Watson Estates

About Watson Estates

Watson Estates is a solo law practice in Hamilton, Ontario, that works exclusively in estates law: planning, administration, and litigation, along with powers of attorney and guardianship matters. Heather Watson founded the firm in 2025 after building an estates practice in Hamilton since being called to the Ontario bar in January 2017. Watson has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the practice covers estate planning, estate litigation, estate accounting, guardianship applications, estate administration, and estate trustee services, including acting as executor or estate trustee during litigation.

Watson grew up in Hamilton and earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in history at McMaster University before completing a Bachelor of Laws at City, University of London (now City St George's, University of London) in England, graduating in 2015. After returning to Hamilton, Watson articled in criminal and family law, then joined Dermody Law as an associate in 2017 to start building an estates practice. That firm merged with a larger, full service Hamilton practice in 2018, where Watson stayed until opening Watson Estates. The office is in Hamilton's Corktown neighbourhood, on Young Street near Ferguson Avenue.