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January 2013

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Top 5 Trusts & Estates boutiques Hull & Hull LLP (Toronto) hullandhull.com Hull & Hull began its rise to the top of the trusts and estates bar when the late Rodney Hull and his son Ian hung their shingle in the early 1990s. Rodney became one of the most respected estates lawyers in Canada, receiving the Ontario Bar Association wills and trusts section's award of excellence in 2005 and the Law Society Medal in 2007. The firm, now led by Ian and managing partner Suzana Popovic-Montag, currently lists 12 lawyers under its banner. One voter said Hull & Hull is the "obvious choice" when he needs to refer work, while another sang the praises of associate counsel Jordan Atin, who is a certified specialist in estates and trust law and a prolific writer and speaker: "He is just fantastic," she said. 5 Top TrusTs & Where compassion meets expertise. esTaTes BOUTIQUES Dedicated to excellence in Estate and Elder Law. Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers (Vancouver) legacylawyers.com Chosen again as one of Canadian Lawyer's Top 5 Trusts and Estates Boutique Firms. 1 St. Clair Ave. E. Suite 500 Toronto, ON M4T 2V7 416-928-6685 www.ggslawyers.com Untitled-1 1 40 Sodavex_CL_Jan_13.indd w w . C A N A D I A N L a w ye r m a g . c o m Jan uary 2 0 1 3 w 1 Five of this boutique's seven founding lawyers still practise at its Vancouver office 12 years after its 2000 launch. The other two — justices Sandra Ballance and Jane Dardi — now sit on the bench of the British Columbia Supreme Court. The firm has grown to 17 lawyers, with a focus on private clients and owner-managed businesses. One local large-firm lawyer who spends a lot of time on the opposite end of litigation files says "they're the biggest boutique in Vancouver, and they have a lot of very good lawyers." 12-12-06 9:25 AM 12-12-11 9:12 AM

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