The history of the firm is as follows:

• 1912

  Firm established by George G. Albery

• 1936

  George Albery forms partnership with Colin Bennett

• 1949

  Colin Bennett forms partnership with J. Ian McKay

• 1957

  Colin Bennett becomes Chief Judge of the County and District Courts for Ontario and Ian McKay continues as sole practitioner until 1964

• 1964

  Grant Scheifele and Ian McKay form the partnership known as McKay and Scheifele

• 1982

  Ian McKay is appointed a Judge of the County Court of the County of Bruce and later becomes a Judge of the Superior Court of Ontario

• 1982

  Grant Scheifele and Joe Erskine form a partnership

• 1983

  Brian Renken joins the firm as an Associate

• 1988

  Brian Renken joins the partnership and the firm becomes Scheifele, Erskine & Renken

• 2001

  Grant Scheifele retires from the partnership and remains on as Counsel to the Firm

• 2008

  Alisha Henrich joins the firm as an Associate

• 2009

  Joe Erskine retires from the Partnership

• 2010

  Joe Erskine retires from the practice of law

• 2011

  Grant Scheifele retires from the practice of law after 49 years as a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada