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Stephen Kirby

Stephen Kirby  B.A. (Hons), J.D.

Partner

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skirby@mpllp.com

  • Stephen Kirby joined MacDonald & Partners as an associate in 2016 after completing his articles as a judicial law clerk with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, where he was exposed to all areas of litigation. 


  • Stephen attended the Dual J.D. Program at the University of Windsor & the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, after obtaining a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Western Ontario.
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    Stephen’s practice includes all areas of family law. He regularly attends at all levels of court in Ontario and has worked on applications for leave to appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada. 


    He co-authored the Family Law Litigation Handbook, second edition, with Gary Joseph and has contributed to several other publications, including Child Custody: Law and Practice and Family Law Arbitration in Canada. 


    He has also submitted articles to many publications and Continuing Legal Education programs, including the National Family Law Program, the Family Law Summit, the OBA Institute, Money & Family Law, and numerous programs through the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

Stephen's Team

Keisha Dawkins

Law Clerk

kdawkins@mpllp.com

    More Testimonials

        "Mate, I can't tell you how much of a weight off my shoulders this is. 
Thank you so much for this.  You were fantastic!"

        "Stephen, Once again thank you from the bottom of my heart.
        I am truly blessed to have you as my lawyer……..sincerely"

        “The real thanks goes to you, Stephen. Thank you for being the best!“

        "I like the firm’s professional tone. You have a tough job. Just want to make sure you guys know how grateful I am to have you on my side. :)"

        "I'm still ecstatic over this!! I owe it all to you guys for your outstanding strategy, dedication and attention to detail. Thanks for your advocacy and hard work on all of this!!"

        “Awesome work Stephen! You completely delivered and thanks so much for your hard work preparing and dedicating to all of this. You rocked the questioning!”

        "Thank you, guys! I am so grateful for your never-ending competence, patience, expertise, and material support of my family. Going to raise a glass tonight in honour of you both."

        "Thank you, everyone, for a great win and all your hard work. I just wanted to take a moment to show my appreciation and acknowledgment. Thank you, Gary, for recommending Stephen to me. Thank you, Keisha and Stephen "

        "I appreciate you have taken extra time for this extended hearing. First and foremost, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You did a fab job, given the circumstances. You were THE team to go with and bring it home. Thank you."

        "This is amazing, I have so much appreciation for you guys and what you do!!"

        "This is wonderful news! Thank you again to you and you whole team. I know this was not easy and in the end honesty and hard work prevailed. I will always be indebted to all of you and will forever be grateful that my kids and I will never have to worry."

        "I wanted to re-thank you for today. You did an amazing job and I feel a bit normal for the first time in over two years. Thank you and very appreciated."

        "That day you so kindly agreed to meet me at 4 pm on a Friday before your family holiday was life-altering. You also made me feel better and to have courage to pursue what’s right. I will never forget that day. I am forever indebted to you and Stephen. The impact of your work has changed the direction of my family's life. I hope you both know what a real contribution you are making to society."

        "I can’t tell you both just how invaluable your presentation was! It can be such dangerous ground for mediators to venture into, especially if they do not have a family law background, so highlighting the very crucial elements to establishing an unjust enrichment claim and describing how difficult and fact-based it is to justify a remedial constructive trust was very helpful for the family dispute professionals in the room to hear. I am so grateful that you were both able to be a part of this year’s conference, especially given your schedules. It was a great presentation and I hope we can work together in the future."

        "Thank you all so much for the time and attention you provided in helping corral this divorce into a final settlement. I’m so relieved to have this process done and over with and appreciate how focused and forward-thinking you all were. Stephen was particularly instrumental on that last day when I went in and expected nothing would be accomplished(on their end) and turned it all around. I was really impressed."

        "Dear Michael and Stephen, I continue to replay yesterday in my head and am increasingly satisfied that it was a great and unequivocal win. You guys were truly fantastic in extracting the truth."

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