Atty. Tara Britnell, K.C.
Tara Britnell is the Co-Chair of the Estate and Trust Litigation department. She assists clients with the complete range of complex and challenging estate and trust cases, including undue influence and capacity claims, adult guardianship, construction and variation of wills and trusts, contentious estate administrations, and the identification and prevention of elder abuse.
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Tara Britnell, K.C. is a trusts attorney based in Surrey, British Columbia, practicing at Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026). Serands clients in Surrey, BC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Tara Britnell is the Co-Chair of the Estate and Trust Litigation department
- She assists clients with the complete range of complex and challenging estate and trust cases, including undue influence and capacity claims, adult guardianship, construction and variation of wills and trusts, contentious estate administrations, and the identification and prevention of elder abuse
- Tara’s clients include executors, trustees, beneficiaries, people disappointed in a Will and those concerned about elder financial abuse
- She understands the stress her clients experience in these often highly contentious disputes, and she excels at finding the most effective and efficient means of resolving these difficult situations
- Tara is also regularly engaged as a mediator, particularly in connection with estate and trust disputes, in which she excels at helping parties achieve cooperative resolutions without the need for protracted litigation
- For more information about Tara’s mediation practice, please visit the Civil & Estate Mediation page
- Tara presents frequently on estate litigation topics to other lawyers and estates professionals
- She has litigated at all levels of the court system and has extensive experience as counsel at mediations, having obtained her mediation certificate at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
- In recognition of her excellence as counsel and her contributions to the legal profession, Tara was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2020
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Why local counsel matters in British Columbia
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 Surrey 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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