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Area of Practice Civil litigation, and in particular, estate & trust litigation and construction litigation. Representative Work Represents parties in Wills variation actions. Represents parties in Executors' accounting proceedings. Represents parties in capacity and undue influence claims. Represents parties in contractual disputes. Represents owners and contractors in Builders Liens claims. Represents developers, owners, and contractors on claims for construction deficiencies and delay. Represents landlords in commercial lease disputes. Profile Amy Mortimore is a partner at Clark Wilson LLP, and a member of its Estate & Trust Litigation and Construction Law Practice Groups. She also practices general commercial litigation and commercial landlord and tenant disputes. Amy has been a member of Clark Wilson's Litigation Department since 2000. Prior to that, she worked at a law firm in Langley, British Columbia. Amy has appeared in all levels of Court in British Columbia, as well as in front of various administrative tribunals. She also has training and experience in mediation. Amy obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in French from the University of British Columbia in 1993, her Bachelor of Laws degree in 1997 from the University of Victoria, and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1998. Amy is a co-contributor to Continuing Legal Education's text, British Columbia Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation, specifically in the chapter addressing claims pursuant to the Wills Variation Act, for the years 2002 to 2009. Additionally, she is a contributing author to the 2008 and 2009 update of CLE's text, British Columbia Probate & Estate Administration Practice Manual. Amy is also the author of the Builders Lien portion of CLE's 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2009 Annual Practice Updates. She is co-creator of Clark Wilson's Builders Lien FAQs collection. Memberships & Associations Member, Law Society of British Columbia (1998 – Present) Member, Canadian Bar Association (1998 – Present) Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2005 – Present) Member, Trial Lawyers Association, Estate Litigation Section (2008 – Present) Member, British Columbia Branch of the CBA ("BCCBA") Court Services Committee (2001 – 2006) Member, Planning Committee BCCBA 2005 Annual Legal Conference & Expo Member, Continuing Legal Education Civil Litigation Practice Advisory Committee (2000 – 2002) Executive Member, Young Lawyer Section of the BCCBA (1998 – 2003) Member, BCCBA Task Force considering the Entrance Examination for the Professional Legal Training course (2000) Estate & Trust Litigation Publications & Presentations Contributing Author: British Columbia Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation Updates – CLE, 2002 to 2009 Contributing Author: British Columbia Probate & Estate Administration Practice Manual Update (Devolution of Assets on Death Chapter) – CLE, 2008 and 2009 Author: "Powers of an Executor to Shorten Limitation Periods" – Your Estate Matters, Spring 2009 Speaker: "Constructive and Resulting Trusts" – CLE, November 2008 Contributing Author: "Documenting a Trust" – Your Estate Matters, Fall 2006 Speaker: "Estate Dispute Resolution" – Clark Wilson Seminar, June 2005 Speaker: "Building Your Estate Practice" Seminars – November 2004 and June 2005 Speaker: "Estate Litigation" – sponsored jointly by the Law Courts Education Society and the Jewish Community Centre, June 2004 Speaker: "Incapacity Issues" – Protect Your Client's Estate Seminar, June 2003 Speaker: "Retention of Estate Planning Files" – Protect Your Client's Estate Seminar, June 2003 Author: "The Importance of Designating a Beneficiary" – Estate Litigation Bulletin, 2003 Speaker: "Safely Navigating Estate Litigation" – 10th Annual National Conference of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners, May 2003 Author: "Changes to the Adoption Act" – Estate Litigation Bulletin, August 2002 |