Marshall A. Swadron
Marshall has served as counsel in all levels of Ontario courts, the Federal Court
and in the Supreme Court of Canada, where he recently represented the winning party in G. v. Ontario. He also has considerable administrative
law experience before tribunals, inquests and in applications for judicial review.
His areas of practice include mental health and capacity law, guardianship and estate litigation,
professional regulation, constitutional law and abuse of state
power.
Marshall has been appointed amicus curiae or “friend of the court” before the
Superior Court of Justice and in the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He is frequently
appointed by the Public Guardian and Trustee to represent alleged incapable
persons in guardianship applications. Marshall’s approach is to seek to enhance
the autonomy and participation of vulnerable persons in their own decision
making. He works hard to resolve difficult cases in a manner that is consistent
with his clients’ wishes.
Marshall’s teaching experience includes numerous speaking engagements
as well as thirteen years as an instructor in the Public Law section of the Bar
Admission Course and the Skills and Professional Responsibility Program of the
Law Society’s lawyer licensing process. He served as co-chair of the Law Society's
Administrative Law Practice Essentials Program from 2011 to 2017. He also contributes to the
lawyer licensing process barrister reference material as author of three chapters
on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and constitutional
litigation.
Marshall is a member of the Advocates' Society and the Toronto Lawyers
Association and is the Chair of the Mental Health Legal Committee. He sits on
the Legal Aid Ontario Mental Health Law Advisory Committee, the Alliance for
Sustainable Legal Aid and the Toronto Estates List Users Committee. He is a Public
Guardian and Trustee client lawyer panel member. He is also Honorary Counsel
to the Museum of Mental Health Services (Toronto) Inc.
Assistant:
Vladislava Usacheva
vusacheva@swadron.com
(416) 362-1234 ext. 241

LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School 1987
Called to the Bar: 1989 Ontario
Memberships: Law Society of Ontario, Advocates’ Society, Toronto Lawyers Association, Mental Health Legal Committee
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Tel: (416) 362-1234, ext 231
Fax: (416) 362-1232
mas@swadron.com