Roy Boettger, KC, TEP

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  • Calgary

Languages: English

Roy Boettger

Roy Boettger, KC, is a Calgary-based lawyer whose practice focuses on Wills, Estates and Trusts. With more than 50 years of experience, he assists families and individuals with developing and updating their estate planning arrangements and resolving issues that arise during estate planning and administration. His clients are primarily based in Calgary and the surrounding area, and he also advises clients in other Canadian provinces and territories who have personal financial interests in Alberta. Roy was appointed King's Counsel in 1992. 

Roy assists his clients with preserving and protecting their financial security, develops wealth transfer and succession strategies. He helps clients address potential planning concerns such as ability challenged or spendthrift beneficiaries, matrimonial disruption, second family relationships, estate or trust litigation and other succession and estate planning issues. He also advises on asset protection considerations and remains attentive to provincial and federal legislation changes which may affect clients and their wealth-transfer processes. 

Clients seek Roy’s assistance on complex Estate and Trust-related issues including:

  • Complex estate planning for high-net-worth individuals and families
  • Estate and trust litigation
  • Dispute resolution
  • Estate administration
  • Trust planning and administration
  • Asset protection strategies
Roy has cultivated positive and productive relationships with his peers, which supports his ability to maintain amicable relationships throughout the dispute resolution process. He understands that no two families are the same and that personal circumstances and intentions vary widely, and provides clients with a range of potential solutions to consider in achieving their objectives.

Committed to legal education, Roy served for many years as an instructor for the Alberta Bar Admissions Course, now CPLED, and as an educator for the Legal Education Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association in the area of Wills, Estates and Trusts, both provincially and nationally.

Roy has a longstanding commitment to his community and has served on the Boards of several charitable and community organizations. He has served as a Director of The Calgary Foundation for nine years, including two years as Chairman, and as a Director of the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation for 11 years. He also served as a Director of the Calgary Rotary Clubs Foundation for six years, including a term as Chairman, as a Director and President of The Rotary Club of Calgary-Downtown and on the Rockyview General Hospital Bio-Ethics Committee for 11 years. He currently serves as a Director and Vice-President of the McMahon Stadium Society.

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Qualifications

  • Education
  • Rankings
  • Bar Admissions
  • University of Alberta
    Bachelor of Laws
    1973
  • University of Calgary
    Bachelor of Arts
    1970
  • Trusts and Estates Law
    The Best Lawyers™ in Canada

    2006 - 2027

  • Leading Practitioner

    Estate + Personal Tax (Estate + Tax Planning)
    Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

    2024

  • "Consistently Recommended"

    Estate + Personal Tax Planning, Estate + Tax Planning
    Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

    2018 - 2024

  • AV Preeminent®

    Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

    1990 - 2025

  • "Repeatedly Recommended"

    Estate + Personal Tax Planning, Estate + Tax Planning
    Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

    1999 - 2019

  • "Lawyer of the Year"

    Trusts and Estates in Calgary
    The Best Lawyers™ in Canada

    2009, 2014

  • Queen's Counsel

    1992

  • AV

    Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

    1979 - 1989

  • Alberta
    1974

Involvement

  • Professional
  • Volunteer Work
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Calgary Branch
    Member
    1999 - Present
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Calgary Branch
    Founding Co-Chairman
    1999
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
    Fellow
    1995 - 2024
  • Calgary Estate Planning Council
    President
    1987 - 1988
  • Canadian Bar Association, Wills and Trusts Section (National)
    Chairman
    1984 - 1986
  • Calgary Estate Planning Council
    Executive Committee
    1982 - 1989
  • Canadian Bar Association, Wills and Trusts Section (National)
    Executive Committee
    1979 - 1986
  • Canadian Bar Association, Wills and Trusts Section (Southern Alberta)
    Chairman
    1978 - 1979
  • Canadian Bar Association, Wills and Trusts Section (Southern Alberta)
    Executive Committee
    1975 - 1979
  • Calgary Estate Planning Council
    Member
    1975 - 2012
  • Calgary Bar Association
    Member
    1973 - Present
  • Law Society of Alberta
    Member
    1973 - Present
  • Canadian Bar Association, Wills and Trusts Section (Southern Alberta)
    Member
    1973 - Present
  • Calgary Rotary Clubs Foundation
    Chairman
    2014 - 2015
  • McMahon Stadium Society
    Director and Vice President
    2012 - Present
  • Calgary Rotary Clubs Foundation
    Director
    2011 - 2016
  • Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation
    Director
    2009 - 2020
  • The Rotary Club of Calgary - Downtown
    President
    2008 - 2009
  • The Calgary Foundation
    Chairman
    2002 - 2004
  • The Calgary Foundation
    Director
    1998 - 2007
  • The Calgary Foundation
    Development Committee
    1996 - 2001
  • The Rotary Club of Calgary - Downtown
    Director
    1991 - 1993
  • The Rotary Club of Calgary - Downtown
    Member
    1988 - Present
  • Rockyview General Hospital Bio-Ethics Committee
    Member
    1987 - 1999

Get to Know

Get to Know Roy

Roy enjoys spending leisure time with his wife, daughters and grandchildren. Whenever possible, he likes to travel, hike and play golf.