Gosha S. Sekhon
Called to the Bar: 2004
Phone: 905-452-6879
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Gosha concentrates her practice on estates, trusts and mental capacity law. Her estates and trusts practice is focused on estate planning and wealth preservation, including the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and medical directives. Gosha advises Executors on all aspects of the administration of an estate of a deceased person and guides Attorneys for property and Attorneys for personal care when managing the affairs of a mentally incapacitated individual.
Gosha also works with litigation counsel on contentious and non-contentious estate and capacity matters.
SIGNIFICANT CASES/MATTERS
Structured an estate plan for a person whose spouse was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease. Used a testamentary trust as part of the solution.
Administered an estate in Ontario involving a foreign will. Arranged for official translation of the will into English. Obtained probate notwithstanding that the original will was retained by the court in the country of origin.
Assisted an executor to enforce a divorce settlement for a deceased person. Obtained a vesting order for two properties that were not transferred to the deceased before death.
PUBLICATIONS
Estate Planning Providing for the Special Needs Beneficiary, Lawrences Letter, Spring 2009
The Basics: Some Common Claims in Estate Litigation, co-authored with Ed Upenieks for Ontario Bar Association CLE on Estate Litigation, December 2009
Estate Planning for Blended Families, Ontario Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section Deadbeat Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2010
Estate Planning: Blended Families, Who Gets What?, co-authored with Mike Prsa, Lawrences Letter, Summer 2010
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Considerations in Estate Planning: Presentation to Lychgate Group, St. Johns Anglican Church, Toronto, April 2010
Capacity Law and Planning Around Incapacity: Presentation to Rotary Club of Mississauga-Dixie, Mississauga, February 2010
Avoiding Estate Litigation: Presentation with Ed Upenieks to RBC Dominion Securities Private Client Group, Toronto, September 2009
Moderator for Women in Business: Presentation as part of Toronto Sikh Professionals Speaker Series, Toronto, March 2009
The Importance of Having a Will and Powers of Attorney: Presentation to New Experiences for Newcomer Women, Toronto, September 2005
EDUCATION
Called to the Ontario bar 2004
LLB Queens University 2003
BA Political Science, University of Calgary 2000
BA Sociology, University of Calgary 2000
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Trusts and Estates Section, Ontario Bar Association
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
Member, Peel Law Association
Member, Toronto Sikh Professionals
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Member, Board of Directors, Sikhs Serving Canada
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu
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