Atty. Laura E. West
Laura West is engaged in a general practice in the areas of wealth management, estates, trusts, charity and not-for-profit law. She advises clients on wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare representation agreements, charitable giving, family business succession planning, corporate re-organizations and estate administration, as well as the establishment, governance and regulation of charities and non-profit organizations.
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Laura E. West is a trusts attorney based in Vancouver, British Columbia, practicing at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026). Serands clients in Vancouver, BC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Laura West is engaged in a general practice in the areas of wealth management, estates, trusts, charity and not-for-profit law
- She advises clients on wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare representation agreements, charitable giving, family business succession planning, corporate re-organizations and estate administration, as well as the establishment, governance and regulation of charities and non-profit organizations
- Ms. West has taught wills and estate planning at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law as an adjunct professor and she is the co-author of Charitable Giving in Canada
- She has lectured and written frequently on estate planning, charity and non-profit legal issues, including articles and presentations for the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Canada), the Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal, the Canadian Bar Association, the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association, the Pacific Business & Law Institute, the Canadian Association of Gift Planners and others
- Ms. West has been recognized by various publications as a leading lawyer in estates and personal tax planning, and charities / not-for-profit law
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Practicing law in British Columbia. Legal matters in British Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Vancouver are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate British Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in British Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in British Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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