Adam Christopher Giancola

Adam has a passion for representing the vulnerable. He is a strong advocate for individuals confronted with illness or the death of a loved one and is committed to helping clients navigate what can often be complex and emotionally draining legal disputes.

Adam’s practice focuses on estate and trust litigation, capacity and guardianship disputes, appellate advocacy, and estate administration. He has a depth of experience in will challenges, fiduciary accounting, will interpretation applications, and dependant’s relief matters. Adam is a designated Trust and Estate Practitioner with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and has a STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates. He holds degrees in both civil and common law.

Since 2021, Adam has been a co-author of three chapters in the Canadian Legal Information Institute’s “Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario.” His chapters cover Rule 75 – Estates – Contentious Proceedings, Rule 75.1 – Mandatory Mediation – Estates, Trusts and Substitute Decisions, and Rule 75.2 – Court-Ordered Estates Mediation. Adam is also a member of the Estates Subcommittee of the Civil Rules Committee and is actively involved with the Ontario Bar Association and the Advocates’ Society.

Prior to joining Casey & Moss LLP, Adam worked for the Law Commission of Ontario where he completed research on the Law Commission’s project, Improving the Last Stages of Life .

When he’s not practicing the law, Adam enjoys reading good fiction, hiking, and exploring medieval towns across Europe. He also sings tenor in a local Toronto choir.

Speaker: “Representing Children in Civil Matters: Professionalism and Ethical Issues,” Ontario Bar Association, November 29, 2023