Charles B. Ticker is a mediator and former estate litigator with over 40 years of experience. He now restricts his practice to mediation of estate disputes. He received a B.Sc. (Hons Psychology) from McGill University and an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1980. He received training as a mediator at Harvard Law School in 2007. Charles has appeared as counsel at all levels of Court in Ontario. He is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations (Trusts and Estates and ADR sections), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the York Region Law Association. He has chaired and spoken at several legal conferences on estate issues and mediation. He publishes a blog “The Sibling Fight” which deals with sibling disputes in estate matters. He has produced a CD set entitled “How to Make the Most of Your Mediation” and has written a book (published June 2019) entitled Bobby Gets Bubkes: Navigating the Sibling Estate Fight. Charles spends his free time volunteering for charities and playing keyboards with his garage band “The Faded Genes”. In 2013, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Charles has been listed in the 2021 through 2024 editions of Best Lawyers in Canada for Trusts and Estates.