Gary S. Joseph leads the Family Law firm of MacDonald & Partners LLP as managing partner. He is a Certified Specialist in Family Law, called to the Ontario Bar (1978). Gary has been reported in over 300 family law decisions at all court levels in Ontario and Alberta. He has also appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada. He has authored Handling a Family Law Matter in Ontario and the Family Law Litigation Handbook (Ontario)and co-authored the Family Law Litigation Handbook (Alberta), Family Law Arbitration in Canada, Carswell’s Family Law Memorandum Service,and the upcoming Parenting Law and Practice in Canada. He was named one of the Top 50 Family Law lawyers in Canada by Lawday, an international publication. He has been consistently recognized as a leading family law practitioner and was again named a Lexpert-ranked lawyer in the 2023 edition. He has presented family law papers throughout Canada and presented a paper at the National Family Law Conference 2018 in Vancouver. He spoke at the AFCC Conference in New Orleans in May 2020. Gary is a father and grandparent. He has a variety of interests including reading, sailing, biking, and swimming. He is a retired triathlete having competed in 33 triathlons worldwide, including three Hawaii Ironman competitions.
