Angelique helps clients resolve legal issues that can arise following the death or incapacity of loved ones. Angelique is recognized as one of the leading lawyers in estates and trusts in ‘Lexpert Magazine’. She is also recognized by her peers in the publication, ‘Best Lawyers of Canada’. Angelique’s former clients describe her as an astute litigator who is very creative, caring, strong, witty, and “a warrior in the truest sense of the word.”

Angelique has devoted her practice to advocacy, first at the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee as a law student, and then at a civil litigation firm. She has practiced estates, trusts and capacity law exclusively since 2009 and has dealt with hundreds of cases.

Angelique’s extensive experience ranges from will challenges, to dependants’ support claims and interpretation of wills, as well as passing of accounts of trustees and attorneys. She frequently appears in courts throughout the Greater Toronto Area including the Toronto Estates List. She has acted for and against beneficiaries, estate trustees, guardians, attorneys for property and personal care, dependants, and creditors. Her clients include individuals, trust companies, charities, and the Office of the Children’s Lawyer.

Angelique is on the Executive as a member-at-large of Estates and Trusts Section of the Ontario Bar Association, and is an active member of the group.

Outside of the office, Angelique enjoys cooking, road biking, and spending time with her family in Etobicoke. She has fond memories of sunny vacations in Mexico and is really looking forward to travelling again.

• Hon. B.A. (High Distinction), University of Toronto (2001)

• LL.B , Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (2004)

• Called to the Ontario Bar (2005)

• Osgoode Hall Law School Intensive Trial Advocacy Course (2007)

• Ontario Bar Association, Trusts and Estates section and Elder Law Section

• Canadian Bar Association

• Co-Chair (along with Cassandra Ball): Ontario Bar Association, “Tackling Ethical and Professionalism Challenges in Trusts and Estates Law”, held on December 10, 2020 

• Speaker: Ontario Bar Association, “Essential Evidence Series for Estates Litigators”, held on August 6, 2020; Topic: Evidence Cheat Sheet

• Co-Chair (along with Lionel Tupman): Ontario Bar Association, “The Affidavit: Views from the Bench”, held on December 12, 2019

• Chair, Ontario Bar Association, “Maximizing the Expert Witness in Estate Litigation”, held on October 8, 2019 

• Speaker: Ontario Bar Association, “Capacity for Lawyers: Handling Client Capacity in a Legal Retainer”, held on September 18, 2019

• Speaker: Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, “Estate Litigation Seminar,” held May 21, 2019; Topic: Dependants’ Support

• Speaker: Law Society of Ontario, “The Six Minute Estates Lawyer”, held on April 29, 2019; Topic: Moore v. Sweet and Unjust Enrichment 

• Panelist: Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, “The 2019 Essential Guide to Limitation Periods in Ontario”, held on March 20, 2019; Topic: Estate Litigation Limitation Periods 

• Speaker: Ontario Bar Association, “Proving a Will in Solemn Form,” held on February 26, 2019; Topic: Proving a Will in Solemn Form and Motions for Directions

• Panelist: Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, “Estate Litigation Seminar,” held May 21, 2019; Topic: Dependants’ Support

• Speaker: Law Society of Ontario, “The Six Minute Estates Lawyer”, held on April 29, 2019; Topic: Moore v. Sweet and Unjust Enrichment

• Panelist: Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, “The 2019 Essential Guide to Limitation Periods in Ontario”, held on March 20, 2019; Topic: Estate Litigation Limitation Periods

• Speaker: Ontario Bar Association, “Proving a Will in Solemn Form,” held on February 26, 2019; Topic: Proving a Will in Solemn Form and Motions for Directions

• Speaker: Ontario Bar Association, “Essential Evidence for Estates Litigators”, held on April 6, 2018; Topic: Evidence Cheat Sheet

• Panelist: Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Programme – Certificate in Elder Law, “Sibling Struggles, Predatory Marriages, and Marriage Contracts”, held on March 6, 2018; Topic: Sibling Struggles

• Panelist: B’Nai Brith Seminar, “Powers of Attorney”, held on May 23, 2017; Topic: Removal of an Attorney and Estate Trustee

• Speaker: Ontario Bar Association, “Estates Litigation: A Primer”, held on April 25, 2017. Topic: Motions for Directions

• Speaker: Law Society of Upper Canada, “Estates and Trusts Summit” held on November 3, 2016; Topic: Dependants’ Support Claims.

• Co-Author, with Angela Casey: “Passing of Accounts”, chapter in Key Developments in Estates and Trusts Law in Ontario 2016-2017, Melanie Yach, ed.

• Speaker: Law Society of Upper Canada, “Representing Children in Personal Injury Actions”, held on November 19, 2015; Topic: Educating the Guardian of Property.

• Speaker/Presenter (with Justin W. de Vries), “Managing, Mediating and Litigating Estates Disputes”, Osgoode Professional Development, “Pleadings and Motions: from Documentation to Argument”, held on September 24, 2014.

• Speaker, Case Comment, Ontario Bar Association Estates and Trust Section, held on November 24, 2011.

• Co-Author (with Justin W. de Vries) “Brave New World! The Cost of Proportionality in Will Challenges and Guardianship Disputes: Discovery, Summary Judgment and the Courts’ Discretion in Fixing Costs” (2010) published in A Medical-Legal Approach to Estate Planning and Decision Making for Older Clients, Brian A. Schnurr and Kenneth I. Schulmann, eds., Law Society of Upper Canada. [article cited by the Law Commission of Ontario Small Estates Project in August 2015].