Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers - Toronto, 2026

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The 2026 listing of leading Toronto Family & Divorce Lawyers details Toronto-based solicitors practising within the areas of family, divorce, parenting, spousal maintenance and matrimonial law matters in the Toronto legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 6 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Herschel Fogelman	Fogelman Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Herschel Fogelman
Aaron Franks (biography)	Epstein Cole	Doyle’s ranking record: Aaron Franks
Heather Hansen	McCarthy Hansen & Company	Doyle’s ranking record: Heather Hansen
George Karahotzitis	Thomson Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: George Karahotzitis
Martha McCarthy	McCarthy Hansen & Company	Doyle’s ranking record: Martha McCarthy
Roslyn Tsao (biography)	Epstein Cole	Doyle’s ranking record: Roslyn Tsao

Leading

Leading: 10 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
William Abbott	MacDonald & Partners LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: William Abbott
Karon Bales (biography)	Bales Beall LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Karon Bales
Stephen Codas (biography)	Epstein Cole	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Codas
Richard Diamond (biography)	Bales Beall LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Diamond
Michael Kleinman	Kleinman Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Kleinman
Kristen Normandin	Normandin Chris	Doyle’s ranking record: Kristen Normandin
Judy Piafsky	Blaney McMurtry	Doyle’s ranking record: Judy Piafsky
Avra Rosen	Rosen Sack LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Avra Rosen
Oren Weinberg	Boulby Weinberg Fishman LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Oren Weinberg
Michael Zalev (biography)	Epstein Cole	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Zalev

Recommended: 34 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Adam Black (biography)	Torkin Manes	Doyle’s ranking record: Adam Black
Sarah Boulby	Boulby Weinberg Fishman LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Boulby
Jessica Braude	Integrative Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Jessica Braude
Alexandra Carr	Lenkinski Hooper & Carr	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexandra Carr
Georgina Carson	Carson Chousky	Doyle’s ranking record: Georgina Carson
Erin Chaiton-Murray	Murray Lawson LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Erin Chaiton-Murray
Samantha Chousky	Carson Chousky	Doyle’s ranking record: Samantha Chousky
Andrew Chris	Normandin Chris	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Chris
Erin Crawford	McCarthy Hansen & Company	Doyle’s ranking record: Erin Crawford
Megan Edmiston	Thomson Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Megan Edmiston
Sheila Gibb (biography)	Epstein Cole	Doyle’s ranking record: Sheila Gibb
Grant Gold	Ricketts Harris	Doyle’s ranking record: Grant Gold
Joanne Guarasci (biography)	Ross & McBride	Doyle’s ranking record: Joanne Guarasci
Robert Halpern	Halpern Law Group	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Halpern
Ritu Horra	Horra Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Ritu Horra
Fareen Jamal	Jamal Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Fareen Jamal
Kelly Jordan	Kelly D Jordan Family Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Kelly Jordan
Gary Joseph	MacDonald & Partners LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Gary Joseph
Shelly Kalra	Kalra Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Shelly Kalra
Emma Katz	Kelly D Jordan Family Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Emma Katz
Christopher Mamo	Niman Mano LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Mamo
Ryan McNeil	Lerners	Doyle’s ranking record: Ryan McNeil
Maneesha Mehra	Mehra Sample LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Maneesha Mehra
Richard Niman	Niman Mamo LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Niman
Laurie Pawlitza (biography)	Torkin Manes	Doyle’s ranking record: Laurie Pawlitza
Adam Prewer (biography)	Epstein Cole	Doyle’s ranking record: Adam Prewer
Joelle Ruskin	Integrative Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Joelle Ruskin
Joseph Slavec	Blaney McMurtry	Doyle’s ranking record: Joseph Slavec
Bryan Smith	Lerners	Doyle’s ranking record: Bryan Smith
Michael Stangaraone	MacDonald & Partners LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Stangaraone
Sarah Strathopoulos (biography)	Epstein Cole	Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Strathopoulos
Jared Teitel	Teitel Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Jared Teitel
Chloe van Wirdum	Niman Mamo LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Chloe van Wirdum
Ilana Zylberman-Dembo (biography)	Epstein Cole	Doyle’s ranking record: Ilana Zylberman-Dembo

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The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater Toronto Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Ontario Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater Toronto Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Ontario Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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