Predrag Tomic, TEP

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Languages: Serbian | Croatian

Predrag (Peter) Tomic is a Calgary wills, estates and trusts lawyer with a focus on complex estate planning, trust litigation, and will probate services.

Wills, estates and trusts need to be dealt skillfully to ensure assets are distributed the way an owner intends. It is essential to retain a knowledgeable lawyer that handles matters within their local region as laws may differ in each province or territory. Peter Tomic has extensive experience working with legal estate and will matters in Calgary, Alberta and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Executors and beneficiaries turn to Pred when facing contentious claims involving issues such as:

  • Will Probate
  • A Trust
  • Executor of Estate
  • Last Will and Testament
  • Executor of Wills
  • Estate Planning
  • Testamentary Trust

Pred also handles power of attorney disputes, mental capacity litigation, adult guardianship proceedings and trusteeship issues. His Calgary and Yellowknife clients vary widely, along with the size and type of the estate administration and planning issues they face. Many also have family businesses with cross-border operational issues requiring sophisticated succession planning strategies to ensure the seamless transition of business ownership and assets between generations.

Pred Tomic has his designation as a Trust and Estate Practitioner through the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, an international body for professional advisors in the trust and estate administration field.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • McMaster University
    Bachelor of Arts Psychology
    2006
  • McMaster University
    Bachelor of Arts Communications
    2006
  • University of Ottawa
    Bachelor of Laws Cum Laude
    2010
  • Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners
    Diploma
    2018
  • Alberta
    2011
  • Northwest Territories
    2017
  • British Columbia
    2022

Involvement

  • Professional
  • Volunteer Work
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
    Member
    2018 - Present
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Wills and Trusts Section (South)
    Executive Member
    2011 - Present
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Young Lawyers (South)
    Executive Member
    2011 - Present
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Wills and Trusts Section (South)
    Member
    2010 - 2011
  • Canadian Bar Association Alberta, Young Lawyers (South)
    Member
    2010 - 2011
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
    Student Member
    2013 - 2018
  • CJSW 90.9FM Community Radio
    Board Member
    2018 - Present
  • Calgary Downtown Association
    Board Member
    2018 - Present
  • Kerby Centre
    Volunteer
    2016 - Present
  • Chinook Learning Services
    Instructor
    2015 - Present
  • Calgary Heritage Initiative Society
    Board Member
    2011 - Present