Wayne H. Wolfe Wayne is a graduate of Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, where he was a Herbert Sharpe scholar throughout his undergraduate career. He obtained his law degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and articled at DSF. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1988. Wayne practices in the areas of real estate, wills, estate planning, and estate administration. He is also a registered trademark agent. His real estate clients include both individuals and business and corporate clients. His work for individuals encompasses a broad range of residential, recreational, rural and investment properties. His commercial real estate practice includes partnerships, joint ventures, condominiums, co-ops, leaseholds, land leases, and real estate development. He has extensive experience with acquisitions and dispositions, easements, applications for variances, encroachment agreements Land Titles applications, plans of subdivision, and a wide variety of financing arrangements including private financings, institutional mortgages, debentures, etc. Wayne has worked for institutional lenders in connection with small business loans and other secured financings. Wayne’s estate practice includes estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, estate administration, estate litigation and substitute decision making. He has been involved in a wide variety of estate and tax planning structures, including inter vivos and testamentary trusts, alter ego trusts, Henson trusts, insurance trusts, as well as tax planned business reorganizations for estate planning and estate freeze purposes. Wayne has acted as an estate trustee in a number of estates and has also acted as attorney for property and for personal care for a number of individuals. Wayne works with financial and other professional advisers, institutional trustees and corporate executors, to coordinate the development and implementation of estate plans and the administration of both inter vivos and testamentary estates for his clients. Wayne has spoken on the subjects of wills, estate planning and real estate at a number of seminars. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and The Law Society of Ontario and has been approved by the Lawyer’s Professional Indemnity Corporation as Title Plus qualified. He is also a member of the Ontario Real Estate Lawyers Association. By Fauzan SiddiquiMay 22, 2020September 5, 2023 No comments yet
Eric Gossin Experienced lawyer and mediator Eric joined Devry Smith Frank LLP in July 2019. Eric was called to the Ontario Bar in 1977. He has incorporated into his practice a broad range of experiences including Corporate and Commercial Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Family Law and Real Estate. This leads to his serving clients and providing advice in all aspects of their lives. He has extensive experience in succession planning for both businesses and individuals who wish to insure that their plan accomplishes their wishes. He often works with other professional advisors to insure that all practical considerations, including tax issues, have been considered. Eric provides support for clients in the administration of estates and insuring to the extent possible that the administration proceeds smoothly without conflict. His negotiation skills and many years of completing complex transactions are value-added services which only a broad experience can provide and his training as a mediator is particularly helpful in this aspect of his practice. By Fauzan SiddiquiMay 20, 2020April 9, 2024 No comments yet
Timothy Deeth Joining Devry Smith Frank LLP (DSF) in 2014 was very much a homecoming for Tim. Following his call to the bar in 1975, Tim practised with (what was then) McClintock, Devry & Pierce for 11 years before leaving to start his own firm. Throughout his career, Tim’s practice was focused mainly on Family, Real Estate and Wills and Estates Law and he has vast experience in all three of these areas of law. He has appeared as counsel in family law matters in all levels of courts throughout Ontario. Tim particularly enjoys meeting and dealing with clients on a one-on-one basis and always welcomes the opportunity to get to know new clients and help them with their problems, whether it be navigating through a difficult separation or divorce, assisting with the administration of an estate, advising clients on Estate Planning issues and preparing their Wills, or witnessing the excitement of clients in their purchase of a new home. As a resident of Don Mills for 40 years, Tim has also been very active in the Don Mills Civitan Club, a community and social service club which, among its numerous projects, operates the hockey programme at the Don Mills Civitan arena for over 500 participants a year ranging in age from seven to 18. In the past, Tim has been a panel member of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (formerly the Official Guardian’s Office), has sat as a Dispute Resolution Officer (a pilot project in the Scarborough Family Court), and has provided volunteer services at the Agincourt Community Services Association. He has been a member of the Consent and Capacity panel of lawyers each of whom must be specifically designated and approved to appear before the Consent and Capacity Board. Tim graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1973, and after articling with (what was then) McClintock, Devry & Pierce, joined the firm upon his call to the bar in 1975 and practiced with them until 1986 when he opened his own law firm. He is happily married to his wife, raised four children and has two grandchildren. In December, 2013, Tim received his black belt in Karate. By Fauzan SiddiquiMay 20, 2020December 6, 2021 No comments yet
Oren Chaimovitch Toronto lawyer Oren Chaimovitch received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Toronto, graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School, and was called to the bar in 1994. Before joining Devry Smith Frank LLP (DSF), he spent two years practising law as a sole practitioner and eighteen years with a boutique Toronto firm. His experience spans the areas of debt recovery, secured lending including commercial mortgage lending, bankruptcy and insolvency, commercial litigation, business law, commercial and residential real estate, wills, estate planning and estate administration. Oren’s clients include individuals, entrepreneurs, small- and medium-sized businesses, and major Canadian banks. He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Divisional Court, and various administrative tribunals. Oren prides himself on his practical, common sense approach, dealing with matters and resolving disputes in the most efficient, economical way possible. Oren recognizes that his clients want timely responses to their questions, regular updates, and practical, clear advice. He values the personal relationships he has with his clients, whether they are individuals or large institutions. When Oren is not practising law, he spends time with his family, travels, and fishes. By Fauzan SiddiquiMay 19, 2020September 5, 2023 No comments yet
Mark Fox Mark has been a practicing lawyer in Ontario for 40 years, he joined the firm in 2017. Mark practices in the areas of wills and estates, corporate and commercial matters and real estate law. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1977. Mark has taught at the College level for several years and has been a contributing author to Law Society of Ontario publications. He is also a participating lecturer at Law Society of Ontario where he provides continuing education seminars. For more information on wills and estates, corporate and commercial matters, or real estate law, please feel free to contact wills and estates lawyer Mark Fox. By Fauzan SiddiquiMay 19, 2020December 6, 2021 No comments yet
Robert P. Adourian <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>Robert Adourian practices with the Devry Smith Frank LLP in Toronto. He is a graduate of the University of Windsor Law School and was called to the Bar in 1980. He practices in the areas of real estate, wills, estate planning, and estate administration. He gives presentations to community groups on topics such as “Buying Your First Home” and “Why You Should Make A Will.” His real estate practice includes residential, commercial, and industrial transactions, including representing major banks and trust companies in financing transactions. He has taught in the Real Estate section of the Bar Admission Course and has served as a mentor to law students and young lawyers. Robert is an active member of the Armenian Bar Association, a worldwide organization of Armenian lawyers, and has served on the Association’s Board of Governors. Robert is also currently an elected Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario. By Fauzan SiddiquiApril 28, 2020April 24, 2024 No comments yet
