Justin is an experienced litigator and mediator who understands the issues and knows the law. Justin mediates throughout southern Ontario and most recently has expanded his mediation practice to Ottawa. As a mediator, Justin has the energy, knowledge and drive to help settle complex and seemingly intractable litigation fairly and… Read More

Justin is the featured speaker at the September 11, 2018 meeting of the Hamilton Estate Planning Council.  His topic is “An Update from the Courts, including Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)”. Click here to read more about the event. Justin will also be a guest speaker on September 15, 2018… Read More

On October 29, 2018, Justin will be co-chairing the Advocates’ Society Program, “Conducting a Dependant Support Trial”. This program will offer an opportunity to learn how to prepare for and conduct a dependant support trial. The early bird sale ends on September 21, 2018. Click here to register for the… Read More

de VRIES LITIGATION LLP congratulates Diane Vieira on being elected to the Executive of the OBA’s Elder Law Section, Gillian Fournie on being elected to the Executive of the OBA’s Trusts and Estates Law Section, and Anna Alizadeh on being elected to the Executive of the OBA’s Women Lawyers Forum. Read More

de VRIES LITIGATION LLP is pleased to announce that Jacob Kaufman and Anna Alizadeh have both been appointed to new positions with The Advocates’ Society.  Jacob has been appointed Secretary of the 2018-2019 Estates Litigation Practice Group and Anna is now a Committee Member of the Young Advocates Standing Committee… Read More

There are still loyal users of BlackBerry in the legal world – one of them being Diane Vieira, for the right reasons. To read this article on “Five Lawyers who refuse to give up on BlackBerry”, click here. Read More

de VRIES LITIGATION LLP is pleased to announce that Diane Vieira is now a partner at our firm. Diane continues her estate litigation practice which includes will challenges, power of attorney proceedings, and passing of accounts applications. Congratulations Diane! Read More

On May 15, 2018, Justin will be leading a workshop at the Costs Submissions Advocacy program presented by the Advocates’ Society. To sign up for the program, click here. Read More

On May 3, 2018, Justin will be presenting on his topic “Estates – Privilege and the Duty of Confidentiality” at the Six-Minute Estate Lawyer conference. To view the program agenda or to sign up, click here. Read More