Whitney Michelle Landry Smith

Whitney Smith is an experienced family law lawyer who has specialized in family law since her call to the bar. She brings a compassionate and thoughtful approach to her practice and prides herself on providing top notch client service by treating each file with the attention and priority it deserves, no matter the size. She has a warm demeanour that puts her clients at ease.

Whitney is a talented negotiator with a reputation for resolving seemingly unresolvable files, including those with lengthy litigation histories, at minimal expense. She has also gone through a divorce and single parenthood, and can intimately relate to the challenges experienced by her clients. She is now remarried, and lives with her husband and her two children in Hamilton. She is passionate about utilizing alternative dispute resolution methods to achieve optimal family law outcomes, including mediation and Collaborative Family Law, with respect to which she is a trained collaborative lawyer.

Whitney’s experience dictates that clients are typically more content with negotiated outcomes that they themselves have helped to craft, which is why Whitney’s primary objective is to collaborate with her clients to create tailored, workable solutions to their family law issues. That said, there are some cases that demand judicial input and Whitney has extensive experience not only in discerning such cases but also in achieving optimal outcomes in court.

“Whitney is indispensable. She helped us navigate a difficult case smoothly, and kept us informed of our options every step of the way. She examined our situation, and was able to focus our efforts on what mattered most for a positive outcome for our family.”

“Very grateful to have had Whitney and her team on my side during my separation. Prompt responses and extremely knowledgeable. I felt heard and supported every step.”