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Login to watch this video if you have a subscription. Learn more about subscriptions.Aaron Franks and Kristy Warren present the Family Law “ Year in Review.”
Aaron has a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of British Columbia. He graduated from the Joint M.B.A./LL.B Program at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Shulich School of Business in 1996 and was called to the bar in 1998. Since his call to the bar, he has practiced exclusively in the areas of family law (and related areas) and the defense of solicitor’s negligence claims. He has been an Adjunct Professor (Family Law) at the University of Toronto Law School and at Osgoode Hall Law School. He was formerly an instructor with the Family Law Section of the Bar Admission Course, and he is a Dispute Resolution Officer for the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. He has co-authored “This Week in Family Law” (Carswell) since January 2020. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Reports of Family Law (Carswell) since January of 2000 and was Associate Editor starting in 2005. Aaron is a regular contributor/speaker at continuing legal education programs, and he has authored papers and chapters in several publications on family law issues. He is regularly retained to mediate and/or arbitrate family law matters. Aaron is listed in the Lexpert (“most frequently recommended”) and Best Lawyers directories; ranked in Chambers & Partners Global High Net Worth Guide in Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth (Canada); Doyle’s Canadian Guides for Leading Family Lawyers and American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the Planning Committee for the bi-annual National Family Law Program run by the Federation of Canadian Law Societies, and was previously Co-Chair of the Six Minute Family Lawyer for 8 years, and on the Board of the Advocates’ Society.
Kristy Warren is the Knowledge Management & Practice Support lawyer at Epstein Cole LLP and practises exclusively in family law. Kristy graduated from the University of Toronto Law School and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2016. In her role, Kristy provides guidance and support to the firm's lawyers in their practices, and strategic input into complex and novel legal issues for trial and appeal advocacy. She is a valuable resource to the firm, facilitating efficient exchange of knowledge and lawyer development to the benefit of the firm's clients, as the firm maintains its reputation as the leading family law firm in the country. Kristy is an Associate Editor of the Reports of Family Law and assists with "Franks & Zalev, This Week in Family Law", a weekly family law newsletter published in FamilySource by WestlawNext Canada.