About Mary
Mary B. Hamilton KC: Experienced Wills, Estates + Trusts and Charities + Non-Profit Attorney in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
As a Partner in the firm’s Wills, Estates + Trusts and Charities + Non-Profit Practice Groups, Mary Hamilton, K.C. brings extensive experience to her clients, particularly successful business owners and wealthy individuals.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning: including the use of wills, alter ego and joint spousal trusts, discretionary family trusts, qualified disability trusts, charitable giving, and other vehicles to transition wealth during life and on death.
- Succession Planning for Business Owners: ensuring an effective transition of their business from one generation to the next.
- Estate Administration: advising executors, administrators, and trustees about the probate process, administration of estates and trusts, and helping them pass their accounts.
- Capacity Planning: advising clients on incapacity – preparing powers of attorney, nominations of committee and representation agreements, as well as providing guidance to attorneys, committees, and representatives on roles and responsibilities.
- Disability Accommodation: providing for a relative or friend with a disability.
Awards
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Vancouver, Canada (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Vancouver, Canada (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Vancouver, Canada (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Vancouver, Canada (2011)
Recognized Since:
- Recognized in Best Attorney USA since 2006
Educations & Degrees
- Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada - Law Degree (LL.B.)
Bar Admissions
- Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Affiliations
City & State
Mary Hamilton, K.C. resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Languages
- English
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Vancouver, Canada (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Vancouver, Canada (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Vancouver, Canada (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Vancouver, Canada (2011)
- Recognized: Trusts and Estates
- 2018 Appointed Queen’s Counsel
- 2006 – 2023 Best Lawyers® in Canada Trusts and Estates Law and the 2011, 2017, and 2021 Best Lawyers® in Canada Trusts and Estates, Vancouver “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2010 – 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory consistently recommended in the area of Estate and Personal Tax Planning Law
- 2003 – 2019 Martindale-Hubbell® Wills, Estates and Trusts and Charities & Not-for-Profit Organizations Distinguished® with high ethical standing
- 2017 YMCA Women of Distinction (Nominated)
- 2016 Who’s Who Legal Canada (Private Client)