Locicero Legal PC is a boutique law firm focussed on serving entrepreneurs and small businesses with their corporate, contracts, and estate planning needs.
We believe legal services should be a holistic experience that includes not only the important laws, strategies and procedures, but also includes a consideration of your deeper emotions, intentions, and soul purpose.
While most lawyers try to take the emotion out of their services,
we believe that understanding and integrating your deeper motivations and how you feel while engaging with the law is central to providing a service that makes you feel in the driver's seat.
We also strongly believe in the intersection between education and prevention and our goal is to ensure you feel empowered with all of the information you need to make important legal decisions that affect your life and business.
BOOK YOUR COMPLIMENTARY 15 MINUTE CONSULTATIONBusiness Registration
Are you getting your business off the ground and need help navigating the process?
Incorporation
Yes, you can do this online, but it's way better to get it done properly the first time with a lawyer on your side.
Legal Audit
Are you ready to deep dive into your business to make sure you've got all your I's dotted and T's crossed?
Corporate Compliance
Did you incorporate online and need to ensure all your ducks are in a row?
Buying or Selling a Business
Are you in the process of buying or selling a business and don't know where to begin?
Corporate Restructuring
Are you bringing a new person into your company and need to change the structure?
Shareholders Agreements
Are you starting a business with someone? Protect yourself and the relationship with this essential document.
Document Review
Have a legal document you need a lawyer's eyes on to make sure you don't sign away anything important?
Custom Contract
Are you ready to graduate from your copy-and-paste contracts to a custom contract that is especially made to reflect your business practices?
Contract Negotiation
Need help getting the best deal possible during a contract negotiation?
Wills
If you don't have one, you need one. This is not to protect you now, but to protect your family when you're gone. If you wait too long you could be leaving a mess behind for your loved ones to deal with.
Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property
Plan ahead for and appoint someone to manage your property and affairs for if (when) you're no longer able to.
Secondary Wills
Do you have a business or own shares in a private company? Do you have assets that don't require a probate certificate to transfer? You could use a Secondary Will to save probate tax.
Corporate Estate & Succession Planning
If you're thinking of exiting your business soon, it's time to get your business in a position to sell or transition to the next generation.
Power of Attorney for Personal Care
Appoint a loved one to make important decisions about your medical treatment and personal care decisions for if (when) you can't anymore.
A bit about Vanessa
Vanessa Locicero is the founder and managing partner of Locicero Legal PC, a boutique law firm located in Collingwood, Ontario, focussed on serving entrepreneurs and small businesses with their corporate law, commercial law, contracts, and estate planning needs.
Whether you are in start-up mode, or are in the growth or scale phases of your business, Vanessa can help you navigate any legal landscape including:
- Incorporation;
- Corporate restructuring;
- Legal audits;
- Contract review, drafting and negotiation;
- Commercial Leases;
- Wills and Powers of Attorney; and
- Corporate succession planning.
Vanessa started her legal career as a commercial litigator, advocating for clients who found themselves in the trickiest of legal situations due to lack of understanding about the importance of planning ahead and securing yourself legally.
After moving into a broader civil litigation practice and suing people and businesses when things went wrong for a few years, Vanessa decided to focus her practice on making sure the work she was doing helps her clients avoid getting into lawsuits in the first place.
Her experience as a litigator has made her current practice as a solicitor more informed with the litigation risks that are out there at all times. She would say she's a better lawyer for her clients today because she brings a litigator's perspective to the table when ensuring you're legally secured.
Accreditations & Community Involvement
- Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Political Science & Religious Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
- Juris Doctor, University of Windsor, Ontario (top 10th percentile of graduating class)
- Notary Public
- Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Certificate Courses (Personal Injury, Wills & Estates, and Negotiation), Toronto, Ontario
- Canadian Securities Course
- Diploma in Culinary Business Management from Humber College, Toronto, Ontario
- Came 2nd place individually from across Canada in Corporate/ Securities Law Moot Court Competition
- Reiki Level 2 Certified
- Monarch Business Academy graduate & Monarch community member
- Director on the Board of Directors for Home Horizon, a Collingwood charity supporting homeless youth in Simcoe County
WE BELIEVE LEGAL HELP SHOULD NOT ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE WITH DEEP POCKETS.
At Locicero Legal PC, we offer services on a "Flat Fee Plus" model where we will provide you with a fee estimate inclusive of a certain amount of work. Anything over and above the stipulated scope of work is charged at our lawyers' hourly rates.
Your invoice may also sometimes include "Disbursements" which are monies that the firm pays out on your behalf (i.e. to the government for certain registrations) which you pay us back for.
OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE LEGAL EASY, ACCESSIBLE, & AFFORDABLE.
This way, you can feel confident in setting your budget for your legal investments.
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What my clients are saying:
Vanessa is THE lawyer you want on your team.
She's so knowledgable, intuitive and experienced, with an ability to really listen to your needs and communicate legal speak back to you with ease and a splash of humour.
Vanessa's wide range of expertise makes her a one-stop-shop for all your legal needs in both your life and your business.
Jessica, client
Vanessa has been instrumental to the growth and success of our business. She makes the scary overwhelming part of running a business much easier, and I know she is always in our corner.
I recommend Vanessa to anyone who needs a lawyer who is compassionate, helpful, kind and absolutely so authentic. Add Vanessa to your team, you won't regret it!
Kristina, client
WHERE WE ARE LOCATED:
Locicero Legal PC is a law firm in
Ontario, Canada.
The lawyers that work at LLPC are called to the Bar in Ontario, Canada only. This means they cannot speak to the laws in other jurisdictions such as the USA.
If you are looking for legal support and advice on laws outside of the jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario, Canada we would be happy to point you in the right direction.
Get in touch with us to learn more about how we can help!
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