Our Lawyers

Jodi Armstrong

Partner

Jodi practices in the area of family law and advises clients in matters relating to custody & access, child support, spousal support, and the division of family property. Jodi obtained a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University in 1998 having majored in Psychology and minored in En...

John Cockburn

Retired

Since 1962, John Cockburn devoted the majority of his practice time to corporate and commercial matters. He acted for over 300 corporations (including provincial and federal corporations, charitable organizations and foundations) involving incorporations, joint ventures and partnership...

Morris Cooper

Mediator and Arbitrator

Morris has been a civil and commercial litigator since his call to the bar in 1976, with a wide-ranging practice as lead counsel in every court, including The Supreme Court of Canada.

He has applied that experience to business and shareholder disputes, professional negligence...

George Craig

Counsel

George Craig graduated from Queens University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in 1973 and from the University of Western Ontario with an LL.B. in 1978. Upon his call to the Bar of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) in 1980, George Craig began practicing and has been providing legal ...

Tom Dart

Counsel

Tom was called to the bar in 1976.  In the early stages of his career, he practiced as a criminal lawyer, a civil litigation lawyer and a family law lawyer.  He now practices only in the area of family law and alternative dispute resolution. Tom is a Certified Specialist in Mediation ...

Shannon Dawson

Associate

Shannon Dawson is an associate lawyer practising in the area of family law. Shannon appreciates the uniquely personal and difficult nature of family law disputes, approaching these issues with not only the requisite sensitivity and respect, but fierce advocacy that such significant mat...

John Dooley

Senior Associate

John is an associate lawyer practicing real estate law, wills and estates, and commercial/corporate law in our Huntsville office. John applies his knowledge of Muskoka to assist clients in their cottage and residential transactions, land severances and original shore road allowance clos...

Carly Emmett

Associate

Carly is an associate lawyer practicing in the areas of municipal, planning and expropriation law. Carly provides advice and representation to municipalities and private clients on a variety of municipal issues including land-use planning, development, freedom of information and privacy...

Nadine Finbow

Senior Associate

Nadine is a family law associate in our Collingwood office. Nadine seeks to provide efficient and effective counsel to clients in matters relating to separation, custody and access, child support, spousal support and division of family property. One of Nadine’s most enjoyable areas to...

Eric Finn

Consultant

Eric Finn  practiced civil litigation and administrative law from his call to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1972 until his retirement in 2018. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from McGill University and an LL.B. and LL.M. from York University. The Law Society of Up...

Hilary Goodman

Partner

Hilary is a Partner practising in the Family department. Hilary assists clients in all areas of family law including separation, divorce, custody and access, spousal support, child support and division of property. Hilary earned an LL.B. (Honours) from the Faculty of Law at the Universi...

Marni Goodman

Associate

Marni is an associate lawyer practicing in the Family Law department advising on issues of parenting, child and spousal support and property division. Marni enjoys the opportunity to guide people through what can otherwise be a very emotional and trying time.

Marni Goodman ear...

Tim Gronfors

Senior Associate

Tim Gronfors is an associate lawyer practicing primarily in the area of family law. Tim assists clients in all areas of family law, including separation, divorce, custody and access, spousal support, child support, and division of property. Tim obtained his LL.B. (Honours) from the Facu...

Sarah Hahn

Partner

Sarah’s practice is focused on municipal litigation including land-use planning, development and expropriation law.

She regularly appears before the Ontario Land Tribunal “OLT” (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal "LPAT" and the Environmental Review Tribunal “E...

David Harris-Lowe

Partner

David Harris-Lowe advises clients in all areas of family law and estate litigation, in particular relating to property and support disputes. He has represented clients at all levels of court in Ontario and has worked as a Dispute Resolution Officer in the Superior Court of Justice. He i...

Lindsay Hayes

Associate

Lindsay is an associate lawyer practicing in the areas of family law and estate litigation. She approaches complex and sensitive legal issue with empathy and understanding, striving to achieve the most effective and timely resolution. Lindsay graduated cum laude from Laurentian Universi...

Barrie Hayes

Partner

Barrie Hayes graduated from the University of Windsor law school in 1979. Since graduation Barrie has been providing legal services and representation in the Simcoe County area. Barrie practices mainly in the areas of family law and estates litigation. Barrie is a certified mediator and...

Gillian Hayes

Senior Associate

Gillian is a senior associate lawyer practicing in the Family Law department.

Gillian assists clients in all areas of family law, including parenting issues, child support, spousal support, division of property, and the negotiation domestic contracts. Gillian is a Member of the Pe...

Matt Hodgson

Associate

Matt’s practice is focused on municipal law and public sector litigation. He represents local governments, public entities, corporations, and individuals in a broad range of civil litigation matters and, in particular, on applications for judicial review before the Divisional Court a...

