Nimali Gamage is the Managing Partner at the law firm Goddard Gamage LLP in Toronto. She is recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada (2014-2026) in Trusts and Estates. Nimali was called to the bar in 2001 and worked as a lawyer for the Walkerton Inquiry with then Associate Chief Justice Dennis O’Connor. In 2002, she joined Jan Goddard as Jan’s first associate and became partners with her in 2012. Goddard Gamage LLP has been chosen seven times as one of the Top 10 Trusts and Estates boutique firms in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine and in 2024-26, Goddard Gamage LLP was recognized in the “Best Law Firms – Canada”.
Nimali’s practice, comprised of both litigation and solicitor’s work, focuses on guardianship, powers of attorney, capacity, elder law, estate planning, estate litigation, estate administration, and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) legal issues. Since 2009, she has been a member of the Estates Subcommittee of the Civil Rules Committee for Ontario, which makes recommendations to the Attorney General for rules in relation to civil court procedures. Nimali is frequently asked to present at and chair programs hosted by the Ontario Bar Association, the Law Society of Ontario, and other organizations. In 2021 and on-going, Nimali was invited to create and teach the inaugural Elder Law course at Osgoode Hall Law School as an adjunct professor.
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