Bookman Law
5 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 579 handling Family Law.
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Bookman Law is a family and estate litigation firm on Yonge Street in midtown Toronto, near Davisville station. Founding lawyer Steven M. Bookman set up the practice to handle family law, family law mediation, Hague Convention international child abduction cases, estate litigation, estate planning, and general civil litigation. Alongside a law degree, Bookman holds a Ph.D. in family therapy and mediation and offers mediation services for separating and divorcing families as an alternative to litigation. Bookman also writes and publishes on family and estate law and mentors junior lawyers and law students, according to the firm's site.
The team includes barristers and solicitors Gillian H. Bookman, Maia Rabinovitch, David Eddenden, and Allysa Ciancio, along with an articling student, a managing director, and a law clerk with a background in the Ontario Court of Justice system. It's a small firm rather than a large one, but it covers a fairly wide range of family, estate, and civil litigation work out of a single Toronto office.
Milestones & recognition
- In 2022, founding lawyer Steven M. Bookman took on a C$11 million lawsuit against a Toronto auction house over a small oil-on-wood painting believed to be an original Tom Thomson landscape that had gone missing after being consigned for sale. The Art Newspaper reported in 2025 that the painting had turned up in a storage unit and that Bookman was pursuing the case over damages on behalf of the owner.
- The firm's own site features coverage of the case by CBC News in its news section.
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The neighbourhood
Bookman Law's office is at Yonge Street and Balliol Street in Toronto's midtown Yonge and Davisville area, in a building steps from Davisville subway station. The stretch is a working mix of shops, restaurants, and other office and residential buildings rather than a courthouse district, which makes it a straightforward stop for clients travelling from other parts of the city for a mediation session or an estate consultation.
That location fits a practice built partly around mediation and negotiated outcomes alongside courtroom litigation. A client coming in for a family law mediation appointment isn't walking into a courthouse annex; they're walking into an ordinary midtown office building on one of Toronto's busiest streets.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Bookman Law handle divorce and child custody cases?
- Yes. Family law is one of the firm's main practice areas, covering separation agreements, divorce, custody and access, child support, spousal support, and cohabitation and marriage contracts.
- Can Bookman Law act as a mediator instead of going to court?
- Yes. Founding lawyer Steven Bookman, who holds a Ph.D. in family therapy and mediation, offers family law mediation for divorcing and separating couples on issues like parenting plans, property division, and financial decisions, as an alternative to litigation.
- My child was taken to another country by their other parent, can Bookman Law help?
- This is one of the firm's specific areas of focus. Bookman Law handles Hague Convention matters involving international child abduction, for cases originating in Canada or abroad.
- Can Bookman Law help with a dispute over a will or a power of attorney?
- Yes. The firm's estate litigation practice covers probate disputes, will validity challenges, disinheritance cases, and situations where someone holding a power of attorney is alleged to have misused it.
- How big is Bookman Law and where is the office located?
- It's a small firm with a handful of barristers and solicitors, an articling student, a managing director, and a law clerk, working out of a single office at 1881 Yonge Street in midtown Toronto.
- Does Bookman Law offer a free consultation?
- The firm advertises free consultations, bookable through its website or by phone.
Where to find them
1881 Yonge Street Suite 504, Toronto, Ontario M4S 3C4 · 416-488-2243
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