Archived news and events: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Current News and Events
May 10, 2013
Ian Hull will be speaking at the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law conference in Shanghai on May 23, 2013. Ian will speak on the topic of "Avoiding Estate Litigation: The High Price of Not Talking."
May 10, 2013
Ian Hull and Jordan Atin will be speaking at the Wagner Sidlofsky CLE program "Fraud and Estate Litigation" on June 4, 2013. Jordan and Ian will discuss "Limitation Periods and Fraudulent Concealment". For more information on this program, please click
here.
May 10, 2013
Ian Hull will be speaking at the LSUC webinar titled "Professionalism and Practice Management for Business Lawyers" on June 4, 2013. Ian's topic will be "Learn About the Conflicts of Interest that can Arise When you are Acting for Multiple Generations of a Family Business." To register for this program, click
here.
May 10, 2013
Ian Hull will be speaking at the Osgoode Hall CPD program "Managing Complex Issues in Estate and Tax Planning". Ian's topic will be "Professionalism and Practice Management Issues". To register for this program, click
here.
May 10, 2013
Ian Hull with be speaking at the 15
th Annual STEP Conference on the topic of "Ethical Red Flags for the Estate and Trust Advisor- What to Watch For and What to Do". To register for this program, click
here.
April 26, 2013
Hull & Hull LLP is proud to participate in the CURE Foundation's
"National Denim Day" on May 14th, 2013.
April 26, 2013
Moira Visoiu is featured in an
Advocate Daily Quick Clip, providing information on a new Google feature that helps with your digital assets.
March 27, 2013
Ian Hull & Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at Windsor Law School on April 2, 2013. They will be presenting on "Mediation as an Estate Planning Tool" and "Mediation of Estate Disputes".
March 27, 2013
Ian Hull will be speaking at the Elder Law Conference on April 15, 2013. Ian will be presenting on "Process and Procedure: Tips and Traps". To register, click
here.
March 27, 2013
Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at the Six Minute Estates Lawyer on April 24, 2013. Suzana will be speaking on the topic of "Trustee Resignation and Removals". To register for this program, click
here.
March 27, 2013
Ian Hull & Suzana Popovic-Montag are co-chairing and speaking at the Halton County Law Association: Estates and Family Law Seminar on April 4, 2013.
February 12, 2013
Hull & Hull LLP are proud contributors of The Huffington Post Canada
Ian Hull & Suzana Popovic-Montag will be blogging on recent episodes of
Hull & Hull TV. Each week, a new blog will be featured on The Huffington Post. Click
here to follow our blog page and remember to check back weekly.
February 6, 2013
Hull & Hull LLP welcomes our newest associate, Noah Weisberg
Hull & Hull LLP is pleased to announce that Noah recently joined our firm as an associate. Noah was called to the bar in 2013.
January 24, 2013
Hull & Hull LLP named one of Canada's best firms by Canadian Lawyer
We are once again proud to be recognized as one of the Top 5 Trusts and Estates Boutiques in the country. To read more about our accomplishments, read our article on
AdvocateDaily.com.
January 17, 2013
Ian Hull is featured on AdvocateDaily.com with respect to a recent article featured in National Post regarding the case of Hassan Rasouli. To read the article, click
here.
January 13, 2013
Ian Hull will be speaking at the "Best Practices, Practical Tips and Risk Management Strategies for Estate Planning" program on the topic of "Emerging Trends: New Causes of Action" held on Thursday, February 7, 2013. To register for this program, click
here.
January 13, 2013
Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at the "Advising the Elderly Client" program on the topic of "Key Estate Issues When Dealing with the Elderly" on Monday, February 11, 2013. To register for this program, click
here.
January 13, 2013
Ian Hull will be speaking at the "Advising the Elderly Client" program on the topic of "How Advanced Planning Can Avoid Estate Litigation" on February 12, 2013. To register for this program, click
here.
