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Four Partners honoured as Lexpert-ranked Lawyers and one Partner recognized as a Leading Lawyer to Watch in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Martha McCarthy, Heather L. Hansen, Erin Crawford and Shannon Beddoe have been recognized as Canada’s Leading Legal Practitioners in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. This prestigious accolade is the result of an extensive peer-review process that identifies the top legal professionals across the country.

Valarie Matthews was also recognized as one of Canada’s Leading Lawyers to Watch in Family Law!

These distinctions reflect MHC’s dedication to delivering exceptional legal service in family law.

2025 Lexpert ranked lawyer

 

8 Partners included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada

McCarthy Hansen & Company is pleased to announce that Martha McCarthy, Heather Hansen, Shannon Beddoe, Maureen Edwards, Lauren Hanna, Valarie Matthews, Erica Tait and Joanna Radbord have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for Family Law.

For more information please see: https://www.bestlawyers.com/firms/mccarthy-hansen-company-llp/46754/CA

McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP: Best Lawyers 2025

Martha McCarthy is quoted in The Globe and Mail article “Ontario court grants same-sex divorce”

Joanna Radbord is featured in the October/November National Magazine, a Canadian Bar Association publication, in the article “The art of intervention”.

For more information please see the article “The art of intervention”.

Martha McCarthy is quoted in the “Canadian Lawyer” in “Listening to children’s voices”.

Martha McCarthy is quoted in the March 2012 issue of Canadian Lawyer in “Listening to children’s voices”.

For more information please see: http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/4070/Listening-to-children-s-voices.html

Martha McCarthy & Company LLP welcomes our new associate, Stephanie Giannandrea

Martha McCarthy & Company LLP welcomes our new associate, Stephanie Giannandrea. Stephanie graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law obtained a B.A. in Philosophy and Biochemistry from Dalhousie University.

Heather Hansen wins the Ontario Family Law Reporter Award

Heather Hansen wins the Ontario Family Law Reporter Award for Newest-Kid-on-the-Block Excellence in Family Law

Martha McCarthy & Company LLP Leading Practitioner in the Lexpert Directory

Martha McCarthy & Company LLP has been chosen directly by peers to be published in the Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner.

Lexpert Leading Practitioner 2012

Martha McCarthy will be presenting on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the IAML International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Martha McCarthy, along with Richard Wilson (Moderator), Mark Harper and Charlotte Burtuille-Cardew, will be speaking about The Current State of the Law of Marriage, its Equivalents, and Dissolution in Three Separate Legal Traditions: North America (US and Canada); The United Kingdom; and Civil Law, in France, Europe and beyond.

Martha McCarthy will be presenting at the Spring CLE Conference in South Beach, Florida.

Martha McCarthy will be presenting on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the American Bar Association Section of Family Law, 2012 Spring CLE Conference in South Beach, Florida.

Martha will be speaking about Equal Marriage in North America: Nine Years On.

The program examines the progress of law reform in this area and the unique legal issues confronting same-sex couples from one jurisdiction to another.