Grandmaitre Virgo Evans Lawyers/Avocats

Great friendly, knowledgeable law office . They have administered 3 X house sale and purchase as well as our will. Do not hesitate to have this firm handel your affairs.

I am exceptionally pleased with my experience in working with Karine Jackson. She supported me through a high conflict divorce. I truly believe that her organization, experience, availability and integrity helped me feel supported through this difficult process. She has great communication skills and matters were always dealt with in a timely manner. I know she cared about my children’s well-being and mine. Her passion for helping people really came through. She is honest and professional and I highly recommend her!

Sold and bought a house recently and used Grandmaitre Virgo Evans as our lawyers as they were close to where we live and recommended by our realtor. First, we didn't get the funds from the sale of our house until nearly 2 days after closing by which time the new owners had already moved in. Second, they made a clerical mistake which my husband and I actually had to point out to them (they hadn't noticed their mistake but thankfully for them my husband and I are honest people). We ended up having to give them back 11,000$ which they had paid us too much. I  then had to go myself to the bank not once but twice to write them a cashier's cheque because they didn't give me the correct name the first time. Being nearly 9 months pregnant with high blood pressure and preeclampsia and having to run back and forth in middle of summer was not  what I had expected to do when I hired the law firm. Third, after all of this they were supposed to apologize and get word from the head of the firm about looking into the situation and maybe giving us a part of our fee back as compensation. They had their admin assistant answer our calls saying first they had to wait for the head of their firm to look into it, then our own lawyer had to deal with it. This phone tag lasted 2 weeks before I gave up, finding it too taxing at that point and after having left multiple messages. So no, I wouldn't recommend or touch this law firm with a 10 foot pole so to speak. Do yourself a  favour and for someone who knows what they're doing even if they are a bit further from your house.

My case was with a different law firm which cease to exist due to some unforseen situation. However , I still chose to retain Ms. Bobbi Olsen as my legal counsel from the previous law firm who now works with GVE. After losing almost 9k with previous law firm, my experience with GVE has been amazing and rewarding. The billing process is simple and transparent. Ms. Olsen is extremely supportive and understanding. She truly cares and works best in favor of her clients. Vlad who also happens to work on my case went above and beyond in order to prepare drafts. He articulated my case by covering each and every minute details . I highly recommend GVE specially Ms. Olsen to everyone looking to find best legal support. She is definitely best in town.

We recently worked with Karine Jackson at GVE Lawyers and would recommend 100%. She was friendly, professional and very efficient. We were remortgaging our home and she explained everything in terms that we could understand. She answered all of our questions and made sure we felt comfortable through the whole process.

I'm incredibly upset that Brad Evans took advantage of my elderly aunt. She had explained her family situation by voicemail, then by phone and again during an in-person meeting yet he kept derailing the topic, asking her unrelated questions about her house value, bank accounts, investments, etc. He even went as far as asking if he could Google her private home! She never made any suggestions about writing up a will with him (because she already has one) but turns out that's what he was trying to get out of her. When she put him back on topic, he told her she was going to need a family lawyer... Well, that's why she contacted your law firm, Brad. If he couldn't have helped her, he should have referred her to someone who could and should never have booked a meeting with her. This elderly woman met with him under the pretense that he would help her, but Brad thought only of his own interest. $450/hour he charges to waste her time. It was so uncomfortable that she had to leave before the hour was up and she told us she left having learned nothing. I'm both enraged and shocked at his unjust and misrepresented service.

I have recently had the pleasure to work the Karine Jackson at the GVE Law office. She made what was an unpleasant situation into an encouraging and more pleasant one. I felt comforted and supported throughout the entire process. She is personable, friendly, highly knowledgeable and with that, she gave me the confidence to march through the process with ease. I always felt comfortable approaching her with any questions or concerns. She is fantastic, I cannot recommend her enough!

Phil and his team were very welcoming and professional all along the process. They were very attentive from the start and offered relevant options and suggestions that catered to our needs. I will be doing business again with them.

I have been with Phillippe Grandmaitre for almost 15 years, and he has acted for us in multiple house purchases and mortgage refinances. Recently, the day before we were to take possession of our new house, our mortgage was revoked by the lender. We were able to get new financing that day, but equally important, Phillippe and his team were able to handle the new mortgage with only hours level before we were to take possession. They really came through for us.

I retained Bobbi Olsen (total paid over $30k) to file an appeal in Ontario. After $10k blown, no appeal and $20k stranded in her associate Tanya Davies' trust fund. After Davies died, the Ontario law society took over and, going on a year later, still no money. Olsen's response, she had no responsibility because she was just an employee. Interesting perspective on professional responsibility and the lack thereof.