a long time, many into multiple generations.
Throughout its history, the firm’s lawyers have distinguished themselves in many ways within the practice of law and beyond: one was Deputy Attorney General of Manitoba; one was the Premier of Ontario; two others served as the Attorney General of Ontario; another was the Treasurer of Ontario; one was the Toronto City Solicitor: and others have become High Court Judges. Ralph Shaw Mills, Q.C. was one of the last Canadian lawyers to appear before the Privy Council shortly before appeals from the Supreme Court of Canada to this highest court of the United Kingdom were abolished.
Given the large number of legal practitioners in Ontario and the huge range of choice in representation, we take pride that our clients consistently turn to Mills & Mills LLP for all their legal needs.
Negotiation is integral to resolving issues after a separation. When it comes to jointly-owned homes, successful negotiation may be the only path that enables one spouse/partner to keep the home. The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that the court does not have jurisdiction to order that one spouse convey his or her interest to…
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Our partner, Richard Wolsfold, and associate, Tara Vasdani, recently discussed the difficulties in making a case of undue influence to invalidate a will. Read the full Lawyer’s Weekly article here. At Mills & Mills LLP, our lawyers have been advising clients on a wide range of wills, estates and trusts matters and related litigation for over 130 years. We have earned a…
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One of the first steps in our estate planning process is meeting with clients to obtain instructions for their Wills and Powers of Attorney. Part of this meeting entails clients telling us what it is they want to achieve and us explaining how this can be accomplished (or why it cannot be accomplished as the case may be). …
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