Braeden Rahn

First Year of Call

Areas of Practice
Estates & Trusts

Description
Estate and trust matters can be deeply personal and often complex—Braeden helps clients navigate them with clarity and care.

Braeden works with our Estates & Trusts group, supporting clients with estate and incapacity planning, estate administration, and estate litigation. He brings over 16 years of experience in the field, including more than a decade as a designated paralegal before being called to the bar.

Known for his practical insight and calm approach, Braeden advises clients on a wide range of issues, from complex estate plans to disputed wills and trust variations. His work often involves blended families, incapacity concerns, and trust administration challenges. He practices out of both our Vancouver and Kelowna offices.

A full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP), Braeden currently serves as Chair of STEP Canada’s Okanagan Chapter. He frequently contributes to the legal profession as a CLEBC faculty member, co-author of the CLEBC Probate and Estate Administration Practice Manual, co-author of British Columbia Estate Litigation, and speaker on estate and trust issues.

Braeden holds a J.D. from the University of Victoria and an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Okanagan College. He also earned both a Certificate and Diploma in Estate and Trust Administration from STEP Canada, and has received national and academic awards for leadership and academic excellence.

Services

Estate planning including wills and trusts Lifetime planning for incapacity including:
Powers of attorney
Representation agreements
Committeeship applications
Estate and incapacity planning for persons with disabilities, or for persons who wish to name persons with disabilities as beneficiaries (disability or “Henson” trust planning) Estate and trust administration (including probate and non-probate solutions)
Advising executors and trustees regarding their duties and obligations to beneficiaries Advising beneficiaries (or potential beneficiaries) of their rights regarding a will, trust, or estate
Dealing with foreign grants of probate including grant resealing and the administration of local and foreign assets Estate and trust accounting including claims related to executor compensation
Estate litigation services including:
Applications to have a document declared a will
Applications to rectify and address errors in a will
Applications for the interpretation and construction of wills and trusts
Undue influence and incapacity claims
Proof in solemn form of wills
Defending and prosecuting claims for variation of wills