About Us

The Legal Team On Your Side

At YBC Law, we focus on each client’s unique situation and needs. We are a small law firm serving communities throughout Ontario with cost-effective legal services. We value your time and understand communication is essential in any legal matter, keeping you up-to-date and educated on your legal matter and options that best suit your concerns.

Legal Experts Offering a Qualified & Individual Approach

Your best interests and legal success are our top priorities in every case. The team at YBC Law has ample training and experience in handling legal matters in our areas of practice. This specialized expertise works in your favor when dealing with matters like divorce or separation, real estate transactions, corporate matters, and/or estates.

We Speak Law Fluently, in Your Language of Choice.

We offer services in the following languages:

English
French
Russian
Hebrew
Ukrainian

We Are Here to Protect Your Interests

YBC Law is ready to service your legal needs with exceptional legal services. We welcome clients in many communities and offer after hour and virtual appointments to serve them better.

Yvonna Conte, B.A., J.D.

Managing Lawyer

Yvonna advocates passionately for her clients in family, estate, and real estate law, and is driven to achieve the best possible outcome.

As a family lawyer, Yvonna assists clients with drafting and negotiating Marriage Contracts and Separation Agreements, helps clients navigate property division, child and spousal support claims, and custody and access matters. As an estate lawyer, Yvonna helps clients with all matters relating to estate planning and administration. In real estate matters, her experience as a mortgage broker offers a unique advantage as she helps clients maneuver the often complex world of real estate transactions, including purchases, sales, and refinances.

Yvonna approaches every situation holistically, looking at the big picture throughout the process. She treats each client with compassion and respect to ensure that they feel understood and heard.

Yvonna speaks Russian fluently and is happy to assist her clients in either Russian or English.

Yvonna earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Ottawa. She received a Bachelor’s Degree with honors in Law and Society from York University.

Outside of work, Yvonna enjoys spending time with her family and friends, her two cats, reading, and watching reality television.

Memberships

Law Society of Ontario
County of Carleton Law Association
York Region Law Association and Toronto Law Association

You can reach Yvonna at 416-661-2424, or contact her by email at yvonna@ybclaw.ca.

Aleksandra Selvechyk

Law Clerk

Stay tuned, my bio is coming soon.

Lena Pen

ARTICLING STUDENT

Lena earned her Master of Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University and graduated with an LLB from Queen Mary University of London where she volunteered at the Legal Advice Clinic providing free legal advice services on various cases encompassing landlord and tenant matters, contract cases, consumer issues, and court procedure queries to vulnerable members of the public.

She has several years of experience working at a large Litigation Law Firm in downtown Toronto working in the Insolvency, Real Estate and Civil Commercial Litigation sector. During her articles, Lena assists with various areas of law such as family, estate, and real estate. She enjoys speaking with clients in order to understand their unique needs and best assist them in their matter.

Lena speaks Russian fluently and is happy to assist clients in either Russian or English.

In her spare time, Lena enjoys traveling, learning new recipes, building her coin collection and spending time with friends and family.