Kavina Nagrani, C.S., JD, TEP

MEET KAVINA

Kavina is a Certified Specialist in Estates and Trusts Law, recognized by the Law Society of Ontario. She is an experienced solicitor and litigator with over ten (10) years of pre-law experience in business and technology consulting roles. She is also a qualified TEP (Trust & Estate Practitioner) recognized by the Global Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Prior to co-founding NIKA LAW LLP, Kavina led and developed an Estates practice for a top-tier mid-size business law firm in Toronto where she gained experience in Estate Planning and Estate Litigation.

WILLS, ESTATES AND TRUSTS – PLANNING

On the planning side, Kavina deals with estate plans for business owners, professionals and individuals. She often deals with multiple Will plans, cross-border issues, blended families, inter–vivos (Alter-Ego, Joint-Partner) and testamentary trusts such as Henson Trusts and trusts for young beneficiaries.

EXECUTOR & POWER OF ATTORNEY ADVISORY

Kavina is often retained by Executors, Trustees and persons assigned under Power of Attorney documents to provide advice and assistance in these complex roles. Executors usually require legal expertise to prepare probate applications, assist with liquidation and transfer of assets from an estate or trust to beneficiaries, and in the preparation of estate and trust accounting.

ESTATE & ELDER LAW LITIGATION

In 2018, Kavina was elected to the Canadian Bar Association – Elder Law executive where she now serves as the section chair. This position and her former Board position for the CNPEA (Canadian Network for Prevention) has contributed to her strong personal desire to effect change for seniors and to protect their interests, rights and autonomy.

With our now aging demographic, estate disputes and elder law issues are becoming more common. Kavina deals both in and out of the courtroom with complex family situations which may involve: financial elder abuse, power of attorney issues, mental capacity, guardianship, disputes involving multiple executors, will challenges, and dependent’s relief claims.

QUALIFICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS

Certified Specialist in Estates & Trusts, Law Society of Ontario
Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Juris Doctor (JD), Western Law University
Osgood Certificate in Elder Law, York University
H.B.A, Finance Specialization, University of Waterloo

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Seniors Expert Advisory Committee (2021-2022)
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA)
2022 Vice Chair of the Ontario Bar Association – Elder Law Section
Past-Chair of the Canadian Bar Association – Elder Law Section
2022 Executive Member of the Ontario Bar Association – Trusts & Estates Section
2022 Executive Member of the Canadian Bar Association – Trusts & Estates Section

MEDIA

• Interviewed by Advisor’s Edge: “Ontario’s estate audit rules keep executors honest” – February 2022
• Justice in Pieces, Guest Speaker Series features, Kavina Nagrani, “Day in the life of an Estate Lawyer” – September 2021
• Kavina appointed to the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Seniors Expert Advisory Committee for 2021-2022 – June 2021
• Kavina interviewed by CTV Saskatoon re: the boom in estate planning during COVID-19 – April 2021
• Kavina interviewed by Globe & Mail re Virtual Witnessing of Wills Case – April 2020
• Interviewed by CBC News: COVID-19 prompts a flood of people to write, change their wills — but quarantine measures are getting in the way – March 2020
• Interviewed by CBC News: 97-year-old woman with Dementia abused by her Power of Attorney – March 2020
• 60-second interview with Kavina Nagrani TEP and Nithilia Murugadas | STEP– March 2022
• Kavina interviewed by Leanne Kaufman on the Royal Trust podcast on Power of Attorney issues – December 2023

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• Speaker, 24th Estates & Trusts Summit, hosted by the Law Society of Ontario, “Giving Advice to Attorney’ for Property & Personal Care” – October 2021
• Speaker, “Advising Attorneys and their Families under a Power of Attorney”, 24th Estates & Trusts Summit 2021 – October 2021
• A Legal Lens – What You Might Not Know About Choosing Your SDM“ – October 14th – October 2021
• Co-panelist with the Honourable Justice McEwen –“Analysis of s.21 of the Succession Law Reform Act”, LSO Probate Essentials 2021 – September 2021
• Speaker, “A Legal Lens: Choosing a Substitute Decision Maker”, Hospice Waterloo Region – September 2021
• Kavina presents to OBA Business Law Section on Multiple Wills