Blair L. Botsford is an associate in the trust and private client department in the Bermuda office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Blair joined Conyers in 2011.

Blair’s practice covers private client work with particular focus on wills and estate planning, powers of attorney, living wills and planning for incapacity, estate administration and trusts. Blair advises individuals in their own capacity and as fiduciaries with respect to a range of domestic and multi-jurisdictional aspects of their plans and responsibilities.

Blair has contributed numerous articles related to private client matters.

Professional Background

• Private client lawyer, Miller Thomson LLP, Waterloo Ontario
• Private client lawyer, Gowling Lafleur & Henderson LLP, Kitchener Ontario
• Private client, corporate and property lawyer, Botsford Law, Waterloo Ontario

Education

• McMaster University, M.A., 1995
• University of Western Ontario, LLB, 1994
• University of Waterloo, B.A. (Hons. Economics), 1990

Bar Admissions

• Ontario, Canada, Barrister and Solicitor, 1997 (not currently practising)
• Bermuda, Barrister and Attorney, 2011

Industry Associations

• Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Industry Accolades

• Recognised trust & private client lawyer, Legal 500 2011: “expertise in estate planning and administration, trusts, incapacity planning and taxation.”

Press Releases

• Conyers expands Trust & Private Client team