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R. Paul Beckmann, Q.C.
Associate Counsel
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Biography
Paul Beckmann is an associate counsel in the Vancouver office practising in the Wills, Estates and Trusts group.
Mr. Beckmann practises in the areas of business law, closely-held corporations, trusts, wills, estates, tax and investment planning, probate, and estate and financial administration. In recent years, Mr. Beckmann has acted for clients in sophisticated estate planning arrangements, including the use of holding companies and family trusts, in developing techniques to avoid claims under the Wills Variation Act and advising with respect to such claims, and in all aspects of managing financial and personal affairs.
Publications & Seminars
- "Associated Corporations and Canadian Taxation", U.B.C. Law Review, Volume 2 #2, March 1964
Volunteer Work
- Mr. Beckmann has been active in a number of community organizations including the Vancouver Board of Trade, the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, King Edward Court, the Face the World Foundation, the Hamber Foundation and "Leave Out Violence".
Other Activities
- Mr. Beckmann has been very active in the Bar. He was a Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia from 1979 to 1989, serving as chairman of various committees and as Treasurer in 1989.
- He was a director of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada from 1988 to 1994, serving as president in 1993 and 1994.
- He also served on the board of directors and the executive committee of the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.
- On November 21, 2002, Mr. Beckmann received the Georges A. Goyer, QC Memorial Award, one of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch's highest honours recognizing exceptional contributions to the legal profession.
- Mr. Beckmann was previously a member of the Provincial Council of the Canadian Bar Association and is presently a member of the Estate Planning Council of Vancouver. He has instructed at the Professional Legal Training Course, lectured on wills and estates and spoken on law office management and economics.
- Mr. Beckmann appears in the 2004 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, a guide to the prominent law firms and practitioners in Canada, as a leading lawyer in the areas of estate and personal tax planning.
Education
- LL.B., University of British Columbia, 1964
- B.Comm., University of British Columbia, 1963
Place and Year of Call
- British Columbia, 1965