6 Adelaide St E, Suite 1000, The Lumsden Bldg, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1993 (ON)
Justin de Vries is the principal of de VRIES LITIGATION LLP, a boutique firm specializing in estate, trust, and capacity litigation and complex estate administration, with offices in Toronto and Oakville. The firm has been recognized as a Canadian Top 10 Wills, Trusts & Estates Boutique by Canadian Lawyer and ranked in Best Lawyers as Tier 1 in Trusts and Estates. A leading litigator and mediator, Justin is recognized in Best Lawyers for Trusts and Estates and Alternative Dispute Resolution and ranked by Chambers High Net Worth in Private Wealth Disputes. For more than 30 years, he has chaired and presented at legal education programs for the OBA, LSO, The Advocates’ Society, and STEP. A Fox Scholar at Middle Temple, London, he has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court, the Tax Court of Canada, and has litigated Supreme Court of Canada leave applications. Justin is regularly appointed as Estate Trustee During Litigation and as administrator of complex estates. He also serves as court-appointed guardian and Section 3 counsel. He founded allaboutestates.ca, a widely read daily blog with over 3,000 subscribers. Justin’s clients include estate trustees, private trusts, private banking, wealth management, and trust companies.
