Fiona Hunter, Partner

Fiona enjoys assisting clients in avoiding disputes in estates through careful planning. Where disputes become inevitable, Fiona helps clients reach resolutions through mediation and litigation. Fiona’s depth of knowledge comes from having practiced law since 1981 and from her passionate interest in the law generally. Over the years, Fiona has written extensively about trusts and other estate matters, and has taught at the University of Victoria law school, to the legal profession courses, and in the community. She is active in law reform, legal organizations and charitable organizations.

Her accomplishments include:

• co author of a reference book for lawyers entitled Drafting Trusts and Wills Trusts in Canada, Lexis Nexis Butterworths;
• co-editor of and contributor to the general reference book, Financial and Estate Planning for the Mature Client in BC.,Lexis Nexis Butterworths
• co author of a study for the Law Commission of Canada with Dr. Holly Tuokko of the University of Victoria's Centre on Aging, entitled “Using Age as a Fitness to drive Criterion for Older Adults”;
• member of the Board of the Victoria Hospital Foundation;
• past president of the Canadian Bar Association's Wills and Trusts Section, Victoria;
• president of the Estate Planning Council of Victoria;
• member of Project to Review Succession Law, Law Institute of B.C.;
• two wonderful children.  

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