Gary Kirk

Gary has been practicing as a lawyer for more than 20 years.  In addition to the practice areas of Mediation/Arbitration, Wills & Estates and Family Law, Gary is also an experienced litigator.  He has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta. Gary’s reported decisions include:

• McKenna Estate (Re), 2016 ABQB 37
• Cormack Estate, 2016 ABQB 544
• Cormack v. Indergaard, 2018 ABCA 41
• Wilson Estate (Re) 2019 ABQB 726
  
  

Gary also has extensive training as a Mediator and Arbitrator and has participated in numerous Mediation, Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution Hearings, both as counsel and as Mediator/Arbitrator

Gary is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian Bar Association and the ADR Institute of Alberta.  Gary is an active member of the Family Law and Estates & Trusts Sections of the Alberta Bar Association.

Gary's volunteer work includes conducting seminars on estate planning sponsored by The Calgary Public Library and Calgary Legal Guidance. He was a past instructor in the Negotiation segment of the CPLED course for articling students. Gary was a featured speaker at the Family, Wills & Trusts and Civil Litigation Sections of the Alberta Bar Association, and has been a presenter for the Legal Education Society of Alberta.

• Mediation and Arbitration of Estate Disputes
• Mediation and Arbitration of Family Law Disputes

• Wills
• Personal Directives
• Powers of Attorney
• Estate Planning
• Estate Administration
• Applications for Grants of Probate
• Applications for Grants of Administration

• Divorce
• Separation
• Child Custody
• Division of Matrimonial Property
• Child Support
• Spousal Support

Alberta, 1998

Will & Estate Planning Seminar, Calgary Public Library, 2008 - Present

Canadian Bar Association, Member, 1998 - Present

Calgary Legal Guidance, 2008 - Present

English