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of providing clients with an innovative approach to legal advocacy, litigation strategy, conflict resolution, and out- of-court dispute resolution.
If you are facing separation, divorce, a family dispute, or need estate planning services, you may be feeling uncertain about how to move forward. The decisions you make today can have a lasting impact on your family, your finances, and your future. You deserve clear legal advice, practical solutions, and trusted legal guidance. Whether you need a family lawyer for divorce or parenting matters, assistance resolving disputes through negotiation or family mediation, or an estate planning lawyer to prepare wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, Sherman Law LLP provides trusted family law and estate planning services to clients throughout Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, and surrounding Ontario communities focused on protecting what matters most and achieving the best possible outcome.
At Sherman Law LLP, you will find skilled and dedicated family and estate lawyers who understand the importance of developing practical solutions that reflect the unique needs of your family. As an award-winning, family-owned law firm serving Waterloo Region and clients through Ontario, we provide experienced legal representation in family law, family mediation, collaborative divorce, estate planning, and estate administration.
For more than 40 years, we have helped clients navigate complex family law and estate planning matters with clarity, skill, and compassion. While we have extensive experience in family law advocating for clients in family court, we recognize that many family disputes can be resolved more effectively outside of court.
Whenever appropriate, our Kitchener family lawyers and family mediators help clients resolve disputes through consensual dispute resolution options, including family mediation, collaborative divorce, and counsel-assisted negotiations that reduce conflict, save time, and manage legal costs. If you are facing separation, our family lawyers can assist you with separation agreements, parenting plans, and divorce matters.
When court proceedings and litigation is necessary, we are experienced family law litigators prepared to strategically advocate for our clients in family court with a strong drive, expertise, and tenacity.
Our approach extends beyond traditional family law and estate planning legal services. We recognize that family and estate matters often involve emotional, financial, and personal considerations. By drawing on integrative approaches to the practice of law, we work alongside financial professionals, mental health practitioners, family and parenting specialists, and other trusted advisors to help you resolve family law disputes, plan confidently for the future, and make informed legal decisions.
Above all, our talented legal team understands that our focus is on helping you achieve practical and tailored solutions for your family law and estate planning matters. We combine legal expertise with empathy, clear communication, and a commitment to resolving family law disputes in a respectful and cost-effective manner. We listen carefully, explain your legal options clearly, and provide skilled legal guidance.
The hummingbird in our logo reflects the values that guide our family law and estate planning practice—healing, endurance, wisdom, patience, and perseverance. These principles shape our belief that lawyers can do more than resolve disputes; they can be a healing profession that helps individuals and families navigate family law and estate planning matters with strength, resilience, confidence, and hope for the future.
We proudly assist individuals, couples, and modern families of all backgrounds with family law and estate planning matters, including individuals with disabilities, same-sex couples, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
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Our Kitchener family lawyers, collaborative divorce lawyers, and family mediators resolve legal disputes by applying an insightful, interest-based approach to dispute resolution that considers more than strict legal rights, duties, and obligations.
Serving clients throughout Waterloo Region and Ontario, our talented lawyers carefully assess the values, concerns, and interests of our clients to develop customized legal solutions that prioritize reducing conflict and enhancing family communication. Our capacity to help clients gain a broader perspective enables us to provide exceptional advocacy.
We concentrate on the goals and relationships that matter most to you and to your family by providing a diverse range of family law dispute resolution services, including collaborative divorce and family mediation.
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When you engage a member of our legal team, you are retaining experienced family lawyers, legal advocates, and family mediators with decades of experience and a proven track record of delivering innovative and client-focused solutions for all of life's unexpected challenges.
For over four decades, our family-owned Kitchener law firm, serving clients throughout Waterloo Region and Ontario, has upheld a commitment to excellence. We strive to provide family law, family mediation, collaborative divorce, and estate planning services that leverage the best strategies, resources, and creative options available in our industry. To our team, the phrase, “We are in this together, your family and ours” ®TM is not merely a slogan; it is our unwavering promise.
We built our Waterloo Region family law firm on a foundation of professional excellence, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Every successful outcome at our Kitchener law firm begins with a strong client relationship built on trust, clear communication, and personalized service. By combining decades of legal experience with compassion, clarity, and trusted legal expertise, our Kitchener lawyers and family mediators help you navigate complex family law matters, divorce, separation, family mediation, and estate planning decisions with confidence.
Our guiding principle is to help families move beyond conflict toward resolution, healing, and a stronger future. We help clients in Waterloo Region and across Ontario address challenging legal matters through family-focused legal services, collaborative dispute resolution, and practical solutions that prioritize the best interests of children.
Our Waterloo Region family law firm is recognized for excellence in family law, family mediation, and estate planning. With a rich history of professional service, we are the preferred choice for individuals and families seeking family lawyers, estate lawyers, family mediators in Waterloo Region and throughout Ontario known for their integrity and exceptional skill. We provide creative, innovative, and family-focused solutions life's most important decisions and challenges.
When you hire a member of our legal team, you are engaging vetted and recognized legal professionals with extensive knowledge derived from over 40 years of experience.
ThreeBestRated consistently rates our Waterloo Region law firm as the top three for Kitchener estate planning lawyers and Kitchener divorce lawyers.
Community Votes Kitchener-Waterloo recognized our Kitchener-Waterloo law firm with three Platinum Awards in 2026:
OUR LEGAL TEAM WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
The celebrated poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou famously wrote, "When you learn, teach. When you get, give."
Our lawyers and staff take these words to heart. As family lawyers and advocates, we believe our responsibility extends beyond providing legal services—we are committed to strengthening our community through volunteerism, education, and service. Our team actively participates in charitable organizations, community initiatives, and professional education. Our lawyers have served as faculty in family law for students at Osgoode Hall Professional Development and have taught business law courses at Wilfrid Laurier University. We are honoured to have received community recognition for our philanthropic efforts and remain committed to advocating for children, youth, and families through leadership roles with organizations dedicated to supporting our community, including the Ontario Association for Family Mediation and Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region.
Our law firm is located on land that serves as the traditional home and territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Neutral Peoples. We recognize and appreciate the historical and ongoing connection Indigenous peoples have to these lands, as well as the barriers to justice created through colonial systems.
As a Waterloo Region family law and estate planning law firm serving individuals, couples, and families in our community, we are committed to fostering understanding, respect, and meaningful access to justice. We recognize the contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and continue to reflect on the principles of Truth and Reconciliation within our legal practice, advocacy efforts, and commitment to serving all members of our community.
We encourage our clients, colleagues, and community members to continue learning about Indigenous history, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, and the ways each of us can contribute to respect, healing, and positive change. Reconciliation is not a single action or a destination—it is a shared commitment to building relationships founded on respect, accountability, and understanding.
