(notice: commencing July 1, 2020, I have joined Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers, where I can be reached at  bill@russellalexander.com )

I believe expertise and compassion are both essential in helping clients get through their family law issues. My courtroom experience includes numerous motions, several full-blown trials, and I also had the privilege of winning a major family law victory at the Ontario Court of Appeal (McConnell v. Huxtable, 2014 ONCA 86) which prevented the imposition of a proposed two-year deadline on property claims by unmarried spouses. Beyond litigation, I favour out-of-court solutions and collaborative law.

My undergraduate degree is from Trinity College, University of Toronto, in music and philosophy, and my law degree is from Queen’s, where I won several academic prizes. I articled at a small Toronto litigation firm, then opened my own office in 2010 to focus on family law. I believe family law is unique because it involves sensitive issues like separation, divorce, and often children, so it can be stressful. But there is light at the end of the tunnel and I can help you get there.