THOMAS A. RICHARDSON

Tom Richardson was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1972, having graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. and an LL.B. Tom is a former City Solicitor for the City of St. Catharines who now specializes in administrative, environmental and municipal law. His practice focuses upon land use law with particular emphasis on matters leading to the Ontario Municipal Board, the Environmental Assessment Board and the Niagara Escarpment Commission.

His practice includes a full range of development and environment applications acting for municipalities, developers and ratepayers’ groups. These applications have ranged from commercial developments to plans of subdivision and non-profit housing co-ops to rural severances and minor variances. He is a member and past President of the Lincoln Law Association and a member of the Canadian Bar Association, where he is currently a member of the executive of the Municipal Law Section, Ontario Bar Association.