Meet The Team
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Lawyer
M. Jasmine Sweatman
M. Jasmine Sweatman is the founder of Sweatman Law, a firm providing legal services in the areas of resolution of disputes involving estates, powers of attorney and wills, guardianship, wills, trusts and incapacity planning, planning for wealth preservation, and for families with special needs and the administration of estates and trusts.
Jasmine is cofounder of the innovative new venture a National POA Registry, a Registry created with the aim of reducing the increasing risk of POA fraud, abuse, and conflicting POAs in establishing a unified database for securing substitute decision making documents across Canada. Jasmine is the author of two books; Powers of Attorney and Capacity (2nd edition) and Bequest Management for Charities (2nd edition) and co-authored the seminal paper “Incapable and capable rights: The rights of adults in vulnerable circumstances – Sledgehammer v. Swiss Army knife” published in the Estates Trusts & Pension Journal. Jasmine is a frequent speaker.
Phone: 905.337.3307
POA Books
Charity Book
Associate Lawyer
Vardeep Parmar
Vardeep Parmar joined Sweatman Law in October 20230 after earning his Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice from Humber college and his Bachelor of Law from the University of Birmingham in 2019. He articled in Thunder Bay and comes to us with a diverse background and experience in several types of law.
Phone: 905.337.3307
Associate Lawyer
Al Gagani
Al joined our team at Sweatman Law after earning his Bachelor of Law in 2013 from the University of Hull and Master of Law in 2015 from Osgoode Hall. He joins our estate litigation team to contour practice in estate and incapacity litigation.
Phone: 905.337.3307
Manager
Erin Lewis
As our office manager Erin is involved in all facets of Sweatman Law including client development and relations, and estate and financial accounting. She attended Carleton University obtaining a major in Law and joined Sweatman Law in 2016 and has 24 years of experience in accounting and administrative duties.
Phone: 905.337.3307
Clerk
Ayesha Habib
Ayesha joined our firm 5 years ago in our Oakville location. She assists our clients with their estate and incapacity plans with over 10 years of experience as an Office Administrative Executive before joining Sweatman Law.
Phone: 905.337.3307
Coordinator
Kim Gauthier
Kim is our customer service manager, responsible for quantifying clients’ requests, handling intakes, and supporting the firm’s client development efforts. Her career spans over 35 years with a broad range of sales experience.
Phone: 905.337.3307
Legal Assistant
Lisa Hoadley
Lisa is a graduate of Ryerson University where she obtained an Honors B.A. in Office and Administrative Studies, followed by her Legal Assistant Diploma at Success Business College. Lisa joined our estate litigation team in 2017 and has over 30 years of litigation experience in Toronto and Oakville.
Phone: 905.337.3307
Assistant
Sarah Parsons
Sarah is one of our staff members in our Georgetown location focusing on administrative duties and supporting client relations.
Phone: 905.337.3307
Assistant
Tracey Gabet
Tracey is one of our legal assistants working out of our Georgetown location, supporting our team in the area of estate administration and probates. She has been working in administrative positions across various offices for the past 35 years.
Phone: 905.337.3307
Law Clerk
Alexia Peluso
Alexia joined us after completing her Law Clerk diploma program from Humber College. She supports our litigation team with respect to will challenges, guardianships and estate and fiduciary disputes.
Phone: 905.337.3307
M. Jasmine Sweatman
Lisa Hoadley
Legal Assistant
Erin Lewis
Legal Assistant
Karen Forhan
Associate Lawyer
Parkha Khilji
Associate Lawyer
Elizabeth Akan
Associate Lawyer