About Us

The building at 1250 Wellington Street West has been in the DioGuardi family for three generations. The original business, Philip’s Smoke Shop, was a local fixture in the Wellington West neighbourhood for many years. Philip and Laura DioGuardi ran a successful store and were able to put their two children through university. One became a prominent surgeon in Vancouver and the other, Paul DioGuardi, a successful lawyer who has been practicing for over 50 years. Things have come full circle and now Brigitte DioGuardi has established DioGuardi Law and works with her father who is independent counsel to the firm. Brigitte DioGuardi, B.A., LL.B ? Brigitte obtained her Law Degree from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Upon her return, she qualified for the Bar and was called to the Law Society of Ontario (formerly the Law Society of Upper Canada) in 2002. She was also a member of the Bar of British Columbia and headed up the Vancouver office of DioGuardi Tax Law. Fluently bilingual, Brigitte has broad experience in the areas of: Corporate and Commercial law Real Estate Wills and Estates Elder law Tax driven insolvencies Tax law and successfully negotiating with the CRA Of Counsel Paul DioGuardi, B.A., LL.B, Q.C. Paul obtained his Law Degree from Queen’s University in 1964. He is a member of the Bars of Ontario, British Columbia and the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British tax free territory in the West Indies. He has over 50 years of experience and was trained at the Ottawa head offices of Revenue Canada and the Tax Litigation Section at the Department of Justice. He has had an extensive career in various areas of law such as: Corporate and Commercial law Real Estate Wills Estates and Trusts Tax driven insolvencies Tax law including tax litigation and tax settlement negotiations Paul is the author of several books on Tax Law including Tax Amnesty: Avoiding the Tax Trap, The Taxman is Watching: What Every Canadian Taxpayer Needs to Know and Fear , Never Smile at a Crocodile: Confessions of a Tax Traveler and has completed, with the collaboration of Brigitte DioGuardi, a revised edition of Tax Amnesty: Avoiding the Tax Trap. Paul acts as an independent counsel to Dioguardi Law. Joyce Bruno has worked as executive legal assistant to Paul Dioguardi for 35 years and continues to offer her expertise and experience to the Dioguardi Law firm. Joyce’s role has evolved over the years and has acquired and developed many skills. She is an invaluable asset in case management and ensures the smooth running of our office.