The Firm

Anthony Gaetan Buttigieg has been in the private practice of law since 1987. Graduating from the University of Ottawa law school in 1987, with an undergraduate four year honours degree in geography and planning, Mr. Buttigieg began his legal practice in the areas of wills and estates, corporate, commercial and real estate law as part of an 80 lawyer Bay Street firm at Scotia Bank Place in Toronto. Since 1996, Mr. Buttigieg has operated a full service private practice in Ottawa catering to clients' personal and business interests. Mr. Buttigieg's professional record is posted below.

AGB-Lawyers is committed to being a full service legal resource for its clients offering trusted advice and first rate service on a timely basis in all avenues and aspects of a client's life from home to business and beyond. AGB-Lawyers prides itself on offering flexible convenient appointment times to better accommodate client needs, ample free parking with convenient elevator access to the office for seniors, easy access to the Queensway at Maitland Avenue, and many types of initial consultations free of charge. Hourly rates are reasonable and many services attract a fixed price quote which is always appreciated by clients.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & ORGANIZATIONS:

Work Related:
  • Member of 2 local chamber of commerce type organizations promoting local business;
  • Past-President/VP small business group;
  • Member Estates Sub-Specialists Group of lawyers;
  • Frequent speaker at legal information seminars to seniors and others on topics of interest such as family law, wills and estates, real estate, small business start-up and more;
  • Member of STEP (Society of Trust & Estate Planners);
  • Member of Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) and Ontario Legal Aid panel;
  • Member of Lawyer Referral Service providing reasonable and timely legal service to modest income families;
  • Involved past and present with several local Chambers of Commerce, County of Carleton Law Association, and local networking group for small business growth;
Scholastic:
  • Articles Editor, Ottawa Law Review
  • Volunteer, Ottawa Law Information Line;
  • Moot Court Program;
  • Continuing Legal Education Service (prepared and delivered seminars to the community. The topics included "available" avenues of legal service open to public; namely, senior citizens, and a lecture on wills/estates);
  • Caseworker, University of Ottawa Legal Aid Society;