Course Chairs
J. Jeffrey Locke — McLellan Herbert Locke, Vancouver
Jasmeet K. Wahid — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Jeffrey Locke is one of the principals of McLellan Herbert Locke LLP and maintains a practice devoted almost entirely to wills, estates, and elder law litigation. With over 15 years of litigation experience, he has appeared before all levels of court in BC to assist executors, beneficiaries, and family members in resolving the various disputes that arise in those arenas.
Outside of the office, Jeff regularly speaks at legal education events, was an adjunct professor at Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC for over 10 years, and has volunteered his time with both the University of Victoria and Thompson Rivers University law schools. He recently contributed two chapters to CLEBC's Estate Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator's Guide, is one of the general editors of Financial and Estate Planning for the Mature Client in British Columbia, and is a contributor to PLTC's Wills and Estates Practice Manual. Jeff also volunteers his time as a member of the Planned Giving Committee for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.
Jasmeet Wahid's family law practice is diverse and includes complex financial and parenting issues. Her practice also includes unique issues in the areas of adoption, reproductive technology, and child protection.
She was recently trial counsel on Bradley v. Callahan, 2024 BCSC 163. She has argued several important appeals including: the posthumous use of reproductive material and the statutory interpretation of the consent provisions of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act [L.T. v. D.T. Estate, 2020 BCCA 328]; child's consent to gender affirming care, family violence and remedies under the Family Law Act [A.B. v. C.D., 2020 BCCA 11 and A.B. v. C.D., 2019 BCCA 297]; and the adoption of a First Nations child and the statutory scheme of the Adoption Act [M.M. v. T.B., 2017 BCCA 296] with application for leave to the Supreme Court of Canada being dismissed.
Jasmeet is a contributor to continuing education seminars for other lawyers, and co-chairs or presents regularly at conferences or meetings on various issues for the CBA, CLEBC, Trial Lawyers Association of BC, PBLI, and York University, Osgoode Professional Development.
Her passions include travel and art.