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At a glance01Clark Wilson — Estates & Trusts02Dwight Dee, TEP — Miller Thomson03Catherine Kim — Boughton Law
Current position#1 in Vancouver#2 in Vancouver#3 in Vancouver
Recognized asExact Vancouver estates group with attributable planning, incapacity, disability, trust, administration and dispute-risk capabilityNamed Vancouver partner covering wills, trusts, powers of attorney, representation agreements, tax and family-business successionNamed Vancouver estates and tax counsel covering personal and business succession, incapacity, multiple wills, trusts and estate administration
Best forFamilies with blended-family, disability, incapacity or contested-risk issues needing a deep specialist benchBusiness owners and families needing estate, tax, trust and succession planning connected in one engagementOwner-managers and professionals needing practical estate and tax coordination with a named file lead
Decision fitVerify the named professional in the current provincial lawyer or notary directory immediately before retaining · Ask who the lawyer or notary represents and meet separately where capacity, coercion or conflicting family interests may be present · Receive a written scope covering documents, advice, execution, storage, implementation, updates, tax, disbursements and the complete feeVerify the named professional in the current provincial lawyer or notary directory immediately before retaining · Ask who the lawyer or notary represents and meet separately where capacity, coercion or conflicting family interests may be present · Receive a written scope covering documents, advice, execution, storage, implementation, updates, tax, disbursements and the complete feeVerify the named professional in the current provincial lawyer or notary directory immediately before retaining · Ask who the lawyer or notary represents and meet separately where capacity, coercion or conflicting family interests may be present · Receive a written scope covering documents, advice, execution, storage, implementation, updates, tax, disbursements and the complete fee
Start with the people, jurisdictions and assets the plan must protect. Confirm who the professional represents, disclose family and business conflicts, and ask how capacity and voluntariness will be documented. Compare the written scope, every document, signing method, original storage, implementation work, review triggers, tax coordination, disbursements and complete fee before retaining.