January 13, 2013
Ian Hull will be chairing the LSUC program, "Civil Litigators Series: Wills and Estates" on Friday February 22, 2013. Suzana Popovic-Montag and David Freedman will be co-presenting with Ian. To register for this program, click
here.
January 9, 2013
Suzana Popovic-Montag is featured on AdvocateDaily.com with respect to a recent article featured in the Toronto Star titled
"Sister Battles Caregiver for Care of Intellectually Challenged Brother".
January 2, 2013
Please visit our Breakfast Series page to register for our upcoming Breakfast Series taking place on January 17, 2013. Hull & Hull presents "A Year in Review" featuring presentations on Trusts and Trustees, Taxation of Trusts and Estates, Powers of Attorney, Joint Family Ventures - Post Kerr, Passing of Accounts, Dependant Relief Claims and Will Challenges.
December 11, 2012
Ian Hull is featured in The Lawyers Weekly article, "
Seeking Clearer Communication".
December 11, 2012
Suzana Popovic-Montag is featured in the most recent issue of Law Times in the article "
Social Media and the Law".
December 5, 2012
Ian Hull is featured in part two of the CBC Radio One show, "Ideas" with Paul Kennedy. The episode topic is
"When Families Start Talking, Part 2".
December 4, 2012
Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at the Osgoode Professional Development CLE Program
"Advising the Elderly Client" on February 11-12, 2013
December 3, 2012
Ian Hull is featured on CanadianUnderwriter.ca in the article
"Executor Liability Product Aims to Cover Increasingly Risky Role".
November 29, 2012
Ian Hull is featured on the CBC Radio One show "Ideas" with Paul Kennedy in the program
"When Families Start Talking, Part 1"
November 14, 2012
Ian Hull is featured in the Waterloo Region Record in the article
"New Insurance Product Helps Estate Executors Douse Potential Fires."
November 7, 2012
Saman Jaffery is featured in this month's "
Deadbeat" newsletter in an article that examines the legal fallout of not keeping a promise.
October 22, 2012
Ian M. Hull presented at the Ontario Bar Association's "
Trusts, Trustees and Trusteeships" program on October 24, 2012. Ian delivered an update on the law of undue influence and counsel's role in avoiding claims of undue influence.
October 22, 2012
Ian M. Hull will be presenting at the Ontario Bar Association's
"Trusts, Trustees and Trusteeships" program on Wednesday October 24, 2012.
October 19, 2012
Ian Hull is featured in Canadian Underwriter in the article "
ERAssure®is a Registered Operating Name of Estate Risk Protection Plan Inc"
October 4, 2012
Hull & Hull LLP is a proud sponsor of
Teaching Awareness through Puppetry (TAP). TAP teaches sensitivity, awareness and understanding of disabilities and differences through lively and entertaining puppetry
October 4, 2012
Ian Hull is featured in Canadian Lawyer magazine in the article "
Moving away from the judicious-parent test"
September 17, 2012
Suzana Popovic-Montag speaks with Libby Znaimer on Zoomer Radio – The New AM740 with respect to Libby's recent article in Zoomer magazine titled "
Our Readers React"
September 17, 2012
Saman Jaffery was featured in this month’s issue of "The Lawyers Weekly" in an article titled "
Older adult law under scrutiny as senior set grows"
September 13, 2012
Please visit our Breakfast Series page to register for our upcoming Breakfast Series taking place on October 18, 2012. This seminar will feature presentations on Fiduciary Accounts, Due Execution Reconsidered and an Update on Severing Joint Tenancies. This Breakfast Series has been CPD approved by the LSUC for 0.5 professionalism hours and is eligible for up to 1.0 substantive hours.
September 10, 2012
Nadia Harasymowycz is featured in an
Advocate Daily Quick Clip, providing information on Guardianships.
September 4, 2012
Saman Jaffery participated in the Globe & Mail's "
Ask an Expert: What should I put in my will?" online discussion on August 23, 2012.
