Primary Language:
English

Administrative Assistant(s):
Donna D. L. Hiltz

Education:
Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1983)

Bar Admission(s):
Nova Scotia, 1984

Queen's Counsel:
2002

Law Society Memberships:
Canadian Bar Association
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

Activities Within Firm:
2008-, Department Manager, Advocacy

2004-2008, Chair, Litigation Practice Group, Firm-wide

Lexpert Ratings:
Litigation - Commercial Insurance
Personal Injury

Martindale-Hubbell Ratings:
BV

Other External Ratings:
2006, 2008-2010, Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada Directory (Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation)

Providing legal services through a professional corporation

Memberships:
2003-2004, Elected Member, Bar Council; Chair, Reimbursement Committee; Member, Administration of Justice Committee, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

2002-2003, Elected Member, Bar Council, Executive Committee, and Chair, Administration of Justice Committee, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

2001-2002, Member, Bar Council, Administration of Justice Committee, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

2000-2001, Member, Bar Council, and Chair, Administration of Justice Committee, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

2000-2001, Member, Bar Council, and Chair, Administration of Justice Committee, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

2000, Co-Chair, Annual Meeting Committee, Canadian Bar Association

1999-2000, Vice-Chair, Administration of Justice Committee, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

Member, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys

Member, Defense Research Institute

Member, Canadian Defense Lawyers Association

Areas of Law:
Insurance
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Litigation - Commercial Insurance
Litigation - Corporate-Commercial
Personal Injury
Professional Liability
Product Liability
Transportation (Road & Rail)
Class Actions
Litigation - Tax