Adam has a passion for representing the vulnerable. He is a strong advocate for individuals confronted with illness or the death of a loved one and is committed to helping clients navigate what can often be complex and emotionally draining legal disputes.

Adam’s practice focuses on estate and trust litigation, capacity and guardianship disputes, appellate advocacy, and estate administration. He has a depth of experience in will challenges, fiduciary accounting, will interpretation applications, and dependant’s relief matters. Adam is a designated Trust and Estate Practitioner with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and has a STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates. He holds degrees in both civil and common law.

Since 2021, Adam has been a co-author of three chapters in the Canadian Legal Information Institute’s “Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario.” His chapters cover Rule 75 – Estates – Contentious Proceedings, Rule 75.1 – Mandatory Mediation – Estates, Trusts and Substitute Decisions, and Rule 75.2 – Court-Ordered Estates Mediation. Adam is also a member of the Estates Subcommittee of the Civil Rules Committee and is actively involved with the Ontario Bar Association and the Advocates’ Society.

Prior to joining Casey & Moss LLP, Adam worked for the Law Commission of Ontario where he completed research on the Law Commission’s project, Improving the Last Stages of Life.

When he’s not practicing the law, Adam enjoys reading good fiction, hiking, and exploring medieval towns across Europe. He also sings tenor in a local Toronto choir.

• Best Lawyers in Canada (Trusts and Estates) – Ones to Watch 2025

• LL.L. (Civil Law), Summa Cum Laude, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (2024) – highest standing in the National Program
• J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (2017)
• M.A., University of Toronto (2014)
• Hon. B.A., High Distinction, University of Toronto (2013)

• Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) (2022)
• STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates (2022)
• Notary Public (2018)
• Called to the Ontario Bar (2018)

• Estates Subcommittee of the Civil Rules Committee, Member (2024-Present)
• Estates List Amicus Curiae Pilot Project, Volunteer Counsel (2024-Present)
• The Advocates’ Society – Young Advocates Standing Committee (2024-2026)
• The Advocates’ Society – Estates Litigation Practice Group,
  Member-At-Large (2024-2025)
• Ontario Bar Association – Trusts & Estates Law Section, Member-At-Large (2023-25)
• Ontario Bar Association – Elder Law Section, Member-At-Large (2022-23)

• Faculty Member: “Managing Consent & Capacity Issues in Wills & Estates Practice,” 2025 Osgoode Intensive Program in Wills and Estates, Osgoode Professional Development, April 22, 2025
• Co-Chair: “Wine & Cheese with the Bench,” The Advocates’ Society, April 8, 2025
• Faculty Member: “Top Cases in Estates Litigation,” The Advocates’ Society,  January 21, 2025
• Chair: “Powers of Attorney and Guardianship Essentials,” Ontario Bar Association, November 4, 2024 
• Faculty Member: “Managing Consent & Capacity Issues in Wills & Estates Practice,” 2024 Osgoode Intensive Program in Wills and Estates, Osgoode Professional Development, March 19, 2024

• Speaker: “Representing Children in Civil Matters: Professionalism and Ethical Issues,” Ontario Bar Association, November 29, 2023

• Speaker: “Navigating Long-Term Care: Substitute Decision Making,” Ontario Bar Association, November 15, 2023

• Co-Author (with Z. Wong): “Rule 75 – Estates – Contentious Proceedings,” “Rule 75.1 – Mandatory Mediation – Estates, Trusts, and Substitute Decisions,” and “Rule 75.2 – Court-Ordered Estates Mediation” in Noel Semple, ed, Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, Canadian Legal Information Institute, 2nd edition,
  2022 CanLIIDocs 978 (2022)

• Speaker: “Practical Tips on Wills and Powers of Attorney,” Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC), November 8, 2022

• Co-Author (with L. Cardiff): “The Law Governing Multijurisdictional Estates,” 25th Annual Estates and Trusts Summit (19 October 2022)

• Co-Author (with Z. Wong): “Rule 75 – Estates – Contentious Proceedings,” “Rule 75.1 – Mandatory Mediation – Estates, Trusts, and Substitute Decisions,” and “Rule 75.2 – Court-Ordered Estates Mediation” in Noel Semple, ed, Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, Canadian Legal Information Institute, 1st edition,
  2021 CanLIIDocs 2066 (2021)

• Author: “Multiple Wills and Basket Clauses: A Review of Re Milne Estate and Re Panda” (9 April 2019) Deadbeat, Ontario Bar Association.

• Co-Author (with A. Casey): “Case Law Update,” 21st Annual Estates and Trusts Summit, October 11, 2018

• Author: “Book Review: A Legal History of Adoption in Ontario, 1921-2015,” by Lori Chambers, (2017) 54:4 Osgoode Hall LJ 1381.

• Author: “When Court Jurisdiction Meets Statutory Interpretation: Windsor (City) v Canadian Transit Co,” TheCourt.ca (January 14, 2017) (cited in Deegan v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FC 960)