Lorne H. Wolfson
Tel: 416 777 5414 Fax: 1 888 587 9144
Email: lwolfson@torkinmanes.com
A senior member of the Family Law bar and a senior partner in Torkin Manes’ Family Law Group, Lorne’s practice includes all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody and access, property, support, and domestic contracts.
He conducts litigation before every level of court in Ontario, as well as providing mediation and arbitration services. He also acts as counsel to lawyers and accountants addressing family law concerns that arise in business, wills and estates, and personal financial planning. He has been a partner with Torkin Manes since 1979.
Lorne has been accredited as a family mediator by the Ontario Association for Family Mediation. He is also a Dispute Resolution Officer of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and sits on the Family Law Rules Committee.
Lorne is recognized for his mediation and arbitration expertise and has completed the following related specialty training:
Harvard Negotiation Institution Mediation Workshop
Law Society of Upper Canada Mediation Course
Mediation and Domestic Violence Training
For the past 10 years he has co-taught a leading course on Family Arbitration
Publications & Presentations
Lorne has published over 100 articles on various family law topics. He also regularly appears in the media commenting on family law issues.
Education
LL.M., University of British Columbia, 1976
LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, 1974
Credentials
Certified as a Specialist in Family Law by The Law Society of Upper Canada
Called to the Ontario Bar, 1977
Recognition
2015 OBA Award for Excellence in Family Law in Memory of James G. McLeod
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Consistently Recommended (since 2009)
The Best Lawyers in Canada - Family Law (2017)
Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
Memberships
The Advocates’ Society
American Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Community Involvement
Executive Committee, Family Arbitration Section, ADR Institute of Ontario
Past president, Jewish Family and Child Service of Toronto
Board member, Association of Jewish Family and Children Agencies of North America
Professional Advisory Committee, Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
Past Chair, Family Law Specialty Committee, the Law Society of Upper Canada