Karon is a founding partner of Bales Beall LLP whose experience speaks for itself. Her practice is centred on family law, wills and estates issues. Her experience in trial and appellate advocacy in family law and estate matters is extensive, particularly with those involving partnerships, business corporations and commercial issues. Karon also provides sound guidance with estate administration and planning, domestic and off-shore trusts, and succession planning for owners of family businesses. Her expertise also extends to mediations, as she’s been conducting private mediations for over 10 years in the areas of family law and estate litigation – most often in cases where those two areas of the law intersect. Karon is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Estates and Trusts Law and in Family Law. She has been listed in Best Lawyers – Canada since 2006. Karon is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Worldwide), a Fellow and Governor of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and an Academician of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Karon is President-Elect of the IAFL Canadian Chapter. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Law School. Karon has extensive involvement in community charities, including currently as a Director and Chair of the Board of the Seeing Eye Organization (Canada), as a Trustee of the Seeing Eye Inc., past chair of Nightwood Theatre, which promotes Canadian women in contemporary theatre, a former Trustee of The United Way of Greater Toronto, North York General Hospital Foundation (past chair), and North York General Hospital Board (past vice chair).
