Katharine Zhang

Katharine is a Partner at Walsh who practices in the areas of Wills and Estates, Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and First Nations Law.

Katharine’s practice focuses on understanding client priorities, providing solutions, and ensuring her clients feel knowledgeable and confident about their estate plan or their involvement in the administration of an estate.

As estate planning and estate administration matters are unique and personal, Katharine prioritizes meeting with her clients to discuss their circumstances, objectives, and options available to achieve their goals. This includes assisting clients with reviewing their current documents, as planning priorities and objectives can change with new life events.Having advocated in all levels of court in Alberta, Katharine is aware of the significant time and cost involved when litigation occurs. Her approach to estate planning includes, in addition to protecting and transferring assets, management and mitigation of potential disputes. Katharine also has extensive experience with assisting Executors obtain the necessary Grants and Orders required to administer an estate, including obtaining Orders to clarify or vary terms of a Will, and with beneficiaries who require advice to understand their rights and entitlements in the administration process.

Recognizing that estate assets are hard-earned, Katharine’s approach to estate administration focuses on providing practical solutions for her clients facing complexe state administration issues and disputes.Katharine is also part of the First Nations Law group at Walsh.Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Katharine now calls Calgary home. Hiking in theCanadian Rockies is one of Katharine’s favourite pastimes – if she’s not in the office, you’ll likely find her exploring another trail or scramble.

Katharine Zhang

Katharine is a Partner at Walsh who practices in the areas of Wills and Estates, Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and First Nations Law.

Katharine’s practice focuses on understanding client priorities, providing solutions, and ensuring her clients feel knowledgeable and confident about their estate plan or their involvement in the administration of an estate.

As estate planning and estate administration matters are unique and personal, Katharine prioritizes meeting with her clients to discuss their circumstances, objectives, and options available to achieve their goals. This includes assisting clients with reviewing their current documents, as planning priorities and objectives can change with new life events.Having advocated in all levels of court in Alberta, Katharine is aware of the significant time and cost involved when litigation occurs. Her approach to estate planning includes, in addition to protecting and transferring assets, management and mitigation of potential disputes. Katharine also has extensive experience with assisting Executors obtain the necessary Grants and Orders required to administer an estate, including obtaining Orders to clarify or vary terms of a Will, and with beneficiaries who require advice to understand their rights and entitlements in the administration process.

Recognizing that estate assets are hard-earned, Katharine’s approach to estate administration focuses on providing practical solutions for her clients facing complexe state administration issues and disputes.Katharine is also part of the First Nations Law group at Walsh.Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Katharine now calls Calgary home. Hiking in theCanadian Rockies is one of Katharine’s favourite pastimes – if she’s not in the office, you’ll likely find her exploring another trail or scramble.

Education & Professional Development

  • BA (Hons), Queens University
  • JD, University of Calgary
  • Trust & Estate Practitioner (TEP), Step Canada

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Alberta
  • STEP Canada

Notable Work

Katharine is proud to have assisted families of varying degrees of complexity and assets,ranging from families creating estate documents for the first time or who have specificbeneficiary or asset transfer considerations for their estate, to assisting families withassets in multiple jurisdictions, corporate interests to be transferred, and claimant &dependency considerations.

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