About Rebecca

Rebecca is a recognized litigation lawyer with a practice focused in the areas of commercial litigation and estate litigation. She supports clients on the full range of matters, including contract disputes, shareholder disputes and land/land use disputes. Rebecca has appeared before all levels of court in Nova Scotia, and has appeared before other provincial courts. Her professionalism in and out of the courtroom has built a positive reputation with both clients and other counsel.

Beyond her legal practice, Rebecca contributes her time with the Canadian Bar Association and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, where she sits on the Society’s Governance Committee.  Rebecca has co-chaired the Atlantic Trial Advocacy College for the past two years, and has also acted as a part-time lecturer at Dalhousie Schulich School of Law.

With a background in performing arts, Rebecca is actively involved with arts organizations in her community.  Her passion for the arts led Rebecca to join the Board of Neptune Theatre Foundation in 2009 where she served as a director and Chair.  She now enjoys her appointment as an Honorary Life Director. Rebecca served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 28 years as a member of the 36th Canadian Brigade Group (Nova Scotia) Band, performing as a musician, vocalist and emcee for various charity concerts and other public relations events, which service was a natural transition to her recent appointment on the Executive of the Board of Directors for the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Foundation.

Rebecca currently serves on the Executive of the Board of Governors for the Sacred Heart School of Halifax.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers® Canada for her practice in Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2024)
  • Named as a Benchmark Litigation Future Star by Benchmark Canada for several years running

Appointments & Community Involvement

  • Board of Governors for the Sacred Heart School of Halifax
  • Past Chair, President and Now Honorary Life Director of the Neptune Theatre
  • Former Board Member of the Nominating Committee to the Sacred Heart School of Halifax, 2021-2022

Education

  • Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop, Osgoode Hall Law School (2006)
  • LL.B., Dalhousie University (2003)
  • Independent Language Studies (German, Italian, French), University of Toronto (1997)
  • B.Mus. (Vocal Performance), Dalhousie University (1996)

Bar Admissions

  • Nova Scotia (2004)

Languages

  • English