Mélanie Caissie, TEP

About Mélanie

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Mélanie is a lawyer in our Moncton office with a practice focused in Estates and Financial matters. Mélanie is specialized in Estate Planning, Probate Court applications and representing Executors/Trustees in the Administration of Estates and Trusts. Mélanie also has significant Litigation experience, including Estate Litigation, Financial Recovery and Insolvency matters.

Originally from New Brunswick, Mélanie is fluent in both French and English. Before joining McInnes Cooper, Mélanie practiced in Alberta, where she gained significant court experience. She obtained her law degree from University of Alberta and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of New Brunswick and the Law Society of Alberta. She is also a full member of STEP Canada (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), through which she has completed the STEP Diploma program and has obtained her TEP designation.

Mélanie’s TEP (Trust and Estate Practitioner) designation is internationally recognized and demonstrates expertise in the field of Trust and Estates. In order to obtain her TEP designation, Mélanie has proven that she has a combination of specialist qualifications and experience, including significant involvement at a specialist level with inheritance and succession planning.

Since moving back to New Brunswick, Melanie has been named as the winner CommunityVotes awards for the best estate lawyers in Moncton – including the platinum winner in 2020. Outside of work, Mélanie is always keen to volunteer and enjoys being involved in the community.