Cassandra Ironside

Associate

Cassandra is an Associate lawyer who practices in the areas of corporate law, real estate law, and wills and estate. Cassandra was called to the Bar in January 2021 after completing her Articling term with Barriston.

Cassandra completed her Juris Doctor Degree from Bond Univer...

Graham Knight

Counsel

Graham offers sound and timely advice on corporate acquisitions and dispositions, corporate financial services, with an emphasis on secured financing and mortgage lending, and incorporations, shareholder and partnership agreements, mergers, leasing and franchising. His real estate pract...

Bill Lang

Counsel

Bill practices in the areas of Real Estate, Business Law, Wills and Estates.  His clients include a large number of business owners and entrepreneurs. During his past three decades of private practice in Muskoka,  he has become a trusted advisor for their legal concerns. Bill was cal...

Doug Manning

Mediator and Arbitrator, Consultant

After too many years fighting for clients in a slow, expensive and user-unfriendly court system, Doug decided there was a better way to solve their family law problems. So, since 1998 a significant part of Doug’s practice has been providing representation for clients in mediation and ...

Erica Marcassa

Associate

Erica is an associate lawyer who practices in Wills and Estates and Family Law. Erica was called to the Bar and has been a member of the Law Society of Ontario since January 2020. Erica began her legal career at a general practice firm in Timmins, Ontario where she primarily practiced F...

Scott McEachran

Counsel

Scott has been practicing a wide range of solicitor work since his call to the Ontario Bar in 2002.  He spent his first four years in a small firm dealing with corporate and commercial, wills and estates, and real estate matters.  He also assisted various municipalities with their leg...

Jim McIntosh

Partner

Jim graduated from York University in 1982 having attained an Honours Degree in Political Science and Philosophy. He attended University of Ottawa Law School graduating in 1986 and was called to the Bar in 1988. During his initial years of practice, Jim obtained broad experience in seve...

Joanne McPhail

Managing Partner

Joanne is a business and real estate lawyer with a wealth of entrepreneurial experience behind her, providing her with a unique and practical perspective. Her common sense approach and her understanding of the business side of matters helps her work well as part of a team with her clien...

Janice Mumberson

Senior Associate

Janice Mumberson provides counsel to clients in the areas of corporate and commercial law, wills and estates, and real estate. Janice focuses on understanding her clients’ business and goals to ensure they receive the best possible advice. Janice was called to the Bar of the Law Socie...

Nicole Murphy

Associate

Nicole is an associate practicing in the areas of civil litigation and employment law. Before joining the firm in February of 2022, Nicole began working for the Ministry of the Attorney General as an Assistant Crown Attorney upon her call to the bar in July 2020. Prior to this, Nicole w...

Christine Nickel

Associate

Christine practices in the areas of Business Law, Real Estate Law, and Wills & Estates. She is very attentive to the needs of her clients and works diligently to achieve desired results.

Christine completed her law degree at Queen Mary University of London in the Uni...

Alexandra Paul

Associate

Alexandra is an Associate Lawyer who practices in the areas of corporate law, real estate law, and wills and estates. Alexandra was called to the Bar in May of 2021 after completing her Articling term with Barriston.

Alexandra completed her Juris Doctor Degree from Windsor Law...

Jean Polak

Counsel

Jean Polak is an experienced litigator who also enjoys assisting clients with estate planning. Her practice focuses on wills and estates, estate and commercial litigation (such as construction liens, employment law and property disputes) and municipal prosecutions. She is also a membe...

Cayley Rodd

Counsel

Cayley is a trusted legal advisor to business owners and their families and she values the opportunities she’s had to work with multiple generations of business owners, assisting in the ongoing success of their ventures.  Cayley’s clients trust her legal and business insights and a...

Lisa Roszell

Partner

Lisa joined Barriston LLP in May, 2016. She advises clients in the areas of real estate, business law, and wills and estate planning. Lisa approaches her practice with enthusiasm and a strong attention to detail. She strives to provide excellent client service. Lisa is an active member of ...

David Smith

Partner

David practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law, real estate and estate planning & administration. In practice for over 45 years in Barrie, a major part of his practice currently involves advising clients, and implementing plans, with respect to estate planning matters,...

Jacklyn Tuckey

Associate

Jacklyn practices in the area of civil/commercial litigation with a particular focus on construction law. Jacklyn has experience obtaining favourable outcomes for her clients through negotiation, litigation, mediation, arbitration and adjudication. Jacklyn summered with Barriston throug...

Josh Valler

Partner

Joshua completed his articles at a local law firm in Barrie and worked there as an associate upon his call to the Ontario Bar. Joshua practices in the areas of general civil litigation and employment law. Born and raised in Barrie, Joshua graduated with ho...

Emerson H. Wargel

Associate

Emerson is an Associate lawyer who practices in the areas of general civil litigation and employment law. He started at Barriston in 2022, after practicing as an associate and articling at a prominent management-side labour and employment law firm.

He obtained his Juris D...