Karen Claire Watters

Karen is a partner at de VRIES LITIGATION LLP with over a decade of experience with estates and trusts issues. Karen has represented clients in a variety of proceedings including will challenges, dependant’s relief claims, guardianship applications, and powers of attorney disputes. Karen frequently appears before the Superior Court of Justice and has successfully appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Karen obtained her law degree from Queen’s University and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2011. She is a frequent presenter on estate litigation topics and is a member of the Ontario Bar Association and the Hamilton Law Association. Karen has been a committee member of the HLA Estates & Trusts Subcommittee since 2016.

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