Burrison Hudani Doris LLP
11 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 579 handling Family Law.
About Burrison Hudani Doris LLP
Burrison Hudani Doris LLP is a Toronto law firm dedicated exclusively to family law. Its office sits on Jarvis Street in the city's downtown core, and the firm was built by founding partners Christopher Burrison, Farrah Hudani, and Christina Doris, who now lead a team of eleven lawyers. The firm's work spans separation agreements, marriage contracts, and cohabitation agreements, decision-making (custody) and parenting time, and family property and support, along with more complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, including cases under the Hague Convention on international child abduction and jurisdiction proceedings involving non-Hague countries.
Beyond the courtroom, the firm offers mediation, parenting coordination, and arbitration as alternatives to litigation, and it also handles appeals, from motions and trials up to leave applications at the Supreme Court of Canada. Farrah Hudani holds an LL.M. in family law from Osgoode Hall Law School, is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, and serves as senior editor of Wilson on Children and the Law. Christopher Burrison is licensed to practice in both Ontario and British Columbia, and Christina Doris holds a law degree from the University of Toronto and represents children, parents, and grandparents in child protection matters.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Christopher Burrison, Farrah Hudani, and Christina Doris are the firm's founding partners.
- Farrah Hudani acted on behalf of the Defence for Children International in the Supreme Court of Canada in the Hague Convention case Office of the Children's Lawyer v. Balev, (2018) 1 S.C.R. 398.
- Farrah Hudani is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and the International Academy of Family Lawyers, a member of the Trial Law Institute, and a contributing editor of Halsbury's Laws of Canada on Education and on Infants and Children (2022 Reissue).
- Christopher Burrison, Farrah Hudani, and Christina Doris were named in Best Lawyers in Canada for 2026.
- Burrison Hudani Doris LLP was named one of the Best Law Firms in Family Law, at both the national and municipal level, in the inaugural Best Law Firms in Canada rankings, which weighed client feedback, peer recommendations, and leadership interviews.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 11
Andrea Kim
Partner
Family Law
Carina Chan
Partner
Family Law
Carolina Paterson
Family Law
Christina Doris
Partner
Family Law
Christopher Burrison
Founding Partner
Family Law
David Laird
Family Law
Farrah Hudani
Founding Partner
Family Law
Jane North
Family Law
Jessica Luscombe
Partner
Julianna Galifi
Tharmini Kuhathasan
Partner
Family Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2012–2024 · median 9 years in practice 8 of 11 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Ottawa (3), University of Toronto (3), University of Windsor (2), Dalhousie Law School, Dalhousie University, Osgoode Hall Law School 11 of 11 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office is on Jarvis Street in downtown Toronto, the same street that houses the Ontario Court of Justice's family court building at 311 Jarvis Street, where child protection, custody, access, and support matters are heard alongside the city's Integrated Domestic Violence Court. For a firm that practices family law exclusively, that puts its lawyers within an easy walk of one of the courthouses where their cases are decided.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Burrison Hudani Doris LLP handle divorce, custody, and child support?
- Yes. The firm practices family law exclusively and handles decision-making (custody), parenting time (access), family property and support, and separation agreements, marriage contracts, and cohabitation agreements.
- Can the firm help with an international child abduction or a Hague Convention case?
- Yes. The firm handles Hague Convention proceedings and multi-jurisdictional disputes over property, support, divorce, custody, or access, including Children's Law Reform Act jurisdiction cases involving countries that have not signed the Hague Convention.
- Does the firm offer mediation or parenting coordination instead of going to court?
- Yes. Burrison Hudani Doris LLP offers mediation as a voluntary, cooperative alternative to an extended court proceeding, and parenting coordination to help separated or divorced parents resolve day-to-day disagreements about their children and implement parenting plans, court orders, or separation agreements without going back to court.
- Has the firm handled appeals or cases at the Supreme Court of Canada?
- Yes. The firm's lawyers have appeared at all levels of court, including the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, and Farrah Hudani acted for the Defence for Children International in the Supreme Court's Hague Convention decision in Office of the Children's Lawyer v. Balev.
- Where is Burrison Hudani Doris LLP located and how do I reach the firm?
- The firm is at 53 Jarvis St, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5C 2H2. It can be reached at 416.360.5952, toll free at 1.866.360.5952, or through the contact form on its website. Reaching out through the website does not, on its own, create a lawyer client relationship.
Where to find them
53 Jarvis St, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5C 2H2 · 416-360-5952
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