After completing degrees in history (B.A. Hons. Victoria University in the University of Toronto, and M.A. University of Western Ontario) and law (LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School/Western University), Mary Stokes began practising law at Legge & Legge on her call to the bar in 1983. As an associate, she focused mainly on family law; now a firm partner, she works primarily in the areas of estate planning (Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney) and estate administration.

After practising part-time for several years and raising a family, Mary completed her doctorate in law at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Mary has served as a course director in the Law and Society programme at York University and as an adjunct professor of the law of Trusts at Osgoode Hall Law School. She is a published legal historian, and was a McMurtry Fellow in Canadian Legal History and recipient of the Osgoode Society’s Peter Oliver prize. She also served for many years as a member of the board of directors of the Society.

She has written for and lectured in continuing legal education programs, and enjoys providing free legal information sessions to schools and groups. Along with her husband, John Legge, she serves as honorary counsel to the AFC (Actors' Fund of Canada.)

You can reach Dr. Stokes by emailing her at mstokes@leggeandlegge.com, or call us at (416) 923 1776 and leave a message for her with your email address or phone number.