Ian M. Hull co-founded the firm with his father, Rodney Hull, in 1998. Ian also maintains a mediation practice.
Ian is a lecturer at the Ontario Bar Admission course and guest lecturer for the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is also the author of four books on estate law issues – including the seminal Probate Practice, now in its fourth edition – and numerous articles.
Ian has an LL.B. from the University of Windsor and an Honours B.A. from the University of Western Ontario. He was called to the bar in 1990. He is a certified specialist in estate and trust law and civil litigation, a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He was chosen by LawDay as one of the top 60 estate and trust lawyers for 2009 and 2010.
Certified Legal Specialties
Estates and Trusts Law
Civil Litigation
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Academician)
Published Works
• Co-author of Probate Practice 4th and 5th Edition (Carswell) – 1996 and 2016
• Co-Author – Feeney’s Canadian Law of Wills, 4th Edition (LexisNexis)
• Co-Author – Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Wills-Estates (2016 Reissue) (LexisNexis)
• Co-Author – Challenging the Validity of Wills, First Edition (1994) and Second Edition (2018) (Carswell)
• Author of Power of Attorney Litigation, (CCH) and Challenging the Validity of Wills (Carswell) – 2000
• Author of Advising Families on Succession Planning: The High Price of Not Talking (LexisNexis) – 2005
• Contributing Author of Key Developments in Estates and Trusts Law in Ontario, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Editions
• Contributing Author of Widdifields on Accounts – Annually
• Canadian Estate Administration Guide (LexisNexis)
• Estates and Trusts Reports (Carswell)
• Contributor to Lexis Practice Advisory – Canada – wills and estates module, passing of accounts and estate litigation modules
Classes and Seminars
• Lecturer, Ontario Bar Admission Course
• Lecturer, Law Society of Upper Canada
• Guest Lecturer, Canadian Bar Association
Honours and Awards
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
• The Top 60 Leading Lawyers in Canada, Estates and Trusts, 2009 and 2010
• The Best Lawyers in Canada, Trusts and Estates, 2006–2013
• LEXPERT ranked lawyer 2012–2014
• Best Lawyers International
• Toronto Lawyers Association Honsberger Award Winner, 2018
Professional Associations and Memberships
• Canadian Bar Association
• The Advocates’ Society, and member of Estate Litigation Practice Group
• Former member of the Executive of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Ontario Bar Association
• Toronto Lawyers Association
• Halton County Law Association
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), former member of the STEP National Executive
