About Emily
Emily Smyth helps clients create wills, enduring powers of attorney, personal directives and related documents, and works with them to obtain grants of probate and administer estates. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with distinction from the University of Victoria in 2011, then completed her JD at the University of British Columbia in 2015. She articled with a national firm in Vancouver before transferring to its Edmonton office and was called to the Alberta bar in 2016. Emily earned her Trust and Estate Practitioner designation from STEP Canada in 2021 and returned to her hometown of Calgary that year to join Underwood Gilholme.
Practice areas
Education & credentials
- Law school
- University of British Columbia
- Undergraduate
- University of Victoria, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (with distinction)
- Other degrees
- Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), STEP Canada, 2021
Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Emily Smyth’s licence and standing in the Law Society of Alberta directory ↗