Murray Pritchard

Murray Pritchard's extensive legal expertise includes wills and estate, real estate, corporate, commercial and agricultural legal matters. He has served as chair and director of many professional associations. He is also active in many local and regional public service and community activities.

Murray was born and raised in southern Alberta. He is married to Nevenka and has 4 daughters. He is an active skier, snowboarder, runner and climber.

Practice areas

Business Law

• Corporate/Commercial
  
• Incorporation
• Reorganizations
• Buy/sell agreements
• Partnership agreements
• Partnership and shareholder disputes
• Private placement offerings
• Business sales and purchases
• Agriculture
• Operating agreements
• Sales and purchases
• Quota acquisitions and transfers
• Family farm planning and transfers

Real Estate Law

• Residential sales and purchases
• Development and subdivision projects
• Commercial transactions
• Mortgage financing
• Commercial leases

Elder and Estate Law

• Elder law issues
• Will drafting
• Enduring Powers of Attorney
• Personal Directives (Living Wills)
• Trusts including Family Trusts, inter-jurisdictional trusts and income trusts
• Estate and trust administration
• Contesting and setting aside invalid wills
• Alternate dispute resolution

Professional Activities

2010-2011
Co-Chairperson - Legal Education Society of Alberta - Wills and Estates (Banff refresher course)

2001-2009
Chairman - Lethbridge/Macleod Association of Real Estate Practitioners

1998-1999
Director - Lethbridge Bar Association

1994
Chairman - Lethbridge Association of Estate Planners

Public Service and Community Activities

Director - Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwest Alberta
Director - Uphill Both Ways Education and Relief Fund, Nepal
Director - Castle Mountain Resort
Director - New West Theatre
Chairman - Rotary Club of Lethbridge - International Services Committee
Past President - Kinsmen Club of Lethbridge
Past Chairman - Board of Trustees - McKillop United Church
Past Chairman - Board of Directors - Castle Mountain Resort Inc.
Past President - Canadian Ski Patrol System - South Alberta Zone
Past Vice-President Operations - Canadian Ski Patrol System - Mountain Division

Publications and Seminars
Lethbridge Community College

Public Legal Education

Presentations

1994 - Condominiums and the Law
1996 - Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
1999 - Small Business and the Law
2000 - Contract Law
2001 - Entrepreneurship and the Law
2001 - Enduring Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives
2002 - 2009 Annually - Executors Legal Rights and Responsibilities
2005 - Farm Succession Planning
2011 - Banff Refresher Course - Wills and Estates

Public Seminars

1996 - Estate issues for Snow Birds
1998 - Will Planning

Education

1977-1978   University of Lethbridge
1978-1979   University of Calgary - Major Economics
1980-1983   University of Alberta - Faculty of Law