David Freedman

I practice in the areas in which my teaching and scholarship is concentrated – trusts, estates, and substitute decision-making. I feel that my academic and practice work strengthens my expertise and keeps me current in a way that I could not achieve by restricting my work to either one of them alone. In my teaching, I try to concentrate on foundational principles and skills so that students understand the content of the law and the manner in which it is applied in real situations. In practice, I am very conscious of the time and cost that is involved in bringing a dispute to a conclusion. The goal is to obtain an acceptable result as soon as possible and within a reasonable budget. Certified Specialties: Estates & Trust Law (Law Society of Ontario). Professional Memberships: Law Society of Upper Canada, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, The Advocates Society, The Frontenac Law Association.