Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2006
Legal Assistant(s): Vanessa Ranni
Providing legal services through a professional corporation.
Chris is trial lawyer whose practice focuses on corporate commercial, construction, insurance and class action litigation.
Chris maintains a broad commercial litigation practice, providing sophisticated and effective advice to clients involved in a wide variety of commercial disputes ranging from contractual claims to shareholder disputes, oppression proceedings, and leasing disputes.
Chris acts for a broad range of clients in the construction sector including public and private owners, general contractors, lenders, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals with respect to disputes involving breach of contract, tendering, delay, surety bonds, professional negligence and construction liens and trusts.
Chris also represents domestic and international insurers in the defence of claims involving serious personal injury, product liability, occupiers’ liability, municipal liability, and large property loss.
Chris has represented clients in all levels of courts in Nