Trevor C. W. Farrow

Trevor C. W. Farrow is the Dean and a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He holds degrees from Princeton, Oxford, Dalhousie, Harvard, and Alberta, and is a member of the Ontario Bar. His research focuses on access to justice, legal process, dispute resolution, legal ethics, and globalization.

• Ph.D., University of Alberta (2011)
• LL.M., Harvard Law School (2000)
• LL.B., Dalhousie University (1993)
• BA/MA, University of Oxford (1992)
• A.B., Princeton University (1990)

Professor Farrow’s work examines systemic justice challenges, including the financial and social costs of legal processes. He leads the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution and chairs Canada’s Action Committee on Access to Justice. His research has attracted major grants, including a $1 million SSHRC Costs of Justice project.

His recent publications analyze criminal legal aid, privatization of justice, refugee asylum systems, and evidence-based ADR methodologies. These works span interdisciplinary themes like legal economics, social equity, and judicial efficiency.

• Teaching Excellence Award (York University, 2013)
• Certificate of Distinction in Teaching (Harvard, 2000, 2001)
• First Prize, Wadham College Law Society Essay Competition (1991)

He supervises graduate research in access to justice, legal ethics, and dispute resolution, mentoring students like Deanne Sowter (PhD) and advising national/international policy initiatives. His teaching includes Legal Ethics, Legal Process, and Advocacy.