John Mirynech

John Mirynech

B.A. LL.B.

ESTATE & WILLS, REAL ESTATE & LAND, BUSINESS LAW

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John Mirynech

PARTNER

Tel: 905-346-0780

Education

1984 - BA (Economics), University of Western Ontario
1986 - Awarded the Carswell Company Prize for highest standing in Commercial Law at the University of Western Ontario
1987 - LL.B., University of Western Ontario
1989 - Call to Ontario Bar

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    John has over 30 years experience advising both private and non-profit business corporations with all their legal needs from financing to leasing to shareholder agreements, disputes and buy-outs.

    John’s areas of practice include:

    Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate, Estate Planning/Wills, Charitable Corporations/Foundations, Director/Officer Liability, Joint Ventures/Land Development, Franchising/Licensing, Commercial Tenancies

    Business Law Services

    John’s areas of expertise include:

    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Corporate Finance
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Amalgamations
    • Share Exchanges

    Estates & Wills Services

    John’s areas of expertise include:

    • Powers of Attorney
    • Dual Wills
    • Family Trusts
    • Tax Planning

    Real Estate & Land Development Services

    John’s areas of expertise include:

    • Sales & Purchases
    • Mortgages-Institutional and Private
    • Land Titles Applications
    • Condominium issues and applications

    Professional Activities, Organizations, and Awards

    1986 – 1987 – Vice-President – U.W.O. – International Law and Business Association
    1991 – 1992 – National Legal Counsel – Canadian Jr. Chamber of Commerce
    1991 – 1994 – Head Coach of Rowing – Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
    1990 – 1999 – Past-President/Director – St.Catharines Rowing Club
    1994 – 1997 – Vice-President/Director – St.Catharines General Hospital Foundation
    1999 – Secretary of the World Rowing Festival Committee
    1998 – 2000 – Vice Chair and Governor – Grey Gables School, Board of Governors
    2001 – 2002 – Director – Ontario Rowing Association
    2003 – 2006 – Honourary Counsel – Ontario Rowing Association
    2003 – 2019 – Honourary Counsel – The Lincoln & Welland Regiment Foundation
    2006 – SCRC President’s Award for outstanding service to the Sport of Rowing.
    2009 – 2014 – Past President and Secretary – St. Catharines Rowing Alumni Association.
    Past Director – Geographic Analysis and Information Network Inc. (Niagara-based digitized mapping company)

    Past St.Catharines Riding Association Director, Scrutineer and Candidate Counsel and current/former
    Corporate Counsel – to various Niagara-based charities and non-profit corporations including The John Howard Society of Niagara, The Wayside House of Niagara, The Niagara Ina Grafton Gage Loaves and Fishes Foundation, The Niagara Region Environmental Action Committee, Niagara Children’s Services Committee, The Prevent Challenge Foundation of Niagara, St.Catharines Senior Citizen’s Residences Inc., Sound of Faith Broadcasting, Niagara Regional Police Revolver Club, Niagara Ina Grafton Gage Village and the Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario. The St. Catharines Rowing Club, and The St. Catharines Rowing Alumni Association

    Memberships

    Canadian Bar Association 1989-1995
    Lincoln County Law Association 1989 to present
    St.Catharines Chamber of Commerce 1989 to present
    Niagara Estate Planning Council 1994-1996
    1994- 1997 Instructor – Corporate Law at Niagara College
    2001-2012 CYO Hockey Coach
    2009 – Recipient Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Lifetime Achievement Award
    2010 – St. Catharines Rowing Club-Volunteer of the Year
    2012 – St. Catharines Rowing Alumni Association-Alumni of the Year
    2014 – Appointed as a Lifetime Member-St. Catharines Rowing Alumni Association
    2003-2019 Rowing Canada Licensed Umpire