Our Values

Approachable
Separation and divorce are often upsetting and the legal process intimidating; your divorce lawyer shouldn’t be. At Chapman Steffler LLP, our family lawyers pride themselves on being warm, caring, and approachable.
No matter how difficult your situation is, we strive to produce an environment where you feel like you can talk with us and we are here to list and help.
We focus on providing honest assessments and advice based on years of experience to help you move into the next chapter of your life.
Reasonable
We’ve all seen the TV courtroom dramas – what they tend to leave out is the client paying the bill. There is a reason for this: litigation can be very expensive.
At Chapman Steffler LLP it’s our main goal to provide you with sound legal advice that accomplishes your goals as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. As every family is unique, we tailor our approach to meet you and your family’s needs. We will provide you with a range of options and explain to you what a court might do given your particular set of circumstances so that you can make the best choice possible.
We do not believe there is value to our clients in being difficult for the sake of being difficult. Doing so tends to prolong matters and further polarize parties, which is not helpful to you or your children. We do not view family law matters as simply cases to be won; our clients are people and the issues they face are personal and can impact theirs and their family’s lives. There is no trophy to be handed out at the conclusion of the case. Instead, your family needs a path forward that is equitable and fair. To us, “winning” is helping our clients navigate from the uncertainty that comes from a fresh separation to an agreement or order that resolves those fears and allows our clients and their children to move forward in as positive a manner as possible.
Transparency
When you retain us, we know that you are putting an extraordinary amount of faith in us and we do not take that responsibility lightly. The vast majority of people who come to us have never gone through a separation before and are largely unaware of what their rights and obligations are.
At Chapman Steffler LLP we will provide you with honest answers, information, and advice you need to resolve your matter. It would be a disservice to you to only tell you what you want to hear instead of providing accurate assessments of the situation. From billing to outcomes to disputes and settlements, we will always be fully transparent and upfront.
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Our Principles
As Licensees of the Law Society of Ontario, we hold fast to the following principles at all times:
- Our commitment to inclusive legal workplaces in Ontario, a reduction of barriers created by racism, unconscious bias and discrimination and better representation of racialized licensees in the legal professions in all legal workplaces and at all levels of seniority
- Our special responsibility as members of the legal profession to protect the dignity of all individuals, and respect human rights laws
- An obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally and in behaviour towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public