Lisa Christine Sticht-Maksymec

Lisa Sticht-Maksymec’s practice encompasses all aspects of estate planning, estate administration, power of attorney/guardianship administration, estate litigation and applications for guardianship for incapable adults.

As a senior member of the Wills and Estates Practice, her approach explores both legal and practical solutions to matters that are inevitably personal, sensitive and emotional.

Lisa provides clients with broad estate planning advice and prepares comprehensive Wills, testamentary trusts of all kinds, inter vivos trusts, powers of attorney for property, powers of attorney for personal care, living Wills, Wills Agreements and related documents needed to implement comprehensive estate plans, tailored to each client’s unique needs.

Years of experience with estate administration and estate litigation, enable Lisa to identify practical solutions to clients’ estate planning needs, to advise about the best ways to plan for the efficient administration of their estates, and to avoid costly family disputes at the estate planning stage.

She works with high net-worth individuals, families, spouses in blended families, and successful business owners and entrepreneurs who are looking for efficient ways to transfer their wealth to the next generation. Lisa also works closely with families who have children with disabilities to protect ODSP eligibility.

Executors and trustees seek Lisa’s advice and guidance about their duties and responsibilities in the administration of estates and trusts, from applications for certificate of appointment of estate trustee (with or without a Will), to resolving claims against estates, passing accounts and winding up estates. Her experience extends to administering estates with foreign beneficiaries and foreign assets.