Meet the Lawyers

Since 1993, we have structured our firm so that each partner is responsible for selected areas of law in which they have concentrated their practice. This has allowed Petrone & Partners to develop expertise in every aspect of law, developing Thunder Bay's only true full-service law firm. The real benefit to our clients is that if a question ever comes up in another area of law, the answer is usually just down the hallway.

It's part of the Personal, Yet Professional service we offer our clients.

James graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1983. James practices in several areas of law including wills and estates and real estate law, though his particular areas of specialization…

James P. Garofalo

Partner

Born in India, George immigrated to Canada in 1967 and has since lived the Canadian Dream. George's career in law started prior to going to law school. In 1994, George was employed by the Ministry of the Attorney General as a provincial prosecutor.…

Sebastian G. Joseph

Partner

Robin received her Bachelor of Arts, First Class Standing from Lakehead University in 1999. She was the recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Medal, which is awarded to the highest ranking graduating students in the Bachelor's and Honours…

Robin A. Lepere

Partner

Lori received her Honours Bachelor of Arts (Political Science), First Class Standing from Lakehead University in 2001, her Bachelor of Law from the University of Manitoba in 2004, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Manitoba in 2012. She was…

Lori Kruse

Partner

Umberto is a senior practicing counsel in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury claims, insurance defence litigation, Aboriginal law, and wills and estates, and real estate. Umberto has represented clients on numerous occasions in the…

Umberto Agostino

Practicing Counsel

Gavin's first worked at Petrone + Partners as a student in 1986. After being called to the Bar of Ontario in 1993, he practiced with another law firm for a period of time and returned in 2007. Over the course of his practice, he has increasingly…

Gavin W. Freitag

Practicing Counsel

Christin was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2015 and is the firm's newest associate. Christin obtained an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Lakehead University with a major in international business before travelling to Cardiff, Wales to…

Christin Marrello

Associate

Theodora was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario. To explore her passion for travel, culture and foreign languages, she attended University in Germany before working in Toronto and eventually relocating to Thunder Bay as a Charter Class member of…

Theodora Millward

Associate

DUSTIN NADIN is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law (Common Law) and was called to the Bar in June 2017. Dustin completed his Articles with Petrone & Partners prior to his Call. Before attending Law School, Dustin received his…

Dustin Nadin

Associate

Conor graduated from Lakehead University in 2019 with an Honours Bachelor of Science (Psychology) with First Class Standing, along with a Bachelor of Education. While studying psychology, Conor developed a keen interest regarding the fallibility of…

Conor Carr

Associate