What Templeman Menninga does

Templeman LLP, doing business historically as Templeman Menninga, is a privately held Ontario limited liability partnership law firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in Belleville, with additional offices in Napanee and Kingston. It operates as a full-service regional law firm offering twelve integrated practice areas: Civil Litigation and Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate/Commercial, Criminal Law, Family, Insurance Defense, Labour/Employment/Human Rights, Mediation/Arbitration, Municipal/Planning/Environmental, Real Estate, and Wills & Estates. The firm is structured as a limited partnership owned by its partners (including Angela K. Brown, Catherine A. Temple, Maureen A. Houston, Vayia Ellsworth, Suzanne E. Hunt, Jennifer Ng, Jennifer Savini, Michael D. Swindley, Kevin Walsh, and Harold J. Van Winssen), with no external private equity or venture capital investment.

The firm's revenue is generated entirely through professional legal services fees, billed via a mix of hourly billable rates, retainer arrangements, fixed-fee engagements, and contingency or success-fee arrangements depending on matter type and practice area. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm serves four primary customer verticals: Ontario municipalities (including cities, counties, conservation authorities, and police service boards), Canadian and international insurance companies, small and medium-sized businesses requiring corporate/commercial counsel, and individuals and families needing personal legal services. Secondary clients include not-for-profit and charitable organizations. The firm employs 51-100 people and draws talent from Queen's University, Osgoode Hall, the University of Toronto, and other Canadian law schools, as well as lateral hires from Bay Street firms and senior professionals with backgrounds in investment banking, engineering, public administration, and pharmacy.

The firm has no proprietary technology platforms, no disclosed AI or machine learning capabilities, and no API or software products. Client acquisition is driven primarily by professional referrals, client testimonials, board and community involvement across Central and Eastern Ontario, and educational contributions such as teaching at Queen's University Faculty of Law. The firm has experienced ongoing associate hiring across multiple practice groups in recent years, alongside the retirement of senior partners (David W. DeMille, Rolf M. Renz) and the transition of Wayne Fairbrother to a part-time Counsel role. Operating geographies are concentrated in Central and Eastern Ontario, with no claimed international footprint.

Name

Templeman Menninga

Legal name

Templeman LLP

Website

https://tmlegal.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Templeman LLP is a privately held Ontario regional law firm offering twelve integrated practice areas across civil, commercial, corporate, family, real estate, insurance defense, municipal, and employment law, serving municipalities, insurers, SMBs, and individuals across Central and Eastern Ontario from offices in Belleville, Napanee, and Kingston.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Belleville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services rendered across multiple practice areas including civil litigation, commercial litigation, corporate/commercial law, family law, real estate, wills and estates, insurance defense, labour and employment, municipal law, construction, criminal law, and mediation/arbitration. Revenue is generated through billable hours, retainer fees, fixed-fee arrangements for specific services, and contingency or success fee arrangements where appropriate.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Templeman Menninga (Templeman LLP) is a full-service regional law firm providing legal representation and advice across 12+ practice areas including civil litigation, commercial litigation, construction, corporate/commercial, criminal, family, insurance defense, labour/employment/human rights, mediation/arbitration, municipal/planning/environmental, real estate, and wills & estates. Services are delivered through direct engagement by partners and associates at three office locations across Central and Eastern Ontario. Revenue is generated through billable hours, retainers, fixed-fee arrangements, and contingency/success fees.

Product overview

Templeman LLP is a regional law firm providing comprehensive legal services across Central and Eastern Ontario. The firm operates as a unified legal practice offering twelve distinct but complementary practice areas: Civil Litigation and Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate/Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Insurance Defense, Labour/Employment/Human Rights, Mediation & Arbitration, Municipal/Planning/Environmental Law, Real Estate Law, and Wills & Estates. These practice areas work together to provide full-service legal representation, with lawyers often collaborating across disciplines to handle complex client matters requiring expertise in multiple areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Litigation and Administrative Law

Quantifiable outcome

• Client testimonial indicates successful resolution of a divorce matter that had lingered since 2011, with litigation beginning in 2015, settled in May 2018 under new counsel
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dutton Brock LLP: A Toronto-based Ontario firm with deep insurance defense, commercial litigation, and corporate practices — directly comparable on insurance panel work and commercial litigation depth.
• Cunningham Swan LLP: A Whitby-based Ontario regional firm with municipal, planning, litigation, real estate, and family practices — closely mirrors Templeman's service mix and municipal/government client base across Central/Eastern Ontario.
• Ross & McBride LLP: A Waterloo-based Ontario regional full-service law firm of comparable size, offering multi-practice coverage including litigation, real estate, corporate, family, and municipal work — closely matching Templeman's positioning as a comprehensive regional firm serving small/mid-market clients and municipalities.
• Siskinds LLP: A Southwestern Ontario-based full-service firm with offices in London, Toronto, and Quebec City, offering litigation, corporate, class action, and municipal-adjacent practices — directly comparable in scope and regional full-service orientation.
• Thomson Rogers LLP: A Toronto/Ontario-based firm with strong insurance defense and personal injury practices, plus commercial litigation — directly comparable to Templeman's insurance defense, civil litigation, and plaintiff-side injury work.
• Devry Smith Frank LLP (Devrylaw): An Ontario-based full-service firm serving individuals and businesses across real estate, family, wills/estates, litigation, and corporate matters, with a multi-office Greater Toronto Area footprint — comparable to Templeman on breadth of practice and client mix.

Broad incumbents

• Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP: A Canadian national firm with strengths in corporate, M&A, litigation, and municipal-adjacent mandates — broadly comparable institutional practice mix, though at significantly larger scale and national footprint.
• McCarthy Tétrault LLP: A leading Canadian national firm offering corporate/M&A, litigation, real estate, and municipal-adjacent practices — overlaps with Templeman on higher-end mandates and competes for the same regional talent pool.
• Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG): One of Canada's largest full-service law firms with national reach; competes for the same sophisticated municipal, commercial, and litigation mandates Templeman handles, but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Emerging players

• Hicks Morley LLP: An Ontario-based labour and employment boutique serving management-side employers, directly overlapping Templeman's Labour/Employment/Human Rights practice and competing for the same regional employer clients, but on a single-practice focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LlpTempleman

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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