He has always had a passion for wills and estate planning law; and as a consequence, he founded Westcoast Wills & Estates. He regularly advises clients on estate planning and prepares Wills, Trusts, Representation Agreements and Powers of Attorney. He also advises and helps clients apply to court for probate and committeeship orders.
Mike was born and raised in North Vancouver. He attended Ross Road Elementary and Argyle Secondary in Lynn Valley. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UBC prior to earning his Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie Law School in Halifax in 2006.
Before and during law school, he worked at a credit union in North Vancouver. Following law school, he worked in the areas of estate administration, environmental law and corporate law in Vancouver.
A practicing lawyer, Mike is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association’s Wills & Trusts and Elder Law subsections. He has earned the TEP designation as a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP Canada). He is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Vancouver. He is also a past board member of the Marineview Housing Society and sat on an advisory panel for the BC Cancer Agency. He regularly attends continuing education courses and frequently presents publicly on trusts and estate planning for financial institutions, charities and educational institutions around Vancouver.
In his “spare time,” Mike helps coaching soccer and baseball as well as hiking and camping on local mountains with his family.