Atty. Risa Awerbuck
Risa is a partner at Torkin Manes. She focuses her practice on estate planning, including the preparation of wills, powers of attorney and trusts, and estate administration.
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Risa Awerbuck is a trusts attorney based in Toronto, Ontario, practicing at Torkin Manes LLP. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026). Serands clients in Toronto, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Risa is a partner at Torkin Manes
- She focuses her practice on estate planning, including the preparation of wills, powers of attorney and trusts, and estate administration
- Risa advises clients on strategies to minimize income tax and Estate Administration Tax and attends to the structuring and implementation of the plan.Risa works closely with the firm’s corporate and tax lawyers and the clients’ advisors in advising business owners with respect to business succession planning
- As well, Risa works in collaboration with the firm’s litigation lawyers in estate litigation matters, including will challenges, applications to the court for direction, passing of accounts and appointment of guardians of property
- Risa takes a personal approach to her practice to ensure that her clients’ family and financial objectives are achieved in a manner that is practical, timely and efficient and addresses her clients’ needs and concerns
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Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Toronto are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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