Iain D. Sneddon

Iain is one of the few Certified Family Law specialists as recognized by the Law Society of Ontario in Southwestern Ontario. He is also an accredited Family Law mediator (AccFM) and certified arbitrator (C. Arb). He has been qualified as an expert witness in both the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in the area of Family Law. Iain was called to the Ontario bar in 1996. He has been counsel on many major decisions before the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Superior Court of Ontario. He can be found as counsel of record in over 160 reported Court decisions. He has also lectured at the law school at Western University and at the Middlessex Family Law Association.

Despite his professional accomplishments, he is most proud of being married for over 30 years and the father of his Iain, a Mergers and Acquisitions lawyer in the UK, and his daughter, Emily, a Senior Account Executive at a software company in Toronto. Both children played Division 1 tennis in the United States: Iain at Tulane and Emily at Hartford where they were both academic All-Americans. Iain is also a former teaching tennis professional as The Head Pro of the Stratford Tennis Club and coach at the All Canadian Tennis Academy before and during law school.

Iain obtained his Honours BA in English and History from the University of Western Ontario and his LLB at the University of Manitoba

Iain was recently appointed as a Director of the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario and has been the guest host of “Ask a Lawyer” on many of Corus Radio’s stations: the longest-tenured guest legal host at Corus Entertainment.

He also lives with his impetuous pug, Ramses.

“I have engaged many lawyers over the years. Iain D.D. Sneddon is simply the best of the best, unequivocally. When I reflect, the common thread that ran through all of Iain’s direction (even when I may have been angry at the world and could not see clearly) was, “you always take the high road”. I did not always like this guidance/wisdom, but boy can I say it changed me, made me a better person, made me a better mother raising two humans I am proud of, sometimes because of the example I set – learned in great part from Mr. Sneddon. Please ensure that you pass this message along to him, what a legacy he has, as may not even realize how far-reaching or deeply he has affected our lives. I am eternally grateful to Iain and everyone who has helped us over the years.” – Melanie