About Shel
Shel Laven is a Calgary native who received his law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1982 and was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1983. His practice focuses on wills and estates. He is a past chair of the South Alberta Canadian Bar Association's Wills & Trusts practice section and a member of the Calgary chapter of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and he was a founding member of the Alberta Society of Collaborative Estate and Trusts Lawyers (SCETYL). He speaks regularly at continuing legal education seminars and taught for many years at the Alberta Law Society Bar Admission Course.
Practice areas
Education & credentials
- Law school
- University of British Columbia
Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Shel Laven’s licence and standing in the Law Society of Alberta directory ↗