Amy M. MacAlpine
Partner, Wills & Estates Lawyer
Phone: 905.731.1911 x217
Email: amy@hummingbirdlaw.com
Amy M. MacAlpine
Amy leads Hummingbird Lawyers Wills & Estates practice, bringing more than 25 years of experience in Elder Law and Wills & Estates to Hummingbird Lawyers.
A Boston native, Amy has worked with a wide range of families regarding difficult pre and post-death matters. Amy has experience in Elder Law matters and in preparing estate plans for both simple and complex high net worth families, family-owned businesses, and special-needs family members. Amy has the compassion and understanding to protect seniors, minimize family upset, facilitate your wishes, and protect family assets.
Amy’s Estates practice includes Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney for Personal Care, Protecting Seniors, Powers of Attorney for Property, Estate Administration, and Estate Litigation. Her litigation practice focuses on will challenges, passing of accounts, elder abuse and fighting for common-law spouse entitlements. Amy also provides legal support to family law and civil litigation matters, with respect to constructive trust claims and dependent support claims.
Practice Areas
- Wills & Estates
- Estate Litigation
- Elder Law
Bar Admissions
- Province of Ontario (2013)
- State of Massachusetts, USA (2000)
Professional Associations
Ontario Bar Association
Supporting Ontario lawyers through advocacy, education, and professional development.
Massachusetts Bar Association
Licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Certified Specialist
Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Estates and Trusts Law.
STEP Canada
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners — a global professional association for practitioners in trusts and estates.
Law Society of Ontario
The governing body for lawyers and paralegals in Ontario, ensuring competence and integrity in the legal profession.
Canadian Bar Association, Member since 2013
- CBA Elder Law Section, Honorary Member, 2025-2026
- CBA Elder Law Section, Past Chair, 2024-2025
- CBA Elder Law Section, Chair, 2023-2024
- CBA Elder Law Section, Vice Chair, 2022 – 2023
- CBA Elder Law Section, Ontario Branch Representative 2021-2022
- CBA Wills and Estates Section, Chair, 2025 – 2026
- CBA Wills and Estates Section, Vice Chair, 2024 – 2025
- CBA Wills and Estates Section, Secretary, 2023 – 2024
- CBA Wills and Estates Section, Communications Officer 2022-2024
- CBA Wills and Estates Section, Member at Large 2021-2022
Ontario Bar Association, Member since 2013
- OBA Council Committee 2021-2022
- OBA Elder Law Executive Committee, Past Chair, 2022 – 2023
- OBA Elder Law Executive Committee, Chair 2021-2022
- OBA Elder Law Executive Committee, Vice Chair 2020 – 2021
- OBA Elder Law Executive Committee, CPD Liaison 2018 -2020
Education
- Boston College (B.S. Business Management 1995)
- New York Law School, (J.D. 1999)
- NCA – Federation of Law Societies of Canada (Certificate of Qualification 2012)
- The Law Society of Upper Canada (LLB Degree of Barrister at Law 2013)
- Certified Executor Advisor, from Canadian Institute of Certified Executor Advisors (2022)
- STEP Canada (TEP Expertise 2023)
Recent Publications / Quotes
- Estate Administration vs. Estate Litigation: Which Service Do You Need?
- Foreign Executors
- The Little Black Book Of Probate
- Probate, Dying in Ontario
- Dead Man’s Unsent Text Accepted As Will
- Understanding the Power of Attorney
- Where There’s a Will There’s a Way
- The Validity of Power of Attorney after Death
- Understanding Probate
- The Impact of Wills on Marriage
News / Quotes
Appearances and Videos
Volunteer Work/ Advocacy Work
- COVID-19 and Long-Term Care Task Force
- Writing Submission to Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission
- Co-founder Lawyers 4 Long-Term Care
- Writing Submission to the Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC) as part of a public consultation process to solicit feedback on proposed new legislation, Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021.
- Writing Submission to the (MLTC) as part of a public consultation process to solicit feedback on proposed new regulation under the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021.
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