Posts by Melissa Wells

Justin de Vries is the Principal of de VRIES LITIGATION LLP specializing in estate, trust, and capacity litigation and administering complex estates.  Having appeared before all levels of the Ontario Court, the Federal Court and litigated Supreme Court of Canada leave applications, Justin’s clients include...

Going beyond tax minimization and efficient transition of assets, this session will focus on high conflict families with practitioners sharing their strategies for planning for wealth transfers to minimize conflict. Estate administrators and conflict mediators share techniques and approaches to work with families during a...

Presenter:  Suzanne Schultz, Estate Planning Specialist, RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES Suzanne Schultz is a Chartered Accountant and Certified Financial Planner with a specialty in tax and estate planning. As an Estate Planning Specialist for RBC, she uses her knowledge of corporate and personal tax to...

Following the 2015 Supreme Court of Canada decision in Carter v. Canada, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) created a Medical Assistance in Dying policy to assist doctors in responding to a patient’s wish to hasten their death. The CPSO is the...

OAKVILLE JOINT MEETING Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Speaker:   Justin de Vries  of de Vries Litigation LLP Topic is “Court Update: What Estate Cases made a Difference in 2016 and Why you Should Care” The meeting will be held at the Oakville Golf Club, 1154 Sixth...