About Joan

Joan C. Manafa is the founder and principal of Manafa Law Office, called to the Ontario bar in October 1997. She earned her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Moncton in 1994 and her Master of Laws from Dalhousie Law School in 1995, and has run a private practice in Toronto since 1998. Her practice covers family law, fertility law, elder law, and human rights advocacy, and she is fluently bilingual in English and French.

Practice areas

Family Law Immigration Law Employment & Labour Law Wills, Estates & Trusts Administrative & Regulatory Law

Education & credentials

Law school
University of Moncton

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