Marie-Eve Brown

Marie-Ève Brown is a notary and a member of our Tax and Estate Planning Group.

In private practice since 2008, she focuses on family law, complex estates, as well as the prevention and resolution of family disputes. She is recognized as a leading authority in Québec in emerging areas of family law, particularly in matters relating to parental unions and assisted reproduction projects involving surrogacy.

Marie-Ève plays an active role in the evolution of family law in Québec. She served as a commissioner on the Citizen Committee on Family Law and contributed to discussions surrounding several major legislative reforms, including Bill 2 (family law reform), Bill 12 (filiation reform), Bill 56 (parental union), and Bill 91 (Unified Family Court). She has participated in drafting briefs submitted to parliamentary committees on these reforms and is regularly called upon for her expertise in analyzing legal issues related to new family realities.

She has also held leadership roles, notably as President of the Association des médiateurs familiaux du Québec (AMFQ), where she initiated an innovative pilot project on mediation in cases of incapacity, carried out in collaboration with the Public Curator. She has served on several boards of directors of organizations dedicated to access to justice and conflict prevention, including the Centre de justice de proximité de la Montérégie and Institut Pacifique, actively contributing to the implementation of impactful and innovative initiatives.

Deeply committed to an interdisciplinary approach to law, she is a lecturer in the Master’s program in Social Work at the Université de Montréal, where she trains professionals from various disciplines on legal issues related to family and vulnerability. This integrated approach strengthens her ability to effectively intervene in complex matters involving legal, social, and human dimensions.

Her expertise in surrogacy is widely recognized within the legal, community, and medical sectors. She is co-author of the Interdisciplinary Practice Guide – Parental Projects Involving Surrogacy (GPA) (2025), published under the auspices of several professional orders, and considered a leading reference in this rapidly evolving field. She is also frequently invited as a speaker by the Coalition des familles LGBTQ+ and presented a conference on surrogacy as part of Montréal Pride (2025), reflecting the social relevance and contemporary scope of her expertise.

Marie-Ève was named Notary Emeritus in 2019 by her professional order, recognizing the excellence of her contribution to the profession and her significant impact on the development of notarial law.