Biography
M. Jasmine Sweatman
B.A. (Hons.), J.D., LL.M., TEP, C.S., EPC, CPCA
M. Jasmine Sweatman is the founding and managing Partner of Sweatman Law, a full-service firm providing customized legal services in the areas of resolution of disputes involving estates, trusts, and powers of attorney; planning for wealth preservation, families with special needs; the administration of estates, trusts, and guardianships; family, divorce and collaborative law; charity and not-for-profit law and real estate.
She is also a founding principal of Sweatman Windeyer Consultants, a consulting firm specializing in advising charitable organizations in bequest management and charitable giving.
Jasmine was designated as a Certified Specialist in Estates and Trusts law by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2004. She has been recognized by Lexpert® as a leading practitioner in Charities and has been peer rated and listed by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the specialty of Estates and Trusts since 2009. M. Jasmine Sweatman was called to the Ontario Bar in 1992 and as a solicitor (non-practicing) of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1996.
Jasmine is past Chair of the Estate Planning Council of Oakville (2009-2011); past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association, Trusts & Estates executive (2004-2005); a member of the Civil Litigation, Charities and Not-for-Profit section Ontario Bar Association; and the executive of the CBA Elder Law Section. She is also a member of the Halton County Lawyers Association, the Hamilton Law Association, a past committee member of the Law Society of Upper Canada's Certified Specialist committee and a past lecturer for the Ontario Bar Admission course in the area of Trusts, Estates Planning and Administration.
Jasmine is a registered member of Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP worldwide) and a member of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (past chair of the Greater Toronto Area RoundTable) where she proudly sponsors the Sweatman Award, an award given annually to a key volunteer of the CAGP GTA RoundTable. Jasmine has qualified as an Elder Planning Counsellor, and as a Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA)™. She is a member of the Lawyer Advisor Board™ and has been appointed a regular member of the Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (to 2014) for Halton Region.
Jasmine has authored the Canada Law Book (2002) Guide to Powers of Attorney and Bequest Management for Charitable Organizations (2003) published by Butterworths. She is also the editor of O'Brien's chapter on Powers of Attorney, and she is a contributor to the Canada Law Book annual publication on Key Developments in Estates and Trusts Law in Ontario as author of the chapter on Powers of Attorney. M. Jasmine Sweatman is a frequent lecturer, and she has written numerous articles and blogs at www.allaboutestates.ca.