Bonnie Yagar
Bonnie Yagar
Associate
905.273.3022 Ext: 290
byagar@pallettvalo.com
Bonnie Yagar heads up the firm's Wills, Estates & Trusts Law Group and is a member of the firm's Family Business Law Group.
Practice
Bonnie L. Yagar joined Pallett Valo in 1999 and has been practicing law since 1995.
Bonnie is the head of Pallett Valo's Wills, Trusts and Estates Department and assists clients with estate planning (including wills, powers of attorney, and trusts). She is particularly interested in estate planning for beneficiaries who have a disability. She also assists clients with estate administration as well as contentious estate matters, advising estate trustees, surviving spouse, family members, and other beneficiaries.
A resident of Mississauga since 1983, Bonnie has been involved in the community in various capacities. She is currently Past-President of Community Living Mississauga ("CLM"), member of numerous CLM committees, director of Community Living Mississauga Foundation, Support and Trustee Advisory Services and Mississauga Homes for Independent Living, and member of the Community Foundation of Mississauga’s Donor Development Committee.
Professional Memberships/Accolades
Past President of Community Living Mississauga ("CLM")
Member of the Advisory Committee for Peel Activities and Rehabilitation (PAR)
Recipient, Civic Award of Recognition for Contribution to the Community of Mississauga (2008)
Education
LL.B. (with Distinction), University of Western Ontario (1993)
LL.M. Osgoode Hall Law School (1998 – in Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Called to the Ontario Bar, 1995