Manitoba directory

Wills, Estates & Trusts Law Firms in Winnipeg Region, Manitoba

97 law firms.

What does a wills and estates lawyer in Winnipeg do?

A Winnipeg wills and estates lawyer helps people plan what happens to their property after death, and guides executors through settling an estate once someone has died. The day-to-day work is drafting wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives, then applying for probate or administration so the executor has legal authority to act. In Manitoba those applications go to the Court of King's Bench, Probate, which sits at the Law Courts Building on York Avenue in downtown Winnipeg (408 York Avenue). Whether you're in the city core or out toward Headingley, the same registry handles the file.

What law governs a will and a spouse's home in Manitoba?

Two Manitoba statutes do most of the work. The Wills Act sets out how a will has to be signed and witnessed to be valid, and it's read alongside The Homesteads Act, which protects a spouse or common-law partner's rights in the family home. Under the Homesteads Act the non-owning partner holds a life estate in the homestead, so a will can't simply give that home to someone else and leave the surviving partner with nowhere to live. A lawyer checks that a will fits both Acts before you sign it. That's often where do-it-yourself wills come apart, because a document that ignores homestead rights can be challenged later.

Do estates still pay a probate fee in Manitoba?

No. Manitoba eliminated its probate charge, so an estate no longer pays the old fee that was tied to the value of the estate. The change took effect on November 6, 2020, when the province renamed the former Law Fees and Probate Charge Act and dropped the charge on applications for probate and administration (Court of King's Bench notice). That doesn't make an estate free to settle. Legal fees, filing steps, and the executor's own work still apply, and probate is still required before many banks and the land titles office will release what they hold. What's gone is the percentage charge on the estate's value.

How do you choose a wills and estates firm in Winnipeg?

Start with a firm that regularly handles the kind of file you have, whether that's a simple will, a blended-family estate plan, or a contested estate headed to court. Ask who will actually draft your documents, how the firm manages a probate application from start to finish, and what the retainer covers. If your estate includes a farm near Headingley or a business, mention that early, since those files carry extra tax and succession questions. Get the fee arrangement in writing before work begins. You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of Manitoba directory. Browse the wills, estates & trusts firms in Winnipeg below.

A.S. Law Office

1 lawyer

A.S. Law Office is a solo law and notary practice in Winnipeg owned by Avantika Sharma, a Barrister, Solicitor, and Notary Public. It handles real estate transactions, family law, criminal law, immigration law, and tr…

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Ade & Lee Law Group LLP

2 lawyers · Est. 2007

Ade & Lee Law Group LLP is a Winnipeg firm that has provided corporate, commercial, real estate, wills and estates, and trademark and intellectual property services since Ron Ade founded Ronald S. Ade Law Corporation …

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Adleman & Solar Law Office is a Winnipeg law practice offering residential real estate, wills and estates, family law, and notary services. It's run by Grant Solar, who became the firm's principal in 2016; his former …

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Amica Law Corporation is a Winnipeg law firm offering business law, real estate, family law, mediation and collaborative family law, and estate planning services, including some Spanish-language legal services. The fi…

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AMR Law Corporation is a Winnipeg based law practice led by Amrinderjit Singh Sandhu (AJ), a barrister and solicitor licensed in Manitoba and Ontario. The firm handles real estate, immigration litigation, civil litiga…

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Assiniboia Law Group

2 lawyers · Est. 1993

Assiniboia Law Group is a Winnipeg firm founded in 1993 by John Barber at the former location of Warkentin & Calver on Roblin Boulevard. Brent Buss is now the firm's principal, and the practice focuses on wills, trust…

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Bargen Brown Fishman LLP

7 lawyers · Est. 1988

Bargen Brown Fishman LLP is a boutique Winnipeg law firm established in 1988, deliberately limiting its size and focus to specific areas of law including civil litigation, real estate, wills and estates, corporate and…

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Bennet Waugh Family Law Corporation

6 lawyers · Est. 2007

Bennet Waugh Family Law Corporation is a Winnipeg family law firm founded in January 2007 by Alison Bennet and Grenville Waugh. It focuses on family law, including court advocacy and appeals, collaborative law, mediat…

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Boudreau Law

4 lawyers

Boudreau Law is a Winnipeg firm focused on Indigenous law, civil litigation, real estate, corporate and business law, and family law. Its lawyers have prosecuted claims and judicial reviews affirming treaty and Aborig…

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Boyechko Law

1 lawyer

Boyechko Law is a Manitoba law practice serving St. Andrews, Selkirk, the Interlake, and, by request, Winnipeg on a referral or appointment-only basis. The firm handles wills and estates, corporate matters, real estat…

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Brennan Partners LLP is an advocacy-focused boutique law firm in Winnipeg, Manitoba, near the intersection of Portage and Main. It handles criminal, civil, and regulatory litigation and appeals before all levels of Ma…

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Broadway Law Group

2 lawyers · Est. 1993

Broadway Law Group is an association of independent lawyers established in Winnipeg in 1993, in which each lawyer manages their own individual practice. The group handles family law, residential and commercial real es…

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Casares Law Office is a Winnipeg firm offering legal services in divorce and family law, immigration, small claims, wills and estates, corporate and commercial agreements, and real estate. It aims to provide accessibl…

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Cassidy Ramsay Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries is a Winnipeg law firm established in the mid-1970s, offering family law, real estate law, wills and estates, criminal law, and commercial/corporate law services. Locat…

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Castellano Law Corporation is a boutique real estate law firm in Winnipeg, led by managing partner Sara Castellano. Based on Henderson Highway, the firm also handles wills and estates work and emphasizes a technology-…

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Chahal & Arora Law Corporation is a full-service Winnipeg law firm practising real estate, family, immigration, corporate, and wills and power of attorney law, along with notary public services. The firm received the …

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Chapman Goddard Kagan

5 lawyers · Est. 1923

Chapman Goddard Kagan is a general practice law firm in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in continuous operation since 1923. Its lawyers serve clients across the province in family law, wills and estates, real estate, corporate an…

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Chhina Law

3 lawyers

Chhina Law is a Winnipeg law office offering family law, corporate law, residential and commercial real estate, immigration law, civil litigation, and notary and power of attorney services. The firm's team includes la…

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Contrast Law

1 lawyer · Est. 2018

Contrast Law is a solo law practice in Winnipeg run by Alex Bainov, who focuses on estate planning, estate administration, and business and corporate matters. He was called to the Manitoba Bar in 2010, articled and wo…

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D'Arcy + Deacon LLP

20 lawyers

D'Arcy + Deacon LLP is a full-service law firm based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with lawyers practising across areas including business, real estate, wills and estates, civil litigation, labour and employment, agriculture…

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D3 Law Corporation is a Winnipeg law firm run by lawyer and notary Eleni L. Dick, offering virtual meetings and evening and weekend appointments in addition to in-office service. The firm practises wills and estates, …

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Dancel Law

1 lawyer · Est. 2023

Dancel Law is a Winnipeg law office providing real estate, family law, wills and estate planning, business and corporate law, immigration, and notarial services. Founded in 2023 by Joseph Edgar Dancel, the firm offers…

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DD West LLP

11 lawyers · Est. 2017

DD West LLP is a law firm established in 2017 with offices in Airdrie, Calgary, Regina, and Winnipeg. It serves individuals, businesses, and institutions across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, with a practice spa…

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DFS Kaneski UnRuh LLP is a Winnipeg, Manitoba law firm formed in January 2023 through the merger of Deeley Fabbri Sellen LLP, founded in 1979, and BD Oakes Jardine Kaneski UnRuh LLP, whose lineage traces back to 1974 …

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