September 4, 2012
Hull & Hull LLP welcomes our newest associate, Jonathon Kappy
Hull & Hull LLP is pleased to announce that Jonathon recently joined our firm as an associate. Jonathon was called to the bar in 2002.
August 23, 2012
Suzana Popovic-Montag will be chairing and Ian Hull will be speaking at the Law Society of Upper Canada's continuing education program "
Practice Gems: Probate Essentials 2012" on September 13, 2012.
August 22, 2012
Ian Hull is featured in the Globe & Mail article "
Five mistakes that estate executors make"
August 22, 2012
Saman Jaffery is featured in the Globe & Mail article "
Ask an expert: What should I put in my will?"
August 7, 2012
Hull & Hull LLP welcomes our new articling students, Joshua Eisen and Alex Bishop
Hull & Hull LLP is pleased to announce that Joshua and Alex recently joined our firm as articling students.
August 1, 2012
Saman Jaffery is featured this month on AdvocateDaily.com in the article "
Estate planning trend: providing for pets".
July 3, 2012
Hull & Hull LLP Welcomes our newest associate, Stuart Clark
Hull & Hull LLP is pleased to announce that Stuart Clark recently joined our firm as an associate. Stuart was called to the bar in 2012.
June 14, 2012
Suzana Popovic- Montag is featured this month on AdvocateDaily.com in the article "
Legitimate notice of inheritance? Not via email."
June 11, 2012
Ian Hull is featured in the June 11, 2012 issue of Law Times in the article "
Lawyers Warned to Prepare for the Worst".
June 1, 2012
Hull & Hull LLP students abroad! Sarah Fallis and Phil Benda, former Hull & Hull LLP Summer Students, take in a view of The Alps while keeping warm in their Hull & Hull sweaters.
May 31, 2012
Ian Hull spoke at the OBA's Solo and Small Firm Conference and Expo and presented a paper called Expecting The Unexpected: Would Your Practice Survive A Major Practice Interruption.
May 8, 2012
Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag are speaking at the
Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU) in Ottawa.
May 1, 2012
We are proud to announce the launch of Hull & Hull TV. Please check out our premier episode which addresses the issue of disinheritance.
April 24, 2012
Ian Hull discusses
cottage succession planning on BNN's Money Talk with Patricia Lovett-Reid.
April 24, 2012
Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag are speaking at the Law Society of Upper Canada's continuing professional development program,
The Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2012.
April 10, 2012
Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag spoke at the Halton County Law Association Estates Law Seminar and presented the paper Disinheritance, Issues on Joint Ownership and Professional Conduct Issues for Estate Solicitors.
April 4, 2012
Ian M. Hull is featured in the April 2, 2012 issue of Law Times in the article "
Online dispute resolution grows up".
April 3, 2011
Suzana Popovic-Montag is featured in the April 6, 2012 issue of The Lawyers Weekly in the article "
Does marital fault affect inheritance?"
March 26, 2012
Members of Hull & Hull LLP will be participating in the Toronto Lawyer Association Law Firm Bowling Challenge on Sunday, April 1st. This fundraiser is in aid of the Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program.
February 28, 2012
Members of Hull & Hull LLP will be participating in the Advocates’ Society Trivia Challenge for Charity, supporting the Children’s Hospital Projects
February 24, 2012
Ian Hull is featured in the February 2012 issue of the Toronto Lawyers Association Toronto Law Journal in the article "
Holograph Wills"
February 24, 2012
Ian Hull is quoted in the February 13, 2012 issue of Law Times in "
Should law bar domestic abusers from inheritance?"
February 22, 2012
Ian Hull spoke at the Tax Effective Succession Planning for the Owner-Manager course, about Tax Effective Use of Trusts in Succession Planning.
