About Victoria Young

Victoria Young is a partner at Cohen Highley LLP in Kitchener. Victoria sits in both the firm's real estate group and its wills and estates group, so a client can get help with anything from a farm purchase to setting up a family trust.

Community service has long been part of Victoria's life too, through board seats and volunteer work in fields as varied as the arts, social support, health care and lending. In October 2022 Victoria joined Hospice Waterloo Region's advance care planning team as a guest presenter, walking people through what they need to know and do to build an estate plan in Ontario. Victoria has also been a member of the Waterloo Wellington Estate Planning Council since 2023.

Victoria's call to the Ontario bar came in 1993, two years after finishing a law degree at l'Université de Moncton. Fluency in French is what made that degree possible.

On Cohen Highley's radio segments, Victoria has explained how a family trust keeps money reaching beneficiaries even when a deceased person's accounts are frozen. For anyone named as an executor and unsure where to start, Victoria's advice is to bring in a lawyer who knows estate administration, with the legal fees coming out of the estate.

Practice areas

Real Estate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts

Farm, home and commercial property

Victoria Young acts on agricultural deals as well as residential and commercial ones. The property work also reaches into severances, rezoning applications and land use planning.

Trusts, multiple wills and powers of attorney

Family trusts and multiple wills are everyday tools in Victoria's estate planning, alongside cohabitation agreements and marriage contracts. Victoria also advises people on using a power of attorney, a part of the practice that keeps growing as the population ages.

Education & credentials

  • Bachelor of Arts (Political Science, French and Spanish), Carleton University (1988)
  • Law degree, Université de Moncton (1991)
  • Called to the Ontario Bar (1993)

Publications & speaking

Memberships & affiliations

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