About Mary
Mary Hamilton practices as a Partner focusing on wills, trusts and estate matters, along with charity and non-profit work, at the firm. Over more than 30 years she has advised clients on estate planning tools such as alter ego trusts, joint spousal trusts, discretionary family trusts, and charitable giving strategies. Best Lawyers has recognized her as a top Vancouver trusts and estates practitioner multiple times, including in 2011, 2017, 2021 and 2024. Business owners and high net worth individuals turn to her for guidance on passing wealth to the next generation fairly and effectively. She also spends considerable time helping executors and trustees navigate probate and estate administration. Mary frequently teaches other lawyers, charities and members of the public about wills, incapacity and charitable giving, and she keeps a widely used guide for BC wills lawyers up to date. She is a mother of three and enjoys quilting, reading and spending time with her husband at their cabin.
Education & credentials
- Law school
- Osgoode
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