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Caldwell & Hart
A Heritage of Results

We're Built on
Relationships

Trusted counsel for businesses, families, and individuals across New York and beyond. We stay close to the detail so you can stay focused on what matters.

Clear, Concise Advice

Client Focused

We keep your goals in view at every stage, translating complex law into decisions you can act on with confidence.

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Collaboration Matters

Trusted Counsel

Decades of combined experience across dependable, defensible strategies built to last beyond a single matter.

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Proof, Not Promises

Proven Results

A record earned in boardrooms and courtrooms alike, with attention on the outcome that sits at the bottom line.

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Your Matter Is Safe With Us

Committed to
Your Success

Our lawyers handle a broad range of complex matters for businesses, professionals, and families at the local, provincial, and national level. We bring the same rigor to a contract as to a trial.

Grounded in Law

Assertively iterative resources, maximizing products after leading edge legal counsel.

The Right People

A competent, parallel team fully researched and ready to put enterprise process improvement first.

Open for Business

We make source infrastructure inexpensive and efficient so your matter moves without delay.

Justice Served

Methodical, defensible performance based on sound method and real courtroom expertise.

Partner Portrait

"We support work in the community and beyond the walls of our office."

Jonathan Hart, Partner
What We Do

Practice Areas

Full service counsel across the matters that affect your business and your family, handled by lawyers who know the field.

01

Business & Corporate

Incorporation, shareholder agreements, acquisitions, and everyday commercial counsel.

02

Family Law

Separation, divorce, custody, and support handled with discretion and steady guidance.

03

Real Estate

Residential and commercial transactions, leasing, and development from offer to closing.

04

Civil Litigation

Disputes resolved through negotiation, mediation, and trial when the matter calls for it.

05

Wills & Estates

Estate planning, wills, powers of attorney, and administration that protects your legacy.

06

Employment Law

Contracts, wrongful dismissal, workplace policy, and counsel for employers and employees.

Lead Counsel
Experience You Can Rely On

Experienced & Trusted

Our attorneys bring backgrounds in business as well as law, which gives us a real appreciation of the pressures our clients face. We remove the obstacles and keep the matter moving toward your objectives.

Strategy

Clear direction set early, with the whole matter mapped before the first step.

Collaboration

One team, aligned on your goals, communicating at every turn without the jargon.

Resolution

Practical outcomes that hold up, whether at the table or in the courtroom.

Making All The Difference

Your Strategic Advantage

Business leaders and judges respect our attorneys. Put our experience and reputation to work for you, and let us call when you need legal help.

Meet Our Team
The People Behind The Work

Meet Our Attorneys

Adam Caldwell

Adam Caldwell

Managing Partner

Business and corporate law, with a focus on growth stage companies and complex transactions.

Jonathan Hart

Jonathan Hart

Senior Partner

Civil litigation and dispute resolution, trusted before courts and tribunals across New York State.

Vanessa Adeyemi

Vanessa Adeyemi

Partner, Family Law

Family and estates counsel known for discretion, clarity, and steady advocacy for clients.

Thomas Ellison

Thomas Ellison

Associate, Real Estate

Residential and commercial real estate, guiding clients cleanly from first offer to closing.

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Totally Committed

The Courtroom Is Our Courtyard

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Caldwell & Hart were spot on. They explained every option, kept me informed, and reached a result I honestly didn't expect.

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Aleisha DennisMarketing Manager
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The best firm I've worked with. Continually professional, technically sharp, and genuinely on my side the whole way through.

GM
George McMillanEstato Constructions
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They saved the day. A complex matter handled with care and focus, and a result that let us move forward with confidence.

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Brandon HallAmwerk Investment
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Award Winning Representation

Success Speaks For Itself

Over more than 30 years of practice, our firm has built the deep knowledge and sound judgment our clients rely on. We are diligent, and we care about the outcome.

We look for the cleaner path through a matter, not just the familiar one, and we test it before we recommend it to you.

Strategy only matters if it holds up. Our advice is built to survive scrutiny at the table and in the courtroom.

Business, family, real estate, and litigation under one roof, so your matter is never handled in isolation.

A record earned one matter at a time, and the lasting client relationships that come with it.

01 / Our Mission

Our Mission

In the practice of law, developing a reputation is never simply given. The stakes are so high that many people talk to friends and associates about every matter they face. A lawyer who handles key issues well, and consistently, gets a reputation that earns the next matter.

02 / Client Vision

Client Vision

You are our client, and we help you as best we can. A legal matter can be hard on a family. We work to settle it quickly and to resolve your concern, so you can get back to the life that matters while we carry the weight of the case.

03 / The Invitation

An Invitation

We invite you to give us the opportunity to address your matter and find the right solution, even if you do not end up retaining us.

Adam Caldwell, Managing Partner

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Experience To Work For You

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From The Firm

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Where You Can Find Us

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To Work With You

Our Office

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4200
New York, NY 10118

Telephone

(212) 555-0199

Reach Us By Email

office@caldwellhart.ca

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