David McLennan was called to the bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1989 after obtaining his law degree from the University of Western Ontario and articling with a large Bay Street law firm. He founded his own law practice in Newmarket in 1991 and in 1996 joined McChesney Rogers, a predecessor firm of Hill Hunter Losell, as a partner before becoming one of the founding partners of Hill Hunter Losell Law Firm in 1999.

David’s practice is restricted to real estate law, estate planning (wills, trusts and powers of attorney) and administration as well as corporate and commercial law.

David’s real estate practice provides services to individual, corporate and not-for-profit clients and he acts on a wide variety of acquisitions and financings of both commercial and residential properties for businesses and individuals. David is an advocate of using title insurance in real estate acquisitions and he has published articles and spoken widely on the subject.

In his estates practice, David has drafted and implemented numerous intervivos and testamentary trusts for clients, including Henson trusts to assist individuals in planning for disabled beneficiaries. David also represents clients acting as executors and administrators of estates on a regular and ongoing basis. David is a regular participant in seminars and forums on estate planning issues with financial planners and accountants.

David’s corporate and commercial practice includes business acquisitions and financings as well as incorporating new ventures. He has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting offers of purchase and sale and shareholder agreements.

David is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the York Region Law Association. He is a past director of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Foundation and currently sits of the board of directors of the Alzheimer Society of York Region. He also co-chairs the Newmarket Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic committee and is a member of Trinity United Church in Newmarket.