{"id":6905,"date":"2022-04-06T22:38:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T02:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/stephen-hsia-featured-in-the-globe-and-mail-article-on-selecting-an-executor-for-a-will\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T08:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:17:20","slug":"stephen-hsia-featured-in-the-globe-and-mail-article-on-selecting-an-executor-for-a-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/stephen-hsia-featured-in-the-globe-and-mail-article-on-selecting-an-executor-for-a-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Hsia featured in <i>The Globe and Mail<\/i> article on selecting an executor for a will"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The article outlines the importance of choosing an executor and some of the factors to consider when making that decision:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Stephen Hsia, a Vancouver lawyer specializing in estate planning with Miller Thomson LLP, has a &#8220;three T&#8221; rule for 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