About Us
"I am very appreciative of the work you did. I couldn't have asked for a better person representing me or for a more supportive lawyer. Thank you." M.N., Bradford
Rose Pellar, B.A.S., LL.B.
Rose Pellar is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and is a member of the Simcoe County Family Law Association.
Rose Pellar brings a wealth of family law experience to the practice. Rose operated her own law practice in Toronto from 1997 to 2000 with a primary focus on Family Law. She was also an Associate in the Family Law Division of Oatley, Purser in Barrie. Later, she maintained a very busy practice for approximately four years as an associate lawyer at the firm of McGee & Fryer (family lawyers) in Unionville. In July 2005 she joined Brian G. Galbraith (Galbraith Family Law) as an associate lawyer in Barrie, servicing a huge family law clientele before creating Pellar Family Law now Pellar Family Law Professional Corporation in 2006.
Rose is a certified Collaborative Family Law Lawyer and was a founding member and a Director of the York Collaborative Practice Group. She is a current member of the Collaborative Practice Simcoe County.
Rose relates exceptionally well to her clients because (in her own words) she's "been there". Rose was divorced and re-married in 2006. Rose knows only too well the emotional toll of separation and the importance of resolving the issues quickly and cost-effectively. Rose ensures however that her clients make well informed decisions. She makes a point to remind them that one day they will feel less emotional and could feel differently about the decisions they have made.
Rose believes in being involved in her Community. She has served on the Board of Directors for New Directions in Toronto, and for the Unionville Home Society in Markham, as well as for a Condominium Corporation in Richmond Hill. In addition, many years ago when her sons were in Cubs and Beavers, she served on the group committee for a local Scouts Canada Group as a member of the committee and later as Vice-Chair and Chair. Rose participated in the first 60km Breast Cancer Walk in 2003 and raised almost $4,000 for the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. She also participated in the "Stop Violence Against Women" walk in Wasaga Beach in Summer 2006. On an ongoing basis Rose volunteers as a co-facilitator for a Divorce Recovery (9 week) Workshop twice yearly through the Mapleview Community Church in Barrie. She has also run the same workshop for the Lighthouse Community Church in Wasaga Beach and anticipates devoting more time in the Wasaga Beach community which she now calls home.
In June 2009 she participated in a Habitat for Humanity build in Scarborough. Rose receives a lot of satisfaction from seeing the difference she has made, and continues to make in the lives of other through her practice and her volunteer work.
Rose has recently joined the "Women with Vision" group and she is slated to be a contributing writer for their next six issues commencing with their September/October/November 2009 issue.
Angela M. Cooper
Angela is a very important member of the service team of Pellar Family Law Professional Corporation.
Angela is our Legal Assistant/Law Clerk and the first line of contact for our clients. Angela is a graduate of CCI in Collingwood, and of CDI College where she successfully completed their paralegal program.
Through ongoing professional development and work experience, Angela has become quite familiar with the court documentation and process, and the Family Law Rules, proving to be a very valuable asset to Pellar Family Law Professional Corporation and our clients.
