Eligibility
Any Trusts and Estates Section member of OBA in good standing with less than 15 years of practice.

Nominations
Any member of the Trusts and Estates Section of OBA in good standing is eligible to nominate a candidate by submission in writing, together with a curriculum vitae outlining the nominee's qualifications. The nominator must indicate that the candidate has been advised of the nomination prior to the nomination deadline and has consented thereto. The Prize will be presented at the Section’s Annual Awards dinner in the late Spring of each year. Nominations shall be solicited:

    • by request for nominations in at least one issue of the Section newsletter (if  possible)
    • by request for nomination posted on the OBA website
    • through members of the Executive of the Trusts and Estates Section
    • through members of the trusts and estates bar throughout Ontario

View the nomination form here.


Nominating Committee
A Committee consisting of the Past Chair, the Chair and one member of the Hoffstein family shall be formed each year. The Nomination Committee’s responsibilities will include:

    • Soliciting Nominations from Section members including members outside of
      Toronto.
    • Obtaining information about any candidate including letters of support and
       curriculum vitae
    • Reviewing the nominations and deciding whether and to whom the award
       should be presented
    • Otherwise coordinating all matters relating to the Book Prize.

Conflicts of Interest
If any member of the Nominating Committee practices at the same firm as any of the nominees, that member must declare a conflict and will be replaced by another individual selected by the other members of the Nominating Committee who have no such conflict. For greater certainty, a member of the Section Executive who practices at the same firm as any of the nominees is not prevented from participating in the consultation process referred to above.

Criteria for Selection
The recipient shall demonstrate leadership in the trusts and estates bar through knowledge, experience skill, commitment, passion and strength of character, plus academic excellence through lecturing at a law school, participation in continuing legal education and/or academic writing.

Prize
The Recipient will receive a book of their choice with a maximum dollar value as may be determined by the Nominating Committee.