Biography

Mark S. Weintraub

Direct Tel. (604) 643-3113
Email msw@cwilson.com
800 - 885 West Georgia Street Vancouver B.C. V6C 3H1 Main Tel. (604) 687-5700 Fax (604) 687-6314
www.cwilson.com

Area of Practice
Estate and Trust Litigation, Elder Law and Commercial Litigation.

Profile
Mark Weintraub is a partner with Clark Wilson LLP and is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department.
Mr. Weintraub received his Master of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in 1978 and his LL.B. from the University of Toronto in 1982.

Prior to joining Clark Wilson LLP, Mr. Weintraub practised law as one of the more senior litigation partners at the firm of Freeman & Company and prior to joining Clark Wilson LLP was a founding partner of the firm Silber Weintraub.
Mr. Weintraub has acted as counsel in a wide spectrum of actions, including estate and trust litigation, commercial fraud and shareholder and partnership disputes.

Mr. Weintraub has had considerable experience as counsel in highly disputed Estates, involving allegations of negligent or fraudulent administration. A number of his cases have involved novel points of law or complex factual issues, including legal obligations of executors, committeeships, powers of attorney, status of parties and gender discrimination.

Memberships & Associations
Member, Law Society of British Columbia Member, Canadian Bar Association (Civil Litigation; Wills and Trusts) Member, Vancouver Bar Association Member, B.C. Trial Lawyers Association (Estate Litigation Section) Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Presentations & Writings
Mr. Weintraub has written for and presented courses and seminars for various industry groups. Additionally, he has undertaken various continuing professional education projects for The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia under the auspices of the Law Society (CLE) and other legal education providers including:
· Contributing Author: CLE Practice Manual: BC Estate Planning & Wealth Preservation: Chapter 6 Asset Protection, April 2006 (TBA)
· Contributing Author: CLE Practice Manual: BC Estate Planning & Wealth Preservation: Chapter 6 Asset Protection, April 2005
· Contributing Author: CLE Practice Manual: BC Estate Planning & Wealth Preservation: Chapter 6 Asset Protection, April 2004
· Course Presenter: Dye & Durham Law Seminars, Selected Topics on Estate Administration and Litigation, June 2003
· Contributing Author: CLE Practice Manual: BC Estate Planning & Wealth Preservation: Chapter 6 Asset Protection, April 2003
· Course Presenter and Contributing Author: Canadian Association of Gift Planners National Conference Topics in Estate Litigation for Gift Planners, April 2003
· Course Presenter: CLE Wills & Estates Conference: Asset Protection Techniques: How Effective Are They? February, 2002
· Contributing Author: CLE Practice Manual: BC Estate Planning & Wealth Preservation: Chapter 6 Asset Protection, February, 2002
· Contributing Author: Law Society Professional Legal Training Bar Admission Practice Material The Estates of Mentally Incompetent Persons and the Public Guardian and Trustee, 2002
· Contributing Author: Law Society Professional Legal Training Bar Admission Practice Material The Estates of Mentally Incompetent Persons and the Public Guardian and Trustee, 2001
· Course Presenter and Contributing Author: Pacific Business & Law Institute Trust Conference Restricting Attacks on the Trust, May, 2000
· Contributing Author: Law Society Professional Legal Training Bar Admission Practice Material The Estates of Mentally Incompetent Persons and the Public Guardian and Trustee, 2000
· Course Presenter: Pacific Capability Evaluation Clinic, Mental Competency Seminar Testamentary Capacity Issues, 1999

Community Involvement
Chair, 2004 – 2007, Canadian Jewish Congress Pacific Region
Co-Author, Japanese War Crimes: The Search for Justice (Rutgers University) Transaction Publishers 2003
Key Note Speaker, Tokyo Conference War Crimes & Redress: Accountability, Justice and the Importance of Memory in the Era of War
Member, 1992, British Columbia Law Society, Multiculturalism Committee
Chair, 1998 – 1999, Planned Giving Canadian Cancer Society (BC & Yukon)
Co-Chair, 1998 – 1999, Revenue Development Canadian Cancer Society (BC & Yukon)





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