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| July 8, 2026
Last week, I had a Settlement Conference scheduled at the Milton courthouse on one of my ‘remaining’ litigation files. Why ‘remaining’? Because after watching the gross disappointment of clients for... Continue Reading...
| July 2, 2026
There was a time when legal disputes followed a predictable path: start a court case, exchange pleadings, conduct discoveries, argue motions, attend pretrials and, if by then the case did... Continue Reading...
| July 2, 2026
Med/Arb is one of the most powerful – yet most misunderstood – processes in legal dispute resolution. At its simplest, Med/Arb is a hybrid process. The neutral facilitates the parties’... Continue Reading...
| June 12, 2026
You’ve probably come across the “Law of the Instrument,” first coined by philosopher Abraham Kaplan, but more commonly attributed to psychologist Abraham Maslow: “If the only tool you have is... Continue Reading...
| June 9, 2026
Every month my new issue of Toronto Life lands in my mailbox. Some sections I read cover to cover. Others I skip entirely. But every once in a while, a... Continue Reading...
| June 3, 2026
When selecting a Divorce Mediator, clients often underestimate the profound impact the mediator’s expertise, experience, and skill set can have on the outcome of their case. Mediation is not just... Continue Reading...
| May 8, 2026
In recent years, many parents have opted to assist their adult children in purchasing a home, often providing loans or guarantees to help bridge the gap in down payments. While... Continue Reading...
| May 7, 2026
I recently attended an event at the University of Toronto called “Midlife, Myth-Free: Empowering Truths about Menopause & Perimenopause” featuring Dr. Sheila Wijayasingha of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She... Continue Reading...
| May 4, 2026
After having read rebuttals from Russell Alexander, Gary Joseph, Roslyn Tsao and Aaron Franks to my article on the recent return to in-person motions in Toronto’s Family Court, “The Zoom... Continue Reading...
| April 23, 2026
Whether selecting a lawyer, mediator or realtor, it never pays to be hasty. Let me begin with a confession. Last week, Samantha Graff Benmor and I went for our biannual... Continue Reading...