February 21, 2012
Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag co-chaired the Law Society of Upper Canada 2012 Estate Accounting program and presented a paper on Navigating the Complex Issues When Preparing and Reviewing Estate Format Accounts
February 16, 2012
Hull & Hull LLP participated in the Second Harvest Lunch Money Day fundraiser
February 13, 2012
Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag will be presenting at the Advising the Elderly Client program on February 15 & 16, 2012. Suzana will be speaking on February 15th about Key Estate Issues When Dealing with the Elderly. Ian will be speaking on February 16th about How Advanced Planning Can Avoid Estate Litigation.
February 13, 2012
Suzana Popovic-Montag is featured in the Canadian Capital article, "
Millionaire Adopts Girlfriend to Shield Assets".
January 11, 2012
Please visit our Breakfast Series page to register for our upcoming Breakfast Seminar taking place on January 19, 2012. This live Breakfast Seminar has been accredited by the Law Society for 30 minutes toward the annual Professional Requirement and one hour toward the annual New Member Requirement.
November 30, 2011
Suzana Popovic-Montag is featured in the December 2, 2011 edition of The Lawyers Weekly with her article "
Avoiding Estate Litigation."
November 7, 2011
Ian Hull will be presenting at the
14th Annual Estates and Trusts Summit on November 9, 2011. His topic of discussion will be on Disentitlement to Inheritance Rights.
October 25, 2011
David Smith is featured in the October 24, 2012 edition of Law Times in "
Decision shifs onus to beneficiaries: Lawyer"
October 25, 2011
Suzana Popovic-Montag is featured in the October 24, 2011 edition in Law Times with her article "
Law still unclear on dependant support." She is also quoted in the article "
Few links between family, estates bars".
October 19, 2011
Ian Hull & Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at the Sudbury Continuing Education Professional Development Conference on October 21. Their topic of discussion will be on "Ethical Considerations When Dealing with Estates & Trusts, Challenging the Validity of Wills and Dependant Support."
September 26, 2011
Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at the
Canadian Bar Association's Dependant's Support Program. Their topic of discussion will be on the mediation of dependant support claims.
September 22, 2011
Hull & Hull LLP Welcomes our new associate, Holly LeValliant
Hull & Hull LLP is pleased to announce that Holly LeValliant recently joined our firm as an associate. Holly was called to the bar in 2009.
September 14, 2011
Sharon Davis is featured in the Summer 2011 edition of the Ontario Lawyers Gazette in the article "
Earning CPD Hours while avoiding the classroom".
September 13, 2011
Hull & Hull LLP welcomes our new associate, Moira Visoiu
Hull & Hull LLP is pleased to announce that Moira Visoiu recently joined our firm as an associate. Moira was called to the bar in 2008.
August 19, 2011
Hull & Hull LLP is proudly mentioned in the article "
The Best in Digital Marketing" - Featured in this months edition of National Magazine - Canadian Bar Association
August 12, 2011
Hull & Hull LLP welcomes our new associate, Saman Jaffery
Hull & Hull LLP is pleased to announce that Saman Jaffery recently joined our firm as an associate. Saman was called to the bar in 2008.
July 28, 2011
Ian M. Hull discusses
how to keep vacation property in the family on BNN's MoneyTalk with Patricia Lovett-Reid.
July 6, 2011
Ian Hull is quoted in the July 5th, 2011 Globe and Mail article "
The toughest job you may have never wanted."
June 22, 2011
Ian Hull is featured in the video "
Public Speaking Pitfalls". This video is part of a series on tips for presenting at CPD programs and was created by the Law Society of Upper Canada. To view the video - please visit the Law Society's Presenter Resource Centre.
June 20, 2011
Suzana Popovic-Montag's article
"Top causes of estate litigation" is featured in the June 24, 2011 edition of The Lawyers Weekly.
June 10, 2011
The June 10, 2011 issue of The Lawyers Weekly features the article
"New E & O insurance can provide executors peace of mind" written by Ian M. Hull
June 1, 2011
Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at the 13th National STEP Conference on Thursday June 2, 2011. Her topic for discussion is on Contesting a Will: Tips for Prevention of a Will Challenge, Tips for Contesting a Will.
April 18, 2011
Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at the
Law Society of Upper Canada's Blended Family Estate Planning Program, June 14, 2011.
April 18, 2011
Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at the
6th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference and Expo (Two-Day Program) held June 3 and 4, 2011.
April 11, 2011
Suzana Popovic-Montag is featured in the April 8, 2011 issue of The Lawyers Weekly with her article on
"Using social media to market an estates practice"
April 7, 2011
Sharon Davis is quoted in the article
"10 things you REALLY NEED to know to practise law" in the Spring 2011 issue of Canadian Lawyer 4 Students.
April 5, 2011
Canadian Lawyer Magazine highlights Hull & Hull LLP as one of the top 5 best boutique firms in the area of trusts and estates.
March 9, 2011
Natalia Angelini will be speaking at the 8th Annual Real Estate Law Summit (Two-Day Program) - April 6 & 7, 2011.
For more information link to program page
Link to printable program brochure
March 9, 2011
Suzana Popovic-Montag, Craig Vander Zee and Jordan Atin will be speaking Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at The Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2011
For more information link to program page
Link to printable program brochure
February 18, 2011
Please visit our Breakfast Series page to register for our upcoming Breakfast Seminar taking place June 23, 2011.
December 8, 2010
Hull & Hull LLP is pleased to announce the creation of the Rodney Hull, Q.C., L.S.M. Bursary. This Bursary is created with the financial assistance of the University of Windsor Law and Charles B. Wagner. It will be presented to an upper year student at the University of Windsor with financial need and who is registered in a course in estate law. This Bursary was established in 2010 by Hull & Hull LLP and Charles B. Wagner (83) in memory of, and in tribute to, Rodney Hull Q.C., L.S.M.
December 7, 2010
This weeks December 3, 2010 issue of The Lawyers Weekly features the article
"Digital Legacies: for now and forever" written by Suzana Popovic-Montag.
November 29, 2010
A world class education is only a click away and it's free. The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) dedicated to providing a world-class education to anyone anywhere. To find out more about it visit
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November 29, 2010
November 26, 2010 Toronto Star article
"Videos help people with their legal needs" mentions Ian Hull and his contribution to the Law Society of Upper Canada's video series on their YouTube Channel under the name "Your Law Series."
November 23, 2010
Ian Hull speaks with Patricia Lovett-Reid of
BNN's Money
Talk
about how to avoid an estate dispute with advanced planning.
November 10, 2010
Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking in an Osgoode Professional Development Series Program entitled "Advising the Elderly Client" to be held on January 17 & 18, 2011.
Printable Program Brochure
November 10, 2010
Suzana Popovic-Montag quoted in the Lawyers Weekly article
"Podcasts way for law firms, lawyers to develop 'strong bonds' with listeners"
November 8, 2010
Watch Ian Hull speak on the LSUC video
"Your Law Series - Wills and Estates"
October 6, 2010
Ian Hull quoted in Canadian Lawyer
"Growing Pains for Collaborative Estate Law"
August 17, 2010
Practice Gems: Probate Essentials 2010 - Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at this event
Printable Program Brochure
May 31, 2010
The Family War - Winning the Inheritance Battle Jordan Atin - Guest Speaker, BNN's MoneyTalk
May 17, 2010
Advanced Roundtable in Estates Law 2010 - Suzana Popovic-Montag will be speaking at this event
Printable Program Brochure
March 29, 2010
Financial Strategies Help Keep the Vacation Property in the Family - Ian M. Hull, Guest Speaker, BNN's MoneyTalk
March 15, 2010
Law Times Article
Looming Alzheimer's Epidemic to Boost Litigation - featuring Rick Bickhram
February 26, 2010
The Dos and Don'ts of Inheritance Planning - Ian M. Hull, Guest Speaker, BNN
February 19, 2010
Law Times recognizes hole left by passing of Rodney Hull, Q.C. LSM
