James is a partner at Wagner Sidlofsky LLP. He practices exclusively in the areas of estate litigation, where he is certified as a Trust and Estate Practitioner, and commercial litigation. As a former criminal defence lawyer, James is well accustomed to high conflict, high stakes litigation. James is an assertive, knowledgeable advocate for his clients.
James has appeared as counsel before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
James is originally from Kilkenny, Ireland. He attended the National University of Ireland, Galway and is a solicitor admitted to practice in the Republic of Ireland.
- Ontario Bar Association (OBA)
- Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
- The Law Society of Ontario
- Advocates Society – Member-at-Large of the Estates Litigation Practice Group 2020/2021
- Law Society of Ireland
James Dunphy, “Devastating Consequences of Accessing Privileged Information”
a) The abridged version published by The Lawyer’s Daily part of Lexis Nexis Canada Inc.
b) The unabridged version.
James Dunphy, “The Sherman Estate case reaches the Supreme Court”
a) Part one was published by The Lawyer’s Daily part of Lexis Nexis Canada Inc.
b) Part two was published by The Lawyer’s Daily part of Lexis Nexis Canada Inc.
James Dunphy, “The Beneficiary Witness: Pitfalls of ‘do it yourself will’”
a) Part one of the abridged version was published by The Lawyer’s Daily part of Lexis Nexis Canada Inc.
b) Part two of the abridged version was published by The Lawyer’s Daily part of Lexis Nexis Canada Inc.
c) The unabridged version.
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