Sarah has practised family law since 1993. She advises clients in Ontario and internationally on complex support, property, and parenting issues. She negotiates agreements and represents clients in court at the trial and appellate level and in mediations and arbitrations. Sarah is listed in Best Lawyers International. In 2019, she was recognized by Best Lawyers as the Toronto Family Lawyer of the Year. Lexpert ranks her as one of Toronto’s Leading Practitioners of Family Law. She is a Fellow of the IAFL and is past president of the Canadian Chapter. Sarah is a past member of the Law Alumni Association Council of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She also serves as a director of the TLA and the Co-Chair of the Family and Estates Committee of the TLA. Sarah speaks and writes frequently on family law issues. She is the author of educational material used by the LSO in its licensing process. Sarah graduated from Queen’s University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in 1986 and a Master of Arts in 1989. She graduated with an LLB from the University of Toronto in 1991. Sarah served as a law clerk to Mr. Justice Peter Cory at the Supreme Court of Canada (1991–1992). She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1993. She was also counsel to the Ontario Law Reform Commission.
