135 Ontario St. Suite 707 Kingston ON K7L 0A5 Canada
(613) 542-1818 (tel)
Wendy Griesdorf
Tel: (613) 542-1818
Email: wgriesdorf@griesdorfandcounsel.com
Wendy Griesdorf is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a specialist in estates and trusts and serves clients across all of Eastern Ontario. Wendy has been listed as one of Canada's Best Lawyers each year since 2014.
Wendy received an Honours BA from the University of Toronto in 1990 in English and Semiotics and an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1993. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1995 and obtained her mediation certificate in 2002.
Wendy practised estate litigation in Toronto under the mentorship of Brian Schnurr until 2001 when she was appointed adjunct professor of estate litigation and director of career services at Osgoode Hall Law School.
In 2004, Wendy moved to Kingston where she established her own firm exclusively in the field of estate litigation and estate mediation.
Wendy is retired sessional law faculty at Queen’s University and a retired deputy judge of the Frontenac County small claims court.
Wendy has lectured and published consistently in her field and in related areas of law. She has been perpetually working on a book titled "You Shouldn't Need a Lawyer to Die" and a sit com series "You Shouldn't Need a Doctor to Live."
Please contact Wendy directly for copies of any material.
2023 Annotated Powers of Attorney - panel member
Law Society of Ontario
2022 How to Use Your Power of Attorney Empathetically
Alzheimer's Society of Kingston Caregiver Cafe
2021 What To Do When There is No Executor
Certified Estate Advisors Network
2020 The Rising Tides of Estate Litigation and Charitable Bequests
Canadian Association of Gift Planners - Ottawa Region
2020 A Review of Dependant Support for Estate Administrations and Estate Planning
Frontenac Law Association Estates and Trusts Group
2019 Four Ways to Avoid Estate Litigation
James Reid Funeral Home Seminar
2018 Vulnerability of Charities in Estate Litigation
Ottawa Estate Planning Council
2018 You Shouldn't Need a Lawyer to Die
Seniors Association of Kingston Region
2018 Section 3 Survival Kit - An Invisible Plane, A Golden Lasso, and a Bat Phone
Estates Trusts and Pension Journal
2018 Shakespeare's Tragedies in Estate Litigation
Seniors Association of Kingston Region
2017 Are We Aging Well? - Frailty in a Legal Context
Community Foundation of Kingston and Area
2017 Add Love & Simplify: How to Avoid Estate Litigation
Ontario Municipal Retirees Association
2016 Neuroscience and Estate Mediation
Law Society of Upper Canada
2016 Complexities Relating to Capacity Law
Community Care Access Centre - Southeast Region
2015 Where Medicine and Law Connect
4th Annual East Region Estates and Trusts Seminar
2014 Severing Joint Tenancies in the Context of Estate Disputes
Key Developments in Estates and Trusts in Ontario, Canada Law Book
2014 Estate Accounting
Law Society of Upper Canada
2013 A Review of Estates and Trusts
National Judicial Institute Conference
2012 Law Firm Recruitment in Canada (2nd edition)
Irwin Law Inc.
2011 Professional Responsibility and Fiduciary Clients
East Region Estates and Trusts Seminar
2010 A Physician’s Paradox: Dealing with Patients of Marginal Capacity
Canadian Centre for Elder Law – National Conference
2009 Assessing the Assessor – Panel Moderator
Canadian Bar Association National Elder Law Conference
2009 How Not to Become My Client
Canadian Federation of University Women – Queen’s University
2008 Capacity – The Perspective of the Hospital
Law Society of Upper Canada – Estates and Trusts Summit
2008 How To Avoid a Will Challenge in Your Own Estate
Queen’s University Senior Alumni Association
2007 Helping Widows with Interim Support
Law Society of Upper Canada – Estates and Trusts Summit
2007 Notice of Objection or Return of Certificate: How to Start a Will Challenge
Ontario Bar Association – Trusts and Estates Section
2006 Crazy in Love: Caregiver Marriages in the Context of Estate Disputes
Estates and Trusts Pension Journal
2005 Community Editorial Board
Whig Standard Daily Newspaper
2004 Law Firm Recruitment in Canada: Job Search Advice for Students and Associates
Irwin Law Inc.
2004 The Failing Client – How to Work With Clients of Marginal Capacity
Ontario Bar Association and Estate Planning Council
2002 Practice Management For Lawyers
National Association for Law Placement
2001 Estate Litigation
Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admissions – Chapter co-author
2001 Stop Before You Start - Limitation Periods in Estates
Law Society of Upper Canada – Estates and Trusts Forum
2000 If Only Mother Nature Could Sue Wordsworth For Copyright Infringement
Postmodern Times, Northern Illinois University Press
1999-2003 Estates and Trusts Pension Journal
Book Reviewer
1998 Planning for Future Incapacity
Federated Press
1996 Avoiding Estate Litigation
Options Conference
1994 The Laugh of the Hypertext
Intellectual Property Journal