Nick
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Nick Esterbauer

Nick Esterbauer joined Hull & Hull as an associate in 2014 upon his call to the bar.

Before joining the firm, Nick articled with us after summering at a litigation boutique specializing in family and commercial law. Nick holds a J.D. and a B.A. (Hons.) from Queen’s University. During law school, Nick volunteered with Queen’s Legal Aid and was a student caseworker at the Queen’s University Elder Law Clinic.

Nick has experience assisting clients with matters involving all aspects of estates, trusts, and capacity law, including will challenges, dependant’s support claims, fiduciary accounting disputes, guardianship applications, life insurance disputes, international estate administration issues, and trust claims, and has assisted the partners of the firm with matters heard by all levels of court in Canada.

Nick is the co-author of various papers and other publications, including “Moore v Sweet: Implications for Insurance and Estate Planning Professionals” (co-authored with Ian M. Hull and published in Insurance Planning, 2019), “Advising clients regarding the succession of vacation properties” (co-authored with Ian M. Hull and published in Trusts & Trustees, 2018), “Medical Assistance in Dying and Estate and Insurance Planning” (co-authored with Ian M. Hull and published in CALU InfoExchange, 2018), “Planning Considerations for Digital Assets” (co-authored with Ian M. Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag and published in the Estates, Trusts, & Pensions Journal, 2019), and the Canada Chapter of the Chambers and Partners Global Private Wealth Guide (co-authored with Ian M. Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag).

Career & Education

    Education
  • J.D.

    Queen’s University, Faculty of Law, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • B.A. (Hons.)

    Queen’s University
  • Certificate of Competence in French

    Membership & Affliations
  • Advocates’ Society, Member

  • Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario, Member, Estate and Elder Law Section

  • Canadian Bar Association, Member

  • Ontario Bar Association, Member, Trusts and Estates and Elder Law Sections

  • Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, Member

Publication & Teachings

Recent Posts
August 13, 2026 Hull on Estates 749 – Screening for Safety in Mediation: Guidance from the HELP-M Toolkit

This week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Mark Debono discuss the HELP-M Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence and ...

August 10, 2026 AI, Arbitration, and the Future of Dispute Resolution

In the 2026 science fiction thriller Mercy, a detective accused of murder is required to prove his innocence before an ...

May 29, 2026 Hull on Estates No.744: D.R. v. A.R. – Guardianship of Property and the Consideration of Less Restrictive Alternative

In this episode of Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Osama Saleemi discuss D.R. v. A.R., 2026 ONSC 796, a recent ...