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Zara Rourke

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Of Counsel, Thorne & Sterling LLPToronto

In practice
29 years
Languages
English, Spanish
Reviews
4.3 (6)
Last verified
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About

Rankings

Score ledger

Estate Planning in Toronto · ranking v1.0.0
53.2

Each row shows the component score (0–100), its weight and the points it adds. Open a row to see the records it is based on.

Credentials25 × 20%

Active licence on record but not yet verified against the issuing body.

  • Ontario licence — unverified
Relevant experience90 × 15%

18 years practising in this area.

  • Relevant years counted: 18
Specialization100 × 15%

Primary practice area; practises in 1 area(s) in total.

  • Practice areas: 1
Verified reputation56 × 15%

6 review(s) from 2 source(s), 1.053 effective after recency, verification and authority weighting. Adjusted rating 3.23/5.

  • Source #4: 0.378 effective reviews
  • Source #3: 0.675 effective reviews
Professional recognition0 × 10%

No professional recognition on record.

Relevant track record28 × 10%

3 sourced matter(s); weighted value 0.978.

  • Contested probate resolved (demo record) (2021)
  • Trust administration dispute (demo record) (2012) — unverified
  • Trust administration dispute (demo record) (2020)
Client experience40 × 5%

Too few enquiries to measure responsiveness; neutral value blended with verified review volume.

  • Verified reviews: 3
Profile & data quality70 × 5%

7 of 10 profile fields complete.

  • Missing: Biography (150+ characters)
  • Missing: Photo
  • Missing: Education
Data freshness60 × 5%

Never verified; last updated 174 days ago (40% penalty).

  • Updated: 2026-04-23

Ranking history

Position in estate planning rankings in Toronto, most recent first.

CalculatedPositionScore
14 Oct 2026#2 of 653.2
13 Oct 2026#2 of 653.2

Licences and qualifications

JurisdictionIssuing bodyNumberAdmittedStatus
OntarioLaw Society of OntarioDEMO-CA-1084911997activeNot verified

Sourced matters

  • Contested probate resolved (demo record)

    Toronto appellate court · 2021 · Estate Planning

  • Trust administration dispute (demo record)

    Toronto trial court · 2020 · Estate Planning

  • Trust administration dispute (demo record)

    Toronto trial court · 2012 · Estate Planning

    Unverified

Reviews

4.3

6 reviews

  • Verified client reviews (demo fixture)

    4.3 from 3 reviews, 3 verified

  • Open review platform (demo fixture)

    4.2 from 3 reviews, 0 verified

  • Mateo P.11 Sept 2025Unverified

    Clear explanations at every stage and realistic about likely outcomes.

  • Hiroshi K.1 Sept 2024Unverified

    Helpful, but communication was slow at times.

  • Wei S.14 Sept 2023Verified client

    Good result, although the process took longer than expected.

  • Noah H.19 Jul 2023Verified client

    Good result, although the process took longer than expected.

  • Tomasz K.6 Apr 2022Unverified

    Helpful, but communication was slow at times.

  • Michael A.1 Oct 2021Verified client

    Helpful, but communication was slow at times.

Offices

  • TorontoMain office

    Thorne & Sterling LLP

    734 Harbor Way, M511

Data sources

Every fact on this profile is linked to the record it came from. Profile last changed 23 Apr 2026.

  • Licensing registry import (demo fixture)Licensing registry1 record
  • Verified client reviews (demo fixture)Review source3 records
  • Open review platform (demo fixture)Review source3 records
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