Jennifer A. Pfuetzner
E-mail: jpfuetzner@tmlawyers.com
Direct Line: 988-0442
Direct Fax: 953-7231

Wills, Estates & Estate Planning, Taxation

Associate
Admitted to the Bar, 1995, Ontario; Manitoba, 2008.

Education
McMaster University (B.Arts Sc., 1990), Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B, 1993); Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (In-Depth Tax Course Part I and II, 1993-1996).

Member
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP); Canadian Bar Association; Manitoba Bar Association; Canadian Tax Foundation; Winnipeg Foundation's Allied Professional Advisory Group.

Positions
Editor, O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms, Division V - Estates and Trusts, Chapters 36 and 37 (2000 to present).

Lecturer
Osgoode Hall Law School, Trust Law (1999-2000); Ontario Bar Admission Course.

Author
O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms, Division V – Estates and Trusts, Chapters 36 and 37
"What's in a Word?", STEP Journal, vol. 18(5), May, 2010.
"Common Will Drafting Errors", STEP Winnipeg, February 2010
“Annotated Trust - Trust Drafting Panel”, Ontario Bar Association, September 2008
“The Annotated Will”, the Law Society of Upper Canada, February 2008
“Annotated Estate Accounts”, Ontario Bar Association, November 2007
“Trusts for the Disabled Beneficiary”, Ontario Bar Association, September 2007
“Advanced Roundtable in Estates and Trusts”, the Law Society of Upper Canada, May 2007
“The Nature and Classification of Trusts”, Ontario Bar Association, September 2006
“Case File Series in Estate Planning II”, the Law Society of Upper Canada, June 2006
“The Annotated Alter Ego Trust”, the Law Society of Upper Canada, March 2006
“Case File Series in Estate Planning”, the Law Society of Upper Canada, April 2005
“The New Lawyer Experience”, the Law Society of Upper Canada, September 2004
“Relief from Errors in Due Execution”, Ontario Bar Association, September 2003
"The Annotated Will", Law Society of Upper Canada, February, 2003;
"Taking Advantage of Inter-Provincial Differences - Alberta Trusts", Ontario Bar Association, October 2002;
"Protecting and Defending Trustees: Issues and Problem Areas", (co-author) Law Society of Upper Canada, November 2001;
"Tax Tips for the Elderly", Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, June 2001;
"Planning for the Disabled Beneficiary", Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, February 2001;
"Recent Cases Relating to Estate Planning", Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, January 2001;
"Trust Forum - Domestic Update", Toronto Estate Planning Council, January, 2001;
"Gifts and Inter Vivos Trusts", Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Program, October, 2000;
"Use of Powers of Attorney in Estate Planning for Incompetent Persons", Law Society of Upper Canada, June, 2000;
"Restructuring the Will and the Testamentary Trust", Law Society of Upper Canada, June, 2000;
"Powers of Attorney - Emerging Issues", Law Society of Upper Canada, November, 1999;
"Domestic Asset Protection Trusts", Law Society of Upper Canada, September 1999;
"The New Trust Investment Rules and Wills", Canadian Association of Gift Planners, March, 1999;
"Using the Trustee Act to Deal with Trustees and Personal Representatives", Law Society of Upper Canada, March, 1998.

Recognitions
Recognized as "Repeatedly Recommended" in LEXPERT Canadian Legal Directory 2008 (Ontario) in category of Estate & Personal Tax Planning / Estate Litigation.  Listed in "Best Lawyers in Canada" 2010, in the specialty of Trusts and Estates.

Prior to moving to Winnipeg in 2008, Jennifer practiced law in Toronto at the "boutique" estates and family law firm of Dickson, MacGregor, Appell LLP.  Previously, Jennifer was a partner in the Bay Street law firm of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP.