About Hugh

Hugh S. McLellan is a partner at McLellan Herbert Locke LLP, practising in estate litigation, estate planning, and elder law. He co-founded the firm in 1992 with Deidre J. Herbert. He is a former Chairman of the Canadian Bar Association's Wills and Trusts (Vancouver) Subsection, founding Vice Chair of the CBA National Elder Law Section, and founding Chair of the CBA BC Elder Law Subsection. He is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Vancouver and the US National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and has served on committees addressing law reform in adult guardianship and wills and estates. He received the CBA BC Community Service award in 2004 for his work on mental health and elder law issues. He has authored numerous articles, co-edited Financial and Estate Planning for the Mature Client in British Columbia, and sits on the editorial board of Estate Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator's Guide. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Canada in the wills and estates area.

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