Elyssa Lockhart

Counsel

Vancouver

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Education & Qualifications

  • F.E.A. Certificate (Ivey Business School, Western University, 2019)
  • JD (University of Victoria, 2001)
  • Faculty of Public Administration, D.P.S.M. (University of Victoria, 1998)
  • Faculty of Commerce, D.H.R.M. (St. Mary’s University, 1997)

Services and Industries

Elyssa has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on their personal and business succession plans.

Elyssa has wide-ranging experience advising clients on wealth preservation strategies. She regularly drafts wills, trusts and other estate planning documents and assists clients with all aspects of the estate administration process. She also advises family business owner/operators on succession planning and business transitions, as well as business structuring, the acquisition and sale of corporate assets, and the windup and dissolution of businesses.

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Estate Planning Counsel (Fraser Valley)
  • Board Member, Centre for Epilepsy and Seizure Education (British Columbia)
  • Member, Board of Governors (Fraser Valley, 2014-2017)
  • Member, Executive Committee (Fraser Valley, 2015-2017)
  • Committee Member, Economic Development (Select) Committee, District of Mission (2012-2015)
  • Director or Protocol, 2014 British Colombia Winter Games (2012-2014)
  • Nominating Committee, Board of Director, 2014 British Colombia Winter Games (2011)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Mission Literacy in Motion (2014-2016)
  • President, Board of Directors, Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce (2012-2013)
  • Chair, Government Affairs Committee, Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce (2008-2012)
  • Member, Rotary Club of Mission Mid-Day (2005-2014)
  • Secretary, Rotary Club of Mission Mid-Day (2007-2009)
  • Member, Executive Committee, Affiliation of Multicultural Societies & Service Agencies (2008-2009)
  • Director-at-large, Affiliation of Multicultural Societies & Service Agencies (2007-2009)
  • Member, Membership Committee, Affiliation of Multicultural Societies & Service Agencies (2005-2007)
  • Presenter, “Navigating Corporate Issues Arising from Major Life Events” (2021)
  • Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, District of Mission (2015)
  • Citizen of the Year, District of Mission (2013)
  • Law Foundation Entrance Scholarship (Victoria, 1998)