After completing degrees in history (B.A. Hons. University of Toronto, M.A. University of Western Ontario) and law (LL.B. University of Western Ontario), Mary 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 wills, trusts, and estate administration.

Mary recently completed her doctorate in law at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. She 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. 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 has written for and lectured in continuing legal education programs, and provides legal information seminars to schools and groups. A trustee of the Canadian Foundation for Advanced Legal Research, she also serves on the Board of Directors of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History as the chair of the communications and promotion committee, and is responsible for social media for the Society. Mary also serves on the Board of Directors of the Mabel Kniseley Foundation, and is active in church and community activities. Along with her husband, John, she also serves as honorary counsel to the AFC (Actors' Fund of Canada.)

You can reach Mary 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.