Our Team

Nancy Murray, KC (Atlantic Canada)

About Nancy...

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Numerous presentations regarding legal issues to various organizations (CICMA/CIAA, Canadian Defence Lawyers’ Association, Canadian Bar Association, Insurance Brokers’ Association of Nova Scotia); numerous in-house presentations to insurers on topics including CGL policies, damages, claim handling and documentation, risk management for retailers, product liability defence, professional errors and omissions.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • King’s Counsel (2002)
  • Nova Scotia Bar (1983)
  • Canadian Bar Association (Past Member)
  • Canadian Defence Lawyers (Past Member)
  • Nova Scotia Insurance Women’s Association (Past Member)
  • Lunenburg County Barristers’ Association (Past Member)
  • Honourable Order of the Blue Goose International Association (Past Member)

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie Law School

AWARDS

  • Named in Best Lawyers in Canada© for Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation, and Product Liability law
      • 2015 edition
      • 2016 edition
      • 2017 edition
  • Best Lawyers® 2016 Halifax Personal Injury Litigation – Lawyer of the Year
  • Best Lawyers® 2017 Halifax Insurance Law – Lawyer of the Year

Gregory Hardy, (Atlantic Canada)

[email protected] | LinkedIn | 902-405-9006

About Gregory...

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

  • Providing The Policy, Canadian Underwriter
  • Preparing Yourself For Expert Testimony, A Physician’s Guide To Being An Expert Before The Court
  • Jury Trial Summations, Or The Art Of Persuasion Through Common Sense, N.S. Bar Admissions Course
  • Responding To The Action, A Defendant’s Duty – Lecture in Judicial Remedies, Dalhousie Law School
  • Subrogated Interest On Settlement, Critical Differences between Indemnity and Non-Indemnity Insurance As They Relate To Disability Claims
  • Directors’ & Officers’ Liability, The Trusted Advisor’s Survival Kit, Lexis Nexis
  • The New Rules of Civil Procedure Relating to The Expert Witness, Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Nova Scotia Bar (1989)
  • Ontario Bar (Past Member)
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Dalhousie University, Board of Governors (past member)
  • Harvard University Faculty Club
  • Scotia Phi Club (Past President)

EDUCATION

  • Program in Professional Service Firm Management, Harvard University Law School / Business School (2009)
  • Canadian Investment Funds Course (2000)
  • Certificate in Arbitration, ADR Institute of Canada (1994)
  • LL.B., Dalhousie University (1988)
  • B.A., Dalhousie University (1985)
  • Naval Officer, Canadian Armed Forces (1980-1994)

Shawn Harmon, (Atlantic Canada)

[email protected] | 902-405-9006

About Shawn...

BIOGRAPHY

A graduate of Saint Mary’s University (BA), the University of New Brunswick (LLB), and the University of Edinburgh (LLM, PhD), Shawn has won numerous academic awards and clerked for the Federal Court of Canada. A member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society for over 30 years, Shawn has practiced in insurance defence throughout his career, arguing cases at multiple levels and representing clients across Atlantic Canada. A passionate and practical advocate, Shawn has litigated complex and technical cases, and handled novel issues in casualty, sports and entertainment, professional liability, construction, contract, product liability law and more. In his spare time, Shawn enjoys cycling, hiking, playing soccer, reading science fiction, and encouraging his children to be more active.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

  • S Harmon, ‘The immunization of Children in Family Break-Down: Questionable Evidence and Conceptual Shortcomings in AP v LK (2022) 22 Medical Law International 167
  • S Harmon, ‘Gender inclusivity in sport? From value, to values, to actions, to equality for Canadian athletes’ (2020) 12 Int’l J Sport Policy & Politics 255.
  • G Laurie, S Harmon, E Dove, Mason and McCall Smith’s Law and Medical Ethics, 11th (Oxford U Press, 2019).
  • S Harmon and M Herder, Personal Health Information Governance (2019) for Government of Nova Scotia.
  • Governing Risk, Engaging Publics and Engendering Trust: New Horizons for Law and Social Science? (2013) 40 Science and Public Policy 25-33.
  • S Harmon, ‘Body Blow: Mature Minors and the Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in AC v. Manitoba’ (2010) 4 McGill JL & Health 83.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Nova Scotia Bar (1997)
  • Health Law Institute, Dalhousie U., Member
  • School of Medicine, Dalhousie U., Adjunct Professor (past member)
  • University of Edinburgh, Honorary Fellow (past member)
  • Higher Education Academy, Fellow

EDUCATION

  • PG Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Edinburgh, UK (2014)
  • PhD, University of Edinburgh, UK (2011)
  • Certificate in Qualitative Analysis, University of Surrey, UK (2008)
  • LL.M. (International Law) (Distinction), University of Edinburgh, UK (2005)
  • Certificate in ADR, Saint Mary’s University, Canada (2001)
  • Certificate in Mediation, Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation, Canada (1998)
  • LL.B., University of New Brunswick (Dean’s List), Canada (1996)
  • B.A., Saint Mary’s University (summa cum laude), Canada (1993)

Kyla Russell, (Atlantic Canada)

[email protected] | 902-405-9006

About Kyla...

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

  • Proving Liability Means Establishing Causation, Atlantic Insurance Broker, Summer 2016
  • The First New “Cap” Decision in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Insurance Broker, Spring 2016
  • Avoiding Bad Faith, Atlantic Insurance Broker, Winter 2015
  • Insurance and Cyber Risk, Atlantic Insurance Broker, Fall 2015
  • Insurance Claims and the Duty to Cooperate, Atlantic Insurance Broker, Summer 2015
  • Reinforcing a Reasonable Practice, Atlantic Insurance Broker, Spring 2015

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Nova Scotia Bar (2017)
  • Nova Scotia Insurance Womens’ Association
  • Halifax Shimmy Mob (Assistant Team Lead)

EDUCATION

  • LL.B., Dalhousie University (2001)
  • B.A. (Combined Honours in German and History), University of King’s College (1998)

Adam McQuarrie, (Atlantic Canada)

[email protected] | 902-405-9006

About Adam...

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society (2023)
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Committee Member, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Disability Equity Committee

EDUCATION

  • J.D., Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (2021)
  • M.A., American Military University (2016)
  • B.A. (Political Science), Dalhousie University (2009) 

Jennifer Greenan, Legal Analyst (Atlantic Canada)

About Jennifer...

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

  • Greenan, Jennifer A., The Handbook of Canadian Pension and Benefit Plans, 12th Edition, CCH Canadian Limited, Toronto, 2002
  • Greenan, Jennifer A., The Executor’s Handbook, 1st Edition – 4th Edition, CCH Canadian, Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, 1999-2015
  • Greenan, Jennifer A., The Executor’s Handbook, 6th Edition, LexisNexis, Toronto, Ontario, 2019
  • Life Interests in Property and Partition in Nova Scotia, LexisNexis (2021)
  • Nova Scotia Supreme Court Concludes that Presumption of Resulting Trust Does Not Apply to TFSA, LexisNexis (2022)
  • Children are Not Chattel — They Cannot be Inherited, LexisNexis (2022)
  • Avoiding Unintended Consequences Caused by the Doctrine of Ademption, LexisNexis (2021)
  • Opt-Out Organ Donation is in Effect in Nova Scotia, LexisNexis (2021)
  • Wife’s Appeal Seeking to Prevent Husband from Proceeding with Medical Assistance in Dying Dismissed by Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, LexisNexis (2020)
  • Post-Mortem Sperm Retrieval to Create Embryo(s) By Surviving Spouse Requires Donor’s Prior Written Consent, LexisNexis (2020)
  • Brain Death is Still Considered Death: Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms Common Law Definition of Death(2019)
  • Applicability Of Resulting Trusts to RRIF Beneficiary Designations and Tax Consequences of RRIF Designations, LexisNexis (2016)
  • Former Common-Law Partner’s Claim to Insurance Proceeds Was Breach of Separation Agreement, LexisNexis (2015)
  • Proprietary Estoppel Claim Denied—Sabey v. Rommel, Wolters Kluwer Limited (2014)
  • New Brunswick Court Declares Residual Gift to White Supremacist Group Void, Wolters Kluwer Limited (2014)
  • Clause “Disinheriting” Brother in Will Did Not Revoke Life Insurance Policy Form Beneficiary Designation, CCH Canadian Limited (2013)
  • The Importance of Properly Changing or Revoking a Life Insurance Policy Beneficiary Designation, CCH Canadian Limited (2011)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Ontario Bar – L1 License (1997)

EDUCATION

  • LL.B., Dalhousie University (1995)
  • French Studies Diploma, Universite Canadienne en France, Villefranche-sur-mer, France (1992)
  • B.Sc. (Business Administration), College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA (cum laude) 1991

Angela Wertman, Accounting Clerk (Atlantic Canada)

[email protected] | 902-405-9006

About Angela...

EDUCATION

  • Business Information Technology, Nova Scotia Community College

EXPERIENCE

  • Over 25 years in Business Management, Administration, and Customer Service

Emily Flanagan, Client Services Coordinator (Atlantic Canada)

[email protected] | 902-405-9006

About Emily...

EDUCATION

  • B.A., Major in English, Minor in History, University of Prince Edward Island
  • B.F.A., Major in Interdisciplinary, Minor in Art History, NSCAD University

Cooper, Chief Morale Officer (on Administrative Leave for barking) (Atlantic Canada)

About Cooper...

EXPERIENCE

  • Goofy antics
  • Friendly demeanor
  • Protective nature