Overview
Hillary assists clients with the development and implementation of their estate plans and with the administration of estates.
Professional achievements & leadership
- STEP Canada Prize in Estate Law, 2020
- Frank Billinkof Prize in Wills and Succession, 2020
Thought leadership
- Co-Author, “Selecting the Beneficiaries of a Trust”, prepared for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia’ s Conference, “Trusts in the 21st Century 2023: The Seas are Getting Choppier”, May 25, 2023
- Co-Author, “Considerations for U.S. Owners of Canadian Real Property”, prepared for the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel’s (ACTEC) Annual Meeting, March 1-5, 2023
- Co-Presenter, “Beneficiary Designations Made Clear”, the Ontario Bar Association Elder Law Program, September 21, 2022
- Co-Author, STEP Journal Regional Focus US and Canada, “An Overview of Changes to Canada’s Trusts, Estates and Succession Laws”, Issue 4, 2022
Community involvement
- Legal Reviewer, People’s Law School, 2023
Corporate directorships
- Director, Heartwood Healing Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba), 2021 – present
Professional memberships
- Estate Planning Council of Canada
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
- Canadian Bar Association
- The Law Society of Manitoba
- The Law Society of Ontario
- The Law Society of British Columbia
Bar admissions & education
- British Columbia Bar, 2023
- Ontario Bar, 2022
- Manitoba Bar, 2021
- Juris Doctor, Robson Hall, 2020
- Advanced Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics (with Distinction), University of Manitoba, 2017
- Griefswald University, Universität Greifswald, 2014-2015
