Best Lawyers in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Jamie MacGillivray is the founder of MacGillivray Injury and Insurance Law in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. He has practiced personal injury litigation and insurance law since 1994 and has focused exclusively on plaintiff personal injury litigation since 1999. Through his work representing injured individuals and families across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada, Jamie has handled a wide range of motor vehicle accident claims, insurance disputes, disability claims, and serious injury cases. Jamie h...
Life events that involve our families are often the most difficult to meet. Since 1998 Kim Johnson has helped people struggling with the deconstruction and reconstruction of their concept of “family” due to separation, divorce, custody disputes, and estate matters. Whether the problem is a straightforward Will or Agreement, or a complex contested divorce involving business assets, pensions, or high conflict people, her goal in every case is to find timely and practical answers to ...
Leigh began her practice at a large downtown law firm in the area of labour law. She soon realized that she loved the challenge of preserving personal relationships in the heat of legal battle. In 2007, she found her way to practicing family law, mediation and divorce law. Leigh founded the family law firm of Davis Reierson in 2010. She later joined MDW Law as Counsel in January 2023, and is now a Partner at the firm. Leigh has had the privilege of representing individuals in a broad range of...
Tara is the “M” in MDW Law. A proactive and well-respected litigator with a reputation of being firm but fair, she joined MDW Law as a partner in May 2015 and is the leader of the firm’s personal injury and insurance litigation practice group. She received her King’s Counsel designation in 2019 and was recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada™ as “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation in Nova Scotia. She has been recognize...
Chad Horton is a Partner at MacGillivray Injury and Insurance Law in Halifax, Nova Scotia . He practices in the areas of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation and has more than 15 years of experience representing clients in complex insurance and injury matters. Before joining MacGillivray Injury and Insurance Law, Chad practiced as insurance defense counsel with a large Nova Scotia law firm, where he worked closely with senior litigators and developed extensive experience handling clai...
Myles is an experienced tax planning lawyer. He brings more than a decade of experience in tax planning for small and medium sized businesses, with a focus on optimizing tax structures for owner managers. He is dedicated to working with growth-focused business owners to ensure their business objectives are met in the most tax effective manner. He has a particular interest in helping owner managers design tax structures that both minimize tax and enhance creditor protection. Myles believes in ...
Nicolle A. Snow is a Partner at MacGillivray Injury & Insurance Law in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She practises in the area of Personal Injury Litigation , representing individuals involved in motor vehicle accidents, insurance disputes, disability claims, and other injury-related matters across Nova Scotia. Nicolle earned her LL.B. from Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law and was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2002. Since beginning her practice, Nicolle has focused exclusive...
As an experienced family law practitioner, Angela understands the importance of providing a supportive space for clients going through difficult family transitions. This is obvious in her ability to quickly build rapport with clients and her dedication to enabling and encouraging transformations as her clients work toward resolution. Her passion for people and providing dynamic and customized solutions are what enable Angela to strive to make the seemingly impossible, possible. Angela’s...
Janus Siebrits is a Partner at MacGillivray Injury & Insurance Law in Halifax, Nova Scotia . He has been engaged exclusively in personal injury and insurance litigation, with a focus on long-term disability claims and motor vehicle accident litigation . Janus earned his LL.B. at the University of South Africa in Pretoria and practised as a member of the Western Cape Provincial Bar before coming to Canada. He was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2006 and has 20 years of legal experience. H...
Mike Dull, K.C. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Class Action Litigation, Insurance Law, Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation. Mike practices law in Halifax, Nova Scotia Best Lawyers has recognized Mike Dull, K.C. since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mike Dull, K.C. is held by other lawyers.
Raymond F. Wagner, Q.C. is the founder and principal of Wagners. He has dedicated the majority of his 40 years of legal practice to representing injured plaintiffs. His practice has a primary focus on class actions, medical negligence with a special focus in birth trauma, and personal injury litigation. He obtained his law degree from Dalhousie Law School and was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1980. Mr. Wagner is a compassionate advocate, known for his candor, civility and practical advi...
