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50 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9 w w w . c a n a d i a n l a w y e r m a g . c o m WILLS, TRUSTS AND ESTATES BOUTIQUES listed alphabetically Bales Beall LLP Toronto balesbeall.com Founded in 2005, Bales Beall's practice, with nine lawyers, focuses on all manner of wills and estates work, including estate planning and administration and litigation involving wills, estates and guardianship matters. The firm's lawyers act both as advocates and as personal legal advisors for their clients. Karon Bales is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a specialist in estates and trusts law and family law. Partner Kristine Anderson has extensive litigation experience at all levels of court. Bales, partner Jessica Feldman and associate Alex Turner are members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Bales is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and an Aca- demician of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Karon also acts as a mediator in estate and family law matters. de Vries Litigation LLP Toronto Toronto, Oakville devrieslitigation.com de Vries Litigation LLP is a leading firm in estate, trust and capacity litigation. It also assists in the administration of complex estates. The firm provides services throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and into the Niagara Peninsula. With eight lawyers and a dedicated probate clerk, areas of expertise include: will challenges, dependant support claims, contested passing of accounts, elder law, probate applications, disputed estate administration, as well as beneficiary, attorney and fiduciary disputes. The firm represents a variety of individuals, government agencies, private banking and wealth management groups, trust companies, estate trustees, beneficiaries, charities and private trusts. de Vries Litigation has built its reputation on excellence and effective advice, advocacy and resolution and has a proven track record for estate appeals. The firm founded the popular blog site "allaboutestates.ca," a collaborative daily blog, writing on topics of interest to the wider profession and industry. We are delighted to have been selected as one of Canadian Lawyer's Top 5 Trusts & Estates Boutiques. Thank you to our peers for their support and confidence. TORONTO OFFICE Thomson Building, 65 Queen Street West, Suite 1700 Toronto, Ontario M5H 2M5 T. 416.860.1057 I F. 416.367.2502 BOWMANVILLE OFFICE 55 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A7 T. 905.623.5252 I F. 905.623.5573 www.estatelitigation.net Top 10 Trusts & Estates Boutiques. SchnurrKirsh_Jan_CL_19.indd 1 2018-12-17 11:17 AM