Crystal L. Taylor

Crystal is a partner at the Felesky Flynn Saskatoon office. She practices in all areas of personal and corporate tax, with a focus on owner-managed business and succession planning.

Crystal’s commitment to excellence has not gone unnoticed. She has been recognized by her peers in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ for her outstanding work in Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, and Corporate Law—a testament to her high-caliber practice and dedication to her clients.

Crystal is recognized as a leading lawyer by the The Best Lawyers in Canada™ for Corporate Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates. She was also recently named as the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year’ by The Best Lawyers in Canada™ in Trusts and Estates. She is also recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, since 2014, for her esteemed career in tax law she has built.

Crystal harnesses her wealth of tax law expertise to allow her clients’ businesses to prosper. She offers legal advice that always aligns on a strategic level.

An accomplished speaker and writer, she has held positions as a tax law professor at the University of Saskatchewan, member of the Royal University Foundation Legacy Giving Advisory Committee and committee member for the Prairie Provinces Tax Conference.

Recognized as Volunteer of the Year at Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Crystal was the Chair for the STEP Saskatchewan Chapter Executive Committee (2019-2020), and a current member of the STEP Tax Technical Committee. Crystal is the Past President of the Saskatoon Club (2020).

Credentials

• Corporate Reorganization Course, CPA Canada
• In-Depth Tax Course (Parts I, II & III), CPA Canada
• Called to Alberta Bar, 2018
• Called to the Saskatchewan Bar, 1999
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (with Great Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 1998
• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm) (with Great Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 1997

Memberships & Affiliations

• Member, Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA)
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
• Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Past Member, Estate Planning Council of Saskatoon
• Past Member, Saskatoon Women’s Network