Mr. Justice Harvey Brownstone became a lawyer in 1983, and began his career working for Legal Aid as a full time Duty Counsel in the Toronto criminal courts. He then became Head of the Family Law Section of the Legal Aid Research Facility, and in 1989 he joined the Ministry of the Attorney General as legal counsel to the Support and Custody Enforcement Program, which is now called the Family Responsibility Office. He became Director of the Program in 1991, and was appointed a provincial judge in 1995. For 15 years he has presided in the Toronto family court.

Justice Brownstone is the first and only sitting family court judge in the world to write a national best selling book that speaks directly to the public. His book, Tug of War, which was released in February, was met with instant accolades from within and outside legal circles, and went into second printing even before it was officially launched. The book entered the national best seller list after only 6 weeks in release, and so far has spent 11 weeks on the national best seller list. Tug of War is now in its 3^rd printing. Justice Brownstone has been catapulted into the national media spotlight, and because he is the only judge willing to do media interviews and public speaking engagements, he has become not only the most famous judge in Canada, but the face and voice of Canada’s family justice system. Tug of War has been critically acclaimed throughout North America and so far, has been nominated for five prestigious literary prizes. And all of Justice Brownstone’s royalties from the sale of the book are being directed to the Children’s Wish Foundation.