Trent J. Blanchette > Felesky Flynn LLP > Calgary, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Trent J. Blanchette

Position

Partner

 

Areas of Practice

Tax Planning	Audits & CRA Proposals
Corporate Tax Planning	Objections
Personal Tax Planning	Tax Litigation
Estate Planning	Voluntary Disclosures
Tax Representation & Litigation

Career

Trent has a broad tax law practice that includes corporate tax planning and tax litigation & dispute resolution.

Prior to joining Felesky Flynn, he clerked for the judges of the Tax Court of Canada in Ottawa and articled at a national law firm in Vancouver.

Trent holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Calgary, a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History from the University of Guelph.

In law school, Trent won both the Chief Justice William McGillivray Mooting Shield and the Blackstone Debating Medal. He served as an editor of the Alberta Law Review, founded the Calgary chapter of the Runnymede Society, and volunteered with the Tax Court Assistance Project.

Memberships

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Law Society of Alberta

Member, Law Society of British Columbia

Member, Canadian Tax Foundation

Member, Canadian Petroleum Tax Society

Member, Canadian Bar Association

Member, Calgary Bar Association

Member, Executive Committee, Taxation (Non-Specialists) Section, Alberta Branch, Canadian Bar Association

Education

Credentials

Called to the Alberta Bar, 2019

Clerked at the Tax Court of Canada, 2018-2019

Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2018

Juris Doctor (JD), University of Calgary, 2017

Master of Public Administration (MPA), Queen’s University, 2012

Bachelor of Arts, Honours (BA), University of Guelph, 2011