Sandra Monardo

Monardo Estate Law was founded by its principal, Sandra Monardo, in May 2022. Within months, MEL has grown to a team of four - all available to assist you with your estate-related needs in Ontario.

The goal continues to be to provide legal services in estate law at lower hourly rates and flexible fee structures than what are offered by traditional, larger firms and to provide both drafting, administration and litigation services including drafting wills and powers of attorney, advising attorneys, guardians and estate trustees, administering estates and bringing or defending court applications including passing of accounts, will challenges, attorney disputes, and guardianship disputes. To add, Sandra Monardo acts as estate trustee and estate trustee during litigation and is regularly sought out as mediator for estate disputes.

Sandra completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto in international relations and languages. Before going to law school, Sandra interned at the Canadian Embassy, in Rome, Italy. She completed her law degree at the University of Windsor and her articles as a clerk for the judges of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Sandra brings over 20 years of legal experience to resolving your estate-related issues. Since her call to the Ontario Bar in 2005, Sandra practised civil and commercial litigation exclusively for the first 12 years of her career and then focused on estate planning and estate litigation since while at her prior firm - a well regarded estate and trust boutique firm in Toronto where she became partner.

Sandra acts as estate trustee and estate trustee during litigation and is regularly sought out as mediator for estate disputes.

Sandra is proud to be a first-generation Italian-Canadian. Growing up in Toronto’s Italian community and having visited, lived and worked in Italy, Sandra speaks Italian and understands and assists Italian-speaking clients. She is described as humble, and approachable while being a confidant advocate for her clients.