Staats Law

Staats Law is a family-operated firm in Brantford with lawyers Howard E. Staats, Q.C., and Mark D. Staats. Its areas of practice are criminal law, civil litigation, estate litigation, wills and powers of attorney, family law, and notarizing and commissioning documents, with appeals in each of those areas. On the criminal side the firm defends all criminal charges, including murder, assault and impaired driving, and requests and opposes peace bonds. Mark Staats accepts clients with Legal Aid certificates for criminal matters and is a member of the local Collaborative Family Law Practice Group. Appointments are required and can be held online or in person. The firm points clients to the Legal Aid Ontario website to check eligibility. Rated 3.5 from 27 Google reviews, 17 of them five stars and 10 one star.