Estate, family and business litigation in Calgary and across Alberta
Keystone Legal is a litigation practice for clients in Calgary, Cochrane and across Alberta whose disputes involve an estate, a family’s property or a business. Much of the work concerns contested wills and estates, divorce and family property where a private company, a professional practice, a farm or significant property is involved, disputes between shareholders and partners, and claims by and against professionals. Naomi Iskra, Barrister and Solicitor, appears at the Calgary Courts Centre before the Court of King’s Bench and the Alberta Court of Justice, and works with clients in English and French.
The practice
Every file is prepared as though it will be heard. That preparation puts a matter in a position to settle on sound terms, and it is what carries the file when a hearing is the only way to a result. The firm also does the planning that keeps families and companies out of court: wills and estate plans for families with a business, a farm or property in more than one place, shareholder and partnership agreements, and prenuptial and cohabitation agreements where there is something to protect.
Areas of focus
Estate litigation
Challenges to wills on capacity or undue influence, the removal and replacement of executors, passing of accounts, claims by spouses, partners and dependants for support from an estate, disputes over joint assets and beneficiary designations, and farm succession disputes.
Family property and divorce
Divorce and separation where a business, a professional corporation, a farm or significant property is involved: financial disclosure, valuation, exempt property, support where incomes are high, and the agreements that settle these questions before they become disputes.
Business and shareholder disputes
Oppression claims, deadlock between partners, breaches of shareholder and partnership agreements, disputes within family companies, and contract claims.
Professional liability and discipline
Claims against lawyers, accountants, advisers and other professionals, and the representation of regulated professionals through a complaint, an investigation or a hearing before their regulator.
Estates and wills
Wills, enduring powers of attorney and personal directives for complex estates, advice to executors and trustees, and succession planning for business owners and farm families.
Defamation and privacy
Defamation claims and reputation protection for professionals, business owners and public figures, and claims for the public disclosure of private information.
Urgent applications
Emergency protection orders and their review, non-removal orders, preservation orders and other applications that cannot wait, at the Calgary Courts Centre.
Civil claims
Civil claims for compensation arising from intimate partner violence, assault and harassment.
How the practice works
Advisory and uncontested work is taken anywhere in Alberta. Contested matters proceed at the Calgary Courts Centre, where counsel appears in person, and in Edmonton through agent counsel acting on the firm’s instructions. The practice is virtual, with meetings in Cochrane or Calgary on request, and documents move through a secure Canadian file-sharing service rather than ordinary email where a client prefers it. Clients deal with the lawyer directly, from the first consultation to the end of the file. Lawyers, accountants and advisers who refer matters will find how the firm works with them on the Referrals page.
A First Consultation
A first consultation is a working meeting of up to one hour with the lawyer, held by secure video or in person in Cochrane or Calgary, and the fee of $300 plus GST is paid when the meeting is booked. By the end of it you will have the lawyer’s view of your position and of the course open to you, whether or not you go on to retain the firm.
Contact
Unit 4, 505 Railway Street West
Cochrane, Alberta T4C 2E2
Phone and Text: (587) 328-3328
Fax Number: (587) 328-3345
Email: info@keystone-legal.ca
Consultations are by appointment, and enquiries are answered the same business day wherever possible.
