de VRIES LITIGATION LLP is pleased to welcome Christopher Cook as a student-at-law. Christopher obtained his law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Prior to law school, he completed his M.A. in philosophy at Western University, as well as a specialist undergraduate degree in philosophy at the…

Our firm is proud to be recognized as Band II in this year’s Chambers and Partners ranking. In addition, Justin de Vries has once again been recognized as Band II individually, and Jacob Kaufman has been recognized in the up-and-coming category. Congratulations Justin and Jacob!

We’re please to announce two new additions to de VRIES LITIGATION LLP! Elaine Yu is an associate who previously articled and served as bilingual counsel at the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. Jonathon Vander Zee is our summer student, who is in the process of completing a dual…

Justin will be speaking on the topic of deathbed retainers at the Law Society of Ontario’s annual Six-Minute Estates Lawyer program on May 25, 2022.  Further details can be found here.

Justin de Vries and Karen Watters will be speaking at the Hamilton Law Association’s Estate & Trust Seminar on February 24. Karen will be speaking on case law updates regarding the Calmusky decision of 2020, and Justin will be speaking on the topic of assessors. We hope you can join us…

On December 2, 2021, Diane will chair the OBA’s program “Cultural Competency & Elder Law: Practical & Ethical Considerations.”  The program addresses issues surrounding providing legal services to Ontario’s aging multicultural population.