James A. Sweetlove

Jim practises in the Estates Group.
 
Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Estates and Trusts Law, Jim obtained his LLB from the University of Western Ontario in 1970 and his LLM (Alternative Dispute Resolution) from Osgoode Hall at York University in 2004.
 
Jim has been practising law in Hamilton since 1972 and is a resident of Burlington.
 

Areas of Expertise

• Mediation with an emphasis on estate disputes
• Estate Administration
• Estate Planning
• Estate Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Organizations and Activities

• Anglican Church Ministries Foundation, Niagara - President
• Canadian Bar Association -Estates and Trusts Section
• Law Society of Upper Canada - Continuing Education Lecturer and Former Bar Admission Course Instructor
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - Member
• Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario - Examiner for Estates Law
• Burlington Community Foundation - Former Board Member
• Aldershot Community Recreation Association - President
• Conservation Halton (Halton Region Conservation Authority) - Former Board Member
• Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital - Chair of Planned Giving Executive
• Burlington Curling Club - Member and Past President
• Law Society of Upper Canada, Specialty Committee for Estate and Trust Law - Former Chair
• Ontario Bar Association, Continuing Education - Presenter
• Hamilton Law Association, Continuing Education - Presenter
• University of Windsor - Completed certificate courses in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Advanced Alternate Dispute Resolution with the Stitt Feld Handy Group
• Centre for Estate Mediation - Certificate
• Practising Mediator