Philip M. Epstein

Philip Michael Epstein
Q.C.
Born (1942-08-30)August 30, 1942
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Residence Toronto
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater University of Toronto
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Occupation lawyer, legal author
Known for Canadian family law
Website epsteincole.com/team/philip-m-epstein

Philip Michael Epstein Q.C.[1] (born August 30, 1942) is a Canadian family law lawyer.

Epstein is the co-founder and senior partner of Epstein Cole LLP, in Toronto, Ontario. He has authored numerous publications, has acted as a policy advisor to the Canadian government on family law issues, is a regular lecturer at law schools in Toronto, and practices in mediation, arbitration, and appellate advocacy.[2][3]

Background

Epstein was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. He emigrated to Canada with his parents and went on to study at the University of Toronto . After obtaining his B.A. there in 1964, he obtained his law degree (LL.B.) from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1968.[4]

Career

Epstein was called to the Ontario Bar in 1970. He founded Epstein Cole LLP with Kenneth Cole in 1978, and is a Senior Partner there.[5] Epstein was the Head of the Family Law Section for the Bar Admission Course for the Law Society of Upper Canada (now the Law Society of Ontario) between 1983 and 1996 [6], and is a former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association.[7]

He has been described as “one of Canada’s leading lawyers and lecturers on family law” in Canadian Lawyer magazine[8] and as the “Dean of the family law bar” by the Toronto Star newspaper.[9]

From 1992 to 1997 Epstein was a member of the Child Support Advisory Committee, which advised the Canadian Department of Justice's child support team on the implementation of child support reforms.[10] From 1997 – 2007 he was a member of the Department of Justice's Advisory Working Group On Family Law[11] and Spousal Support Advisory Committee.[12] These positions were by appointment of the federal government of Canada.

Epstein was a Bencher and Governing Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada between 1984 and 1999. During this time, he served as the Chair for the Law Society’s Admissions and Equity Committee, Legal Aid Clinic Funding Committee, and Education Committee.[13] He co-founded the Dispute Resolution Officer Program[14] for the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and acted as a Dispute Resolution Officer of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice between 1995 and 2015.

Epstein represents clients in appellate matters and primarily acts as a mediator and arbitrator. In addition to being a former Dispute Resolution Officer of the Superior Court of Ontario, Epstein is a Certified Mediator/Arbitrator of the ADR Institute of Ontario[15], and a Certified Mediator with the Ontario Association for Family Mediation.[16]

Epstein was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1981.[3]

Awards

Epstein was a recipient of the 1998 Award of Excellence in Family Law[17] from the Family Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association. He was awarded the Law Society of Upper Canada Medal in 1999 for his service to the profession[18]. He was also a recipient of the 2012 Alternate Dispute Resolution Excellence Award from the Ontario Bar Association. [3]

Writing

Epstein is the Editor in Chief of the Reports of Family Law[19] and the author of Epstein, This Week in Family Law.[20] He is the author of numerous articles on family law and solicitors' negligence claims for the Continuing Education Department of the Law Society of Upper Canada and for the Ontario Bar Association.

Selected publications

  • With A. Frank (eds.) Reports of Family Law, 7th Series/Recueil de jurisprudence en droit de la famille, 7e série, Thomson Reuters[21]
  • Epstein’s This Week in Family Law Newsletter, 2005 – ongoing, Thomson Reuters[20]
  • “Spousal Support– A Mediator's Perspective”, Ontario Bar Association, May 2013[22]
  • “Houston, we have a Problem”, Constructive Trust and Unjust Enrichment (A Discussion of Rawluk, Kerr, Vanasse and McNemee), Kissing Cousins: Joint Issues in Family Law and Trusts and Estates Law Conference, Ontario Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Toronto, 1 May 2012[23]
  • With B. J. Fidler, “Parenting Coordination in Canada: An overview of legal and practice issues”, Journal of Child Custody, 5(1/2), 53-87, 2008[24]
  • “Wildman Implications are Growing”, 2007[25]
  • “A Kinder and Gentler Marriage Contract”, 2006[26]
  • With S. R. Gibb, “Family Law Arbitrations: Choice and Finality Under the Amended Arbitration Act, 1991 and Family Law Act”[27]
  • With L. Madsen, Joint custody with a vengeance: The emergence of parallel parenting orders[28]
  • With S. M. Grant, The Separation Agreement Annotated[29]
  • With R. D. Davis, “Surrogate motherhood: Legal, social and practical aspects from an Ontario viewpoint”[30]

References

  1. ↑ "List of All Law Society Medal Recipients - LSO". www.lsuc.on.ca.
  2. ↑ http://lexpert.ca/directory/lawyer-profile/epstein-cole-llp-168/philip-m-epstein-1376/
  3. 1 2 3 Bernard Morrow (January 2013). "Philip M. Epstein, Q.C. 2012 ADR Award of Excellence Recipient" (PDF). Ontario Bar Association. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cynthia Macdonald, “Family matters: Does breaking up have to break the bank? How our alumni—and students—are changing family law” “Nexus, The University of Toronto, Faculty of Law”, 2014
  5. ↑ "About - Epstein Cole". epsteincole.com.
  6. ↑ 11th Annual Family Law Summit, “Biographical Summaries of Presenters”, “The Law Society of Upper Canada”, March 7, 2017
  7. ↑ Our Team "Philip M. Epstein", epsteincole.com
  8. ↑ "Hoodwinked! - Canadian Lawyer Mag". Canadian Lawyer.
  9. ↑ Toronto Star, December 21, 2002
  10. ↑ Canada, Senate of. "Senate of Canada - Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology". Senate of Canada.
  11. ↑ "Carswell - Draft Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines". www.westlawecarswell.com.
  12. ↑ https://www.law.utoronto.ca/documents/rogerson/spousal_draftreport_en.pdf
  13. ↑ "Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups - The Law Society of British Columbia". www.lawsociety.bc.ca.
  14. ↑ "Family Court Services - Superior Court of Justice". www.ontariocourts.ca.
  15. ↑ http://adr-ontario.ca ADR Institute of Ontario
  16. ↑ https://www.oafm.on.ca
  17. ↑ "OBA Award for Excellence in Family Law in Memory of James McLeod". www.oba.org.
  18. ↑ "List of All Law Society Medal Recipients - LSO". www.lsuc.on.ca.
  19. ↑ "Reports of Family Law, 7th Series/Recueil de jurisprudence en droit de la famille, 7e série". store.thomsonreuters.ca.
  20. 1 2 "Epstein's This Week in Family Law". store.thomsonreuters.ca.
  21. ↑ http://canlii.ca/t/6h3f
  22. ↑ http://www.oba.org/en/pdf/sec_news_fam_apr13_SpousalSupport_Epstein.pdf
  23. ↑ "Holdings : Kissing cousins : - York University Libraries". www.library.yorku.ca. line feed character in |title= at position 29 (help)
  24. ↑ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15379410802070393
  25. ↑ (2007) 26 Lawyers Wkly 36
  26. ↑ (2006) 18 Matrimonial Affairs 1
  27. ↑ Canadian Family Law Quarterly; Scarborough Vol. 25, 2006: 199-V
  28. ↑ Canadian Family Law Quarterly, 22, 1–36, 2004
  29. ↑ Epstein, Philip; M, Grant, Stephen; Goodman, Suzanne Ruth; Canada, Law Society of Upper; Sadvari, Gerald P. (1 December 2000). "Separation Agreement Annotated". Law Society of Upper Canada, Department of Continuing Education – via Google Books.
  30. ↑ 1983 Annual institute on continuing legal education: Law Reform Was Not Built in a Day, Toronto, Canadian Bar Association of Ontario, 1983


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