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Kathryn’s practice is focused on helping clients achieve their estate-planning goals by providing advice on wills, trusts, the transfer of assets, powers of attorney, and estate administration.

She works in partnership with her clients to help them navigate complex matters and to protect and plan for the transfer of their personal assets.

Kathryn is active in the estates and trusts bar and is a member of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Executive for Trusts and Estates law.  While on the Executive Committee for the OBA Trusts and Estates Law section, Kathryn spearheaded the Make a Will Month initiative that has provided hundreds of public information sessions across Ontario, partnering with the Toronto Public Library, and actively participated in the development of emergency legislation to address the Covid-19 pandemic in Ontario relating to the execution of Wills and Powers of Attorney.

 Kathryn is also a member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP).  Kathryn has contributed to the OBA Trusts and Estates Law newsletter and to the firm’s publications.  She speaks at various professional and public programs on the topic of wills, estates and substitute decision-making.

Education & Memberships

education

University of British Columbia, J.D., 2011
University of Western Ontario, B.A., 2008

Memberships

Society of Trust and Estate Planners (STEP)
Ontario Bar Association

Trusts and Estates Law Section Executive, Past Chair, 2025-2026

Canadian Bar Association

Awards and Recognition

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, 2026

Estate & Personal Tax Planning

Gerald W. Owen Book Prize, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
The Best Lawyers ™ in Canada

Trusts & Estates Law

Speaking Engagements & Publications

28th Estates and Trusts Summit

Co-Chair

recent news & insights

Kathryn Balter recognized by the Ontario Bar Association with the 2026 Hoffstein Book Prize

Announcement, Recognition

12 Partners recognized as Leaders in their field in the 2026 edition of the Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory 

Recognition

2025 / 2026 OBA Section Executives

Announcement

41 Lawyers Profiled Across 24 Areas of Law in The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2024

Recognition

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

2023-2024 OBA Section Executives

Announcement

Wills and Estates

Update on the new Trust Reporting Obligations & Tax Filings for Underused Housing

Article

Wills and Estates

Dealing with Digital Assets on Death

Speaking Engagement

Wills and Estates

Latest Update on Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney: Extension in Ontario to September 22, 2020

COVID-19 Resource

Wills and Estates

Update on Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney: Signing in Counterparts Now Temporarily Permitted in Ontario

COVID-19 Resource

Wills and Estates

Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney Now Temporarily Permitted in Ontario

COVID-19 Resource

Wills and Estates

E-Wills: Legislative Change a Necessity in the COVID-19 Crisis

COVID-19 Resource

Wills and Estates

Multiple Wills Resurrected

Article

Wills and Estates

Multiple Wills Make A Comeback

Article

Wills and Estates

Multiple Wills: A Little Worse For Wear But Still Worthwhile

Article

Wills and Estates

Capping Political Contributions From Beyond The Grave

Article

Wills and Estates

Wills, Powers Of Attorney For Property And Powers Of Attorney For Personal Care

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