Kristine Anderson

Career

Kristine brings 25 years of legal experience to Fern Law. Since her first year in law school, she knew she wanted to be in the courtroom advocating for clients. Crafting a solution that empowers her clients is her focus. Kristine deeply understands clients' needs and genuinely cares about every file.

As someone who learns more by doing, Kristine moved into the area of estate planning in order to be a become a better estate litigator. She now has discovered the joy in assisting families plan for the future and avoid the disputes that dominate her litigation practice.

Life is complicated. As such, family law issues permeate the estate world. Kristine has focused her practice on assisting in these complex and nuanced scenarios.

Kristine is also a mediator who works with parties to obtain powerful solutions built on respect.

Practice Areas

Estate Litigation

Estate Administration

Ancillary Probate Applications

Estate Planning and Trusts

Cross-over Estate and Family Law issues

Professional Memberships

Ontario Bar Association

The Toronto Lawyer's Association

The Advocate's Society

Personal

Kristine's first love was painting and she has a degree in Fine Art and Art History from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. She credits this grounding as being the source of her creative problem solving skills.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Ontario

Ancillary probate from other jurisdictions in Ontario

Work Highlights

Fern Law was designated Best Law Firm, Tier 1, 2025 by Best Lawyers the first year we were in business.

Education

Awards