Miller Thomson LLP

190 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

Biography

Howard’s practice focuses on estate litigation, in-person and online mediation and arbitration of estates disputes, and all aspects of estate planning and administration. In addition to a busy estate litigation and mediation practice, Howard advises on wills and powers of attorney to middle and high net-worth individuals.

Howard is passionate about the law. He has been Adjunct Professor of the Estates and Estate Litigation courses at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto since 1992, and has won two teaching awards. Howard is a past chair of the Trusts & Estates Section of the Ontario Bar Association. He is a regular speaker and contributor to legal education programs sponsored by the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, as well as other organizations. Howard has published four editions of Wills and Estates: Cases, Text, and Materials. Howard is also ranked by his peers as a “Consistently Recommended” lawyer in the The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and is recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada.

Clients appreciate Howard’s ability to explain complex issues and mediate tense and stressful situations. Clients have stated he exhibits integrity, sincerity, wisdom, and ‘out of the box’ smarts in a manner that all lawyers should emulate.

Miller Thomson LLP

190 Best Lawyers awards

Miller Thomson LLP logo

Overview

  • English

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLM, graduated 2001
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLB, graduated 1983
  • University of Toronto, Bachelor of Arts, graduated 1980

  • Ontario, 1985

  • Law Society of Ontario - Member
  • Ontario Bar Association -
  • Ontario Bar Association, Trusts and Estates SEction - Executive Committee - Past Chair
  • The Advocate's Society -
  • Toronto Lawyers Association -
  • Osgoode Hall Law School - Adjunct Professor
  • English
  • Ontario, 1985
  • Law Society of Ontario - Member
  • Ontario Bar Association -
  • Ontario Bar Association, Trusts and Estates SEction - Executive Committee - Past Chair
  • The Advocate's Society -
  • Toronto Lawyers Association -
  • Osgoode Hall Law School - Adjunct Professor
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLM, graduated 2001
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLB, graduated 1983
  • University of Toronto, Bachelor of Arts, graduated 1980

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Past Chair of Trusts & Estates Section of the Ontario Bar Association
  • Osgoode Hall Law School - Legal and Literary Society Teaching Excellence Award
  • Osgoode Hall Law School - Teaching Award in recognition of teaching excellence

Additional Information

  • Core Competencies

Howard is an acknowledged mediator for wills and estates disputes.

  • Wills and Estates
  • Estate Litigation
  • Probate and Estate Administration
  • Estate and Succession Planning
  • Estate Mediation
  • Mediation of Estate Disputes
  • Arbitration of Estate Disputes
  • Estate Litigation
  • Guardianship
  • Probate
  • Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Family Business
  • Trusts
  • Wealth Management/Tax Planning

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