Civil Litigation Lawyer

Name

Civil Litigation Lawyer

Legal name

John M. Gray

Website

https://johngray.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Civil Litigation & Wills/Estates)

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE)

Keywords

• Civil litigation services
• Wills and estates law
• Estate litigation
• Probate administration
• Commercial dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Civil Litigation: Fee-for-service legal representation in civil litigation matters including banking, bankruptcy, civil fraud, contract disputes, employment law, estate litigation, and more. The litigation process section notes fees are assessed primarily on the basis of the lawyer's hourly rate but may also take into account complexity and urgency of a matter and the result obtained.
2. Legal Services - Wills and Estates: Preparation of Wills and Powers of Attorney, Estate Administration including Probate Applications, Passing of Accounts, and Estate Litigation. Services include drafting, execution preparation, and ongoing document management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

John M. Gray provides legal representation in civil litigation across all levels of Ontario courts, covering banking, bankruptcy, contract disputes, employment, construction liens, commercial landlord/tenant, real estate, and estate disputes. The firm also delivers wills and estates legal services, including will drafting, powers of attorney, probate applications, passing of accounts, estate litigation, and guardianship applications, supplemented by Commissioner for Taking Oaths, Notary Public, and mediation/arbitration services.

Product overview

Civil Litigation Lawyer (John M. Gray) operates as a single-lawyer law firm offering two primary legal service lines: Civil Litigation Lawyer Services and Wills & Estates Lawyer Services. The Civil Litigation practice handles disputes through Ontario courts including banking, bankruptcy, contract disputes, employment matters, and estate litigation. The Wills & Estates practice encompasses will preparation, powers of attorney, estate administration, and estate litigation, supplemented by Commissioner for Taking Oaths and Notary Public services. The firm also offers mediation and arbitration as alternative dispute resolution options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Litigation Lawyer Services Court representation at all levels of Ontario courts for institutions, corporations, and individual clients on matters including banking, bankruptcy, civil fraud and theft, contract disputes, commercial landlord and tenant, construction liens, breach of trust claims, collections, employee fraud and theft, employment and wrongful dismissal, mediation and arbitration, mortgage remedies, partnership and shareholder disputes, oppression remedy, product liability, professional negligence, real estate disputes, and vehicle and equipment leases.
• Wills & Estates Lawyer Services Preparation of Wills and Powers of Attorney (Property and Personal Care), estate administration including Probate Applications and Passing of Accounts, estate litigation, and guardianship applications for individuals and families in Ontario.
• Mediation and Arbitration Services Alternative dispute resolution services offered within the civil litigation practice for resolving disputes without court proceedings.
• Commissioner for Taking Oaths & Notary Public Services Commissioner for Taking Oaths and Notary Public services for witnessing oaths and authenticating documents, offered as part of the Wills & Estates practice.

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP: Mid-sized full-service Canadian law firm with offices in Toronto and across Canada. Offers overlapping civil litigation and wills/estates services but as part of a much broader practice portfolio rather than as a specialty.
• Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes): One of Canada's largest full-service law firms with offices nationally and internationally. Handles complex litigation, estates, and trusts matters as part of a broad portfolio and serves as a benchmark incumbent in the Ontario legal market.
• McCarthy Tétrault LLP: Leading Canadian full-service law firm with national litigation, estates, and private client practices. Comparable only at the practice-area level; operates at dramatically greater scale, headcount, and geographic reach than John M. Gray's sole practice.
• Miller Thomson LLP: National Canadian law firm with a strong estates and trusts practice alongside litigation services across multiple offices. Overlaps with John M. Gray's practice areas but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Thomson Rogers Lawyers: Toronto-based litigation boutique with extensive personal injury, civil litigation, and dispute resolution practices. Comparable as an Ontario-focused, court-active litigation firm that competes for similar civil-litigation matters in the GTA catchment.
• SorbaraLaw: Ontario law firm (Kitchener-Waterloo/Toronto) with civil litigation, real estate, wills and estates, and corporate/commercial practices. Directly comparable in the combination of contentious civil work with non-contentious estate planning services in an Ontario regional setting.
• Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP: Toronto commercial and civil litigation boutique serving corporations, financial institutions, and individuals. Comparable as a GTA-based firm with similar defendant-and-plaintiff civil litigation focus, including commercial and estate-related disputes.
• Goddard & Shanmuganathan LLP: Mississauga-based law firm offering civil litigation, wills and estates, real estate, and family law services across the Peel Region. Operates as a multi-lawyer local practice with a similar geographic and practice-area footprint to John M. Gray's firm, making it a direct regional comparable.
• Wildeboer Dellece LLP: Toronto-based boutique firm specializing in civil litigation, estate litigation, and wills and estates law. Directly comparable in service mix (contentious and non-contentious estate work plus general civil litigation) and similar in boutique scale.
• Linley Welwood LLP: Toronto-based civil litigation boutique with deep trial and appellate experience. Comparable as a litigation-focused Ontario boutique that competes for similar institutional, corporate, and individual civil dispute matters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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