Oakville Lawyer - Joanna J. Ringrose

About Joanna J. Ringrose

Do you want to help your loved ones manage a difficult situation if something happens to you? Are your assets protected in the event you become physically or mentally disabled and can no longer look after your own affairs? Do you want to ensure that your assets go to the people you intended to benefit? Have you taken steps to minimize the risk of expensive litigation and family discord? Does your will and estate plan minimize the taxes payable by your Estate and by your loved ones?

Joanna Ringrose's legal practice can assist you with comprehensive Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Estate Mediation Services in Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Toronto & the GTA. Joanna also partners with accountants, investment advisors, and other professionals to provide business and succession planning services. Joanna and her staff can help you with:

• Wills
• Powers of Attorney
• Henson Trusts
• Multiple Wills
• Estate & Succession Planning
• Estate Administration
• Trust Planning
• Trust Administration
• Incapacity Planning
• Guardianship
• Joint Asset Planning
• Probate Planning
• Probating an Estate
• Alter Ego Trusts or Joint Partner Trusts
• Elder Law Issues
• Non-profit and Charitable Organizations
• Estate Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Professional Profile: As a Specialist in Estates & Trusts Law, Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada, Joanna, together with her staff, provides comprehensive Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Estate Mediation. Prior to establishing an independent practice in Oakville, Joanna was initially engaged in general private practice and later practiced estate planning and administration with a major Canadian trust company for many years. Subsequently, she specialized in taxation, working in the tax advisory group of a national trust company and the corporate tax department of a professional services/accounting firm.

Education: B.A., M.A., LL.B. LL.M.
University of New Brunswick Law School (LL.B.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M.)

Professional Memberships, Designations & Activities

• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
• Member of the Executive, Trusts and Estates Section, Ontario Bar Association
• C.S. - Certified Specialist, Estates and Trusts Law(Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada)
• T.E.P. - Registered Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
• Member, Estate Planners Council of Oakville
• Member, Professional Advisor's Committee of the Oakville Community Foundation
• Member, Oakville Dispute Mediators Inc.
• Chair of various Ontario Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Programmes
• Instructor, Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course
• Completed Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-depth Tax Programmes
• Contributor to various publications, including "Tax Law Update," Ontario Bar Association Taxation Law Newsletter; "Deadbeat," Trusts and Estates Section Newsletter

Jurisdiction(s)

Ontario

Normal Geographical Limits to Practice

Generally provide services in Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Toronto & the western GTA.

Additional Services

Dispute Resolution Services

Mediator

Other Services

Wheelchair Access
Home Visits and/or Visits to Institutionalized Clients
Returns Long Distance Messages
Notarizes Documents

Practice Areas

Estate Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Elder Law
Estate Administration and Distribution
Estate Planning
Henson Trusts
Independent Legal Advice
Living Wills
Power of Attorney
Representation Agreements
Trusts
Wills