Recognitions

The OBA’s Trusts and Estates Law Section is pleased to announce Kimberly A. Whaley as the recipient of the 2024 OBA Award of Excellence in Trusts and Estates Law. Kimberly was honoured at a dinner ceremony on October 15, 2024 at the 1 King West in Toronto. The Award for Excellence in Trusts and Estates was created to recognize exceptional contributions and/or achievements by members of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) to the area of wills, trusts and estates.

Kimberly A. Whaley, 2024 OBA Award of Excellence in Trusts and Estates Law

Albert H. Oosterhoff, 2019 OBA Award of Excellence in Trusts and Estates Law

Kimberly A. Whaley, 2009 Hoffstein Book Prize

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