John holmes grave site

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John E. S. Poyser, BA, LLB, TEP, Senior Litigation Lawyer

John Poyser is a Senior Litigation Lawyer with WEL. He has been a lawyer since 1987 and, over the last twenty years, has limited his practice to matters arising out of gifts, wills, trusts and other wealth transfers. He obtained his Ontario call to the Bar in 2016. He is also licensed to practice in Alberta and Manitoba. His Ontario practice through WEL is limited to estate litigation. He challenges and defends the transfer of wealth by will, gift and trust, and provides consultations to lawyers from other firms who are pursuing legal action in those areas.

Nationally, he is a past chair of the Wills, Estates and Trusts Section of the Canadian Bar Association (the “CBA”), and a past Deputy Chair of the Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (“STEP”). Internationally, he sat as a member of STEP’s Worldwide Council from 2013 to 2016.

As an author, he wrote Capacity and Undue Influence, an eight-hundred page textbook published by Carswell in 2014. It canvasses the law relating to the transfer of wealth by will, gift, an

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*See a video of John's life story below

John Primer has undisputedly helped build the sound and style of Chicago blues as we know it today. The echoes of tradition bellowing from the birthplaces he played such as Maxwell Street, Theresa's, Checkerboard and Rosa's Lounges, pulse from every chord in his fingers today. John Primer is a 3 time Grammy Nominated, Blues Hall of Fame, Chicago Blues, Living Legend.

Growing up on Mississippi sharecropper land in 1945, inspired by his family’s hard work and field songs daily, deep devotion to spirituals on Sundays, and blues on Saturdays. John dreamed of one day playing with the legendary Muddy Waters!

Moving to Chicago in 1963, he started on that path of becoming a great bluesman, getting his first steady gig working for tips at the legendary Maxwell Street in Chicago on Sunday's with the Pat Rushing Band. He quickly became noticed and was hired at the famous Theresa’s Lounge working for The Junior Wells Band (the house band), seven nights a week for seven years! John was taught by all the Master's of the blues. He worked hard and imp

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Stephanie Johnes

Stephanie Johnes is a documentary filmmaker who gravitates towards stories of underdogs and dreamers. With a love of music and movement she crafts intimate films with a compassionate lens on the human experience.

Ten years in the making, her most recent project, “Maya and the Wave”, was a people’s choice award- winner at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Previously, she served as cinematographer for various projects, including “Venus & Serena”, the Magnolia Pictures and Showtime film about the iconic Williams sisters. “Doubletime”, her directorial debut, premiered at SXSW and Tribeca and was acquired by Discovery Films.

Born and raised in New York City, Stephanie is a graduate of Phillips Academy Andover. She earned a B.A in Art History at the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Park Fellowship and an M.A. in Journalism and Visual Communication at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and an MBA from Georgetown University.