About Kathleen

Areas of Practice

Master of Laws (LLM) in Tax
Osgoode Hall, York University (Toronto), 2015
Advanced Management, Leadership and Strategy Certificate
Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba (Winnipeg), 2012
Mediation and Arbitration Certificate, Level II
Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society (Edmonton), 1996
Bachelor of Laws,
University of Alberta (Edmonton), 1993
Bachelor of Arts
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg), 1989

Kathleen A. Butler joined Dwyer Tax Law as an associate tax lawyer in August, 2018.

Masters in Tax Law from Osgoode Hall (York University, Toronto), 2015.
20 Years of experience in corporate and business law (including private-public partnerships) before deciding to focus on tax law.
Firsthand experience with management and small business ownership.
Part of the executive team that launched the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Member (student) of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Member of the Executive, Women’s Law Forum of Vancouver Island.
Member of the Executive, Wills Trusts and Estates Subsection (Vancouver Island), Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch).
Frequent speaker on tax and estate planning matters to local business and professional groups.
Tax News Service and Domestic Case Law Correspondent for International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (Amsterdam).

- Kathleen spends as much time as possible around water. Her grandfather, a waterski pioneer, introduced Kathleen to waterski when she was a young girl. Kathleen was Canadian National Waterski Champion and has represented Canada in international competitions.
- Kathleen also enjoys dragon boating, outrigger canoes, kayaking, and generally experiencing the West Coast outdoors.
- Kathleen is married and has three grown sons, plus an adorable Yorkshire Terrier, Grace.
- Law Student Mentor, University of Victoria.