Matthew Urback

Matthew is an experienced, creative, and passionate estate litigation lawyer.

Matthew has a wide variety of experience within the estates, wills, and trusts litigation fields, such as will challenges, guardianship applications, passing of accounts applications, solicitor's negligence, and other estate disputes. He acts for fiduciaries, both individual and institutional beneficiaries, charities, and drafting solicitors. Matthew also regularly acts as Section 3 counsel appointed under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992.

As well, Matthew practices in estate planning and administration, drafts wills and powers of attorney, and acts as an Estate Trustee, where he uses his litigation experience to better assist his clients in achieving their goals. Matthew also practices in the areas of general civil and commercial litigation.

Matthew articled with Shibley Righton LLP in 2010-2011. He returned to the firm as a lawyer in 2011, where he has practiced since.

Prior to his law career, Matthew graduated from law school at Queen's University where he made the Dean’s Honour List and won the R. W. Leonard Prize in Trusts. While at Queen's, he was a columnist for the law school newspaper and President of his graduating class. Prior to law school, he obtained his Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics and Human Biology at the University of Toronto, and graduated with Distinction.

Matthew has been ranked by his peers in “Best Lawyers” in the field of Trusts and Estate. He is also a respected and sought-after contributor as a speaker and writer about current issues in Estates Law. He has been featured in Deadbeat (the newsletter of the OBA’s Estates & Trust Section), various CPD programming, the Lawyer’s Daily, Investment Executive, CBC News Radio, and the Financial Post.

In his spare time, Matthew enjoys sports, travelling, and spending time with his family.