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Legal Services / Estate Litigation

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Helping you through a difficult time
with understanding and sensitivity

Our Estate Litigation Team of lawyers understands that disputes over a loved one’s estate can be very difficult for all individuals involved. These disputes are often complex, and emotional. We handle these disputes with sensitivity and professionalism. Whether through Litigation, Mediation and/or Arbitration, our Team has the expertise to resolve estate conflicts efficiently and effectively. We pride ourselves on balancing our clients’ legal and personal goals by seeking the right resolution for them.

Our Estate Litigation Team has a wealth of knowledge advising executors, administrators, beneficiaries, trustees, and other interested parties in all aspects of Estate Litigation. Our Team is experienced with representing clients in passing-of-accounts disputes, contesting the validity of Wills, power of attorney disputes, Wills variation claims, unjust enrichment claims, trust claims, and more.


Estate Disputes

Generally speaking, disputes over estates may include:

  • Contesting the validity of a Will;
  • Seeking to vary the contents of a Will;
  • Navigating intestacy (when a person passes away without a Will);
  • Removing/substituting executors and executor misconduct.

    Our Team, with their support and expertise, is here to help you reach a fair resolution to your disputes in a timely manner, resulting in asset protection and fair distribution.

    We understand that a dispute over a loved one’s estate is a difficult time in a person’s life. Our experienced Litigators can assist you through this process in an empathetic and sensitive way while also advocating for you in and outside of the courtroom.

    Our seasoned lawyers navigate the complexities of each case, tailoring strategies to the unique nature of each dispute to ensure effective and timely resolution. By focusing on the unique needs of each dispute and each party we represent, we go beyond the boundaries of traditional Litigation, offering our clients alternative dispute resolution mechanisms that address their concerns and achieve favourable outcomes for them.

    Our Estate Litigators work as a Team, providing clients with the benefit of multiple lawyers collaborating to ensure that each client is provided with the best possible legal strategies and advice to fit each unique dispute without the increased cost. This ensures that each client is provided with a wealth of experience only a team-based approach can deliver.


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    Estate Litigation Lawyers

    Doug Flannigan
    Partner
    Heidi Taylor
    Partner
    Darren Kautz
    Partner
    Ian McAndrews
    Associate Counsel
    Brian Coen
    Associate
    Wendy Cheung, C.Arb
    Associate
    Kevin Cheung
    Associate
    Shane Gardner
    Associate
    David Horvath
    Associate
    Jen Schreurs, TEP
    Associate

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