Lawyer Alex Procope realized that at every failed mediation he has attended, at least one party exhibited a “fight, flight, or freeze” stress response – common behaviours for people with a history of trauma. He shared his observation with Maneesha Mehra, a certified specialist in family law practicing at Carson Chousky Lein LLP, and they […]
Tag: Estate Advocacy
Kelley Bryan and Alex Procope have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers Ones to Watch for Trusts and Estates. Best Lawyers ranks legal professionals through peer-review surveys of the legal community. Those surveyed are asked to assess their peers on their legal abilities, professionalism and integrity. We […]
What is undue influence? Undue influence aims to protect individuals from being taken advantage of in a transaction by someone who exerts control over them. The finding allows a court to invalidate documents where the influence of a powerful figure undermines an individual’s ability to make their own decisions. It applies to a wide variety […]
PBP Lawyers is proud to announce that Alex Procope has been ranked in the Private Wealth Disputes – Canada category of Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023. Chambers and Partners seeks out referees from high net-worth clients and develops rankings based on assessments of the following qualities: Technical legal ability Professional conduct Client service Commercial […]
Alex Procope was been awarded the 2022 Hoffstein Book Prize! This award is given out annually to any Trusts and Estates Section member of the Ontario Bar Association with less than 15 years of practice. The nominating committee considered whether the recipient demonstrates leadership in the trusts and estates bar through knowledge, experience skill, commitment, […]
PBP Lawyers, Kelley Bryan and Alex Procope have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 for trusts and estates. Kelley has been included on the Best Lawyers list and Alex has been included on the Ones to Watch List. Congratulations to them both and to all of the other recipients. We are honoured to […]
On September 23, 2021, Alex Procope presented a case law update alongside Lisa Filgiano counsel at the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. Practice Gems: Estates Administration 2021 was an online professional development program presented by the Law Society of Ontario. It covered topics including the unsettled law respecting beneficiary designations, compensation of lawyers acting as […]
Alex Procope co-chaired the Ontario Bar Association’s Innovation in Trusts & Estates Law 2021 program with Jonathan Keslassy of KFG Law on June 1, 2021. Some of the topics that were discussed are highlighted below. Friedrich Blasé, the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Innovator in Residence, opened the discussion about the difficulties lawyers have choosing technology […]
Earlier this year the World Health Organization (WHO) published its Global Report on Ageism (Report). The Report resonated with me as I and my partners at PBP Lawyers routinely work with older people in our practice, which includes capacity law, access to care and benefits, and elder law. In my article “How to Combat Ageism […]
Alex Procope co-presented with Amelia Yiu from Elm Law on Estate Planning Pitfalls on November 24, 2020. The Ontario Bar Association Webcast was on featured advice from Estate Litigators. Amelia and Alex reviewed Joint Ownership Issues and guardian against capacity concerns and undue influence. The Common Estate Planning Pitfalls program also covered: Mastering Powers of […]