BARRY M. FISH graduated from McGill University in the late 1960's with both civil law and common law degrees. He is the senior partner in his law firm, Fish & Associates, which he established in 1973. He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and has a lengthy experience in the field of estate disputes.

Barry, a co-author of The Family Fight, Planning to Avoid it, is a frequent radio and television guest and contributor to various newspapers and magazines. He is married and has two children.