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| | | Janine A. S. Thomas | | | | Janine A.S. Thomas LC | | | 1122 Mainland Street, Suite 340
Vancouver, BC V6B 5L1 | | | | Phone: 604-915-7113 | | | | | | | Fax: 604-915-7114 | | | | E-Mail: janine@thomaslaw.ca | | | Undergraduate: Bachelor of Commerce
University of British Columbia, 1976 | | | | Law School: Univeristy of British Columbia, 1977 | | | Bar Admittance: British Columbia, 1981
Ontario, 2001 | | |
| | Janine opened her own firm in 2003. She offers clients large firm expertise with the privacy and
personal attention of a small firm. She previously practised business law and this helps her understand the challenges facing business owners and their advisors. She has worked with an international insurance company and understands the structure and application of insurance products, particularly in the areas of estate and business succession planning. She also has training as a mediator.
Janine’s services include:
• Wills
• planning to avoid BC probate fees and claims under the Wills Variation Act
• trusts, trust variations, and related tax matters
• estate administration including post-mortem restructuring and multi-jurisdiction problems
• adult guardianship including the appointment of Committees for an incapable adult
• advising estate administrators, trustees, and beneficiaries
• assisting family law and litigation lawyers with files involving estates and trusts
• assisting families with planning for a disabled family member |
| | Janine’s practice is restricted to estate planning and estate administration and related tax issues. She is named in the Best Lawyers
in Canada in these areas. She has worked with distinguished law firms both in Vancouver and Toronto and with some of Canada’s leading
families, business owners, and charitable organizations. She has served on
the boards or planned giving committees of various charities including BCIT, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the Kaiser Foundation. |
| | • Author, Chapters 12-14, Taxation of the Deceased, Taxation of Estates and Testamentary Trusts, and Special Tax Issues, BC Probate and Estate Administration Practice Manual, CLE BC (1990 to present)
• Author, Chapter 4, The RRSP, RRIF and RPP, BC Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation Practice
Manual, CLE BC (2002 to present)
• Speaker, Trusts: the Thorny Issues, Pacific Business and Law Institute (May 2008)
• Speaker, Business Succession: Challenges, Opportunities, Solutions - A Case Study, Business
Succession Planning Cruise sponsored by the RBC Group (September 2007)
• Speaker, Multiple Wills: Do they work in BC to avoid Probate Fees, Estate Planning Council of
Vancouver (March 2007)
• Speaker, Critical Issues in Estate Planning, Pacific Business and Law Institute (October 2004)
• Speaker, Family Law: Trust and Tax Issues, CLE of BC (October 2004)
• Speaker, Estate, Financial and Care Planning for the Mature Client, Pacific Business and Law
Institute (January 2004) |
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