Making a Will in BC: Top 15 Questions

  • When: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time

  • Length: 60 minutes

  • Where: Online, via webinar

Do you have questions about making a will or updating one? Join us during Make-A-Will Week in BC for our free webinar featuring the most frequently asked questions about making a will. From our previous make-a-will webinars, we’ve selected the top 15 questions asked by attendees to put to our panel of experts. The answers from lawyers Michael Scott and Brandi Stocks and notary Lilián Cazacu will help you move forward with making or updating your will, one of the most important things you can do for your loved ones.

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Michael Scott

Michael Scott

Michael Scott is a lawyer at Clark Wilson LLP in Vancouver. He practices in estates and trusts and elder law. He is passionate about helping individuals work through their estate planning options by simplifying complex legal principles to ensure the decisions they make about wealth transfer, business succession, incapacity and disability are well-informed ones.

Brandi Stocks

Brandi Stocks

Brandi Stocks is a lawyer with the Public Guardian and Trustee in the Child and Youth Services Division.

Lilián Cazacu

Lilián Cazacu

Lilián is a notary public with Lilián Cazacu Notary Corporation, with offices in Langley and Aldergrove. He obtained a law degree and masters’ degree in Europe, where he also completed doctoral studies in public law and criminology. After moving to British Columbia, he worked as a paralegal while qualifying as a notary public. Lilián is passionate about promoting financial and legal literacy in his community, especially focusing on estate planning and incapacity planning.

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