Kevin Antonyshyn has been serving clients in his own practice for over 20 years.  He currently practices as a Lawyer, Notary Public, and Chartered Professional Accountant.  With values of excellence and integrity, Kevin enjoys using his rare combination of training and experience in law, business, accounting, finance and tax to offer clients fully-integrated legal, tax and financial solutions as may be required.   He also offers a rare insight and perspective that only an advisor who is both a Lawyer and a CPA can provide.

As a Lawyer, Kevin provides legal advice and assistance primarily in estate planning & wills, trusts, planning for incapacity and disabled beneficiaries, corporate & commercial matters, incorporations & business planning, corporate reorganizations, estate freezes & succession planning, and taxation & tax planning.  As a CPA, he provides tax compliance & planning, accounting, and consulting/advisory services to individuals, estates, trusts, and owner-managed businesses (proprietors, partnerships and corporations).

Kevin successfully completed the requirements to become a lawyer while he maintained his practice as a professional accountant.   Prior to starting his own accounting and tax practice, he held positions of progressive management responsibility with large national corporations.  There he obtained significant experience in financial, marketing, management and strategic planning roles.

Kevin obtained a B.Comm.(Honours) in finance and an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Manitoba.  After his MBA, he completed the requirements for his professional accounting designation where he received several awards for academic excellence, including the Gold Medal.  He also achieved the highest standing in "Taxation" and "Advanced Finance" in Canada and the highest standing in "Advanced Taxation" in Manitoba.  As well, Kevin completed a Strategic Management Course at the University of Saskatchewan and a Leadership Course at The Niagara Institute.  Lastly, he obtained a LL.B in law from the University of Manitoba.  He was on the Dean’s Honour List in law school and he received numerous awards and prizes there for academic excellence in Tax, Wills, Trusts, Legislative Process, and Advocacy.

Kevin was born and raised in Winnipeg.  He enjoys cooking, building pretty much anything, family time, and sharing a good story and a few laughs.

Publications & Presentations:

• Presenter – "Topics in Tax for Persons with a Disability", Continuity Care Inc.
• Presenter – "Tax Issues and Planning Perspectives for Persons with a Disability", Continuity Care Inc.
• Presenter – "Anatomy of an Estate: Estates and Taxes", The Law Society of Manitoba
• Editorial Panel – "Capacity and Undue Influence", Carswell Canada
• Presenter – "Taxation of Trusts: Planning for the 21 year Rule", Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg
• Author – "Bill 28: Strengthening Local Schools Act (Public Schools Act Amended)", Manitoba Law Journal

Professional, Volunteer and Community Involvement

• Manitoba Law Foundation:
• Current Member, Board of Directors
• Current Member, Audit and Risk Committee
• Manitoba Bar Association:
• Current Member, Branch Council
• Current Member of Taxation, Wills & Estates, Elder Law, Property, and Business Law Sections
• The Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg:
• Current Member, Board of Directors
• Current Member
• Canadian Tax Foundation – Current Member
• Canadian Bar Association – Current Member
• Law Society of Manitoba:
• Former Member, Practice and Ethics Committee
• Former Member, President's Special Committee on Entity Regulation
• Chartered Professional Accountants Association of Manitoba:
• Former Member, Board of Directors
• Former Member, Governance and Nominating Committee
• Former Member, Ownership Linkages Committee
• CPA Manitoba Foundation:
• Former Member, Board of Directors
• Former Member, Investment Committee
• Former Member, Fund Development Committee
• Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba – Former Member, Education Committee
• St.Mary's Road United Church – Former Vice-Chair, Leadership Team
• Samuel Burland School Parents Association – Former Treasurer
• Sturgeon Creek United Church – Former Member, Finance and Property Committee
• Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce – Former Member, Rail Sub-Committee, Transportation Forum
• Grain Elevator and Processing Society – Former Member, Canadian Prairies Chapter

Honours & Awards

• University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law:
• Dean’s Honour List for both second and third year, and first quartile class standing for first year
• Pitblado Scholarship (superior scholastic achievement)
• ICH Wealth and Succession Prize (highest standing in Wills and Succession, Trusts, and Taxation of Trusts & Estates)
• Cecil Black Memorial Prize, Taxation of Trusts and Estates (highest standing)
• Cecil Black Memorial Prize, Advanced Taxation II (highest standing)
• D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize, Legislative Process (highest standing)
• "Honourable Mention" standing for Advocacy
• Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba (successor organization to CGA, CA & CMA). Received the following awards from CGA:
• Professional Level Award of Excellence (gold medal)
• Investors Group Scholarship Trust Award
• Jim Penner & Company Public Practice Award
• Highest standing in "Taxation" in Canada and other CGA affiliated countries
• Highest standing in "Advanced Taxation" in Manitoba
• Highest standing in "Advanced Finance" in Canada and other CGA affiliated countries