Farha Salim, TEP

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Managing Partner

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Languages: French

Farha Salim is the firm's managing partner and a member of the firm’s Wills, Estates + Trusts practice group. She assists clients with their personal estate and business succession planning, and she represents executors, estate administrators, beneficiaries and trustees in complex estates and trusts matters, including in litigation. Farha acts for a number of charities when they are estate beneficiaries. She has also assisted clients with planned charitable giving to support particular charitable initiatives and organizations.

Farha has over 20 years of experience in her field, having practiced exclusively in the area of wills, estates, trusts and charities since she was called to the bar. Prior to joining Field Law in 2010, Farha practiced at a national firm in Toronto.

Farha currently serves on the firm’s Executive Committee, is past Chair of the firm’s Wills, Estates + Trusts practice group and is past Chair of each of the Wills and Trusts, Charities and Elder Law Sections of the Canadian Bar Association (Alberta South). Farha is a member of the Society of Estates and Trusts Practitioners.

Farha has been recognized in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada under the Trusts and Estates category for over ten years and was named “Lawyer of the Year – Calgary” in both 2022 and 2024 for the same category. Farha has also been ranked in Chambers High Net Worth – Private Wealth Law category and is a Lexpert-ranked lawyer in the field of Trusts and Estates. Farha believes in approachability to conduct a sincere and transparent practice.

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Qualifications

  • Education
  • Rankings
  • Bar Admissions
  • McGill University
    Bachelor of Laws With Distinction
    2001
  • McGill University
    Bachelor of Civil Law With Distinction
    2001
  • Ontario
    2002
  • Alberta
    2007

Involvement

  • Professional
  • Volunteer Work
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Wills and Trusts Section (South)
    Executive Member
    2010 - Present
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
    Member
    2010-Present
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Elder Law Section (South)
    Member
    2007 - Present
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Charities Law Section (South)
    Member
    2007 - Present
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Elder Law Section (South)
    Co-Chair
    2010 - 2011
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Charities Law Section (South)
    Executive Member
    2009 - 2012
  • Ontario Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Young Lawyers Division
    Member
    2006-2007
  • The Calgary Foundation
    Member, Advisor Engagement Committee
    2024 - Present
  • The Calgary Foundation
    Member, Grants Advisory Committee
    2014 - 2018
  • SAIT Legal Assistants Program
    Member, Advisory Committee
    2009 - 2011
  • Dress Your Best (Toronto)
    Board Member
    2004 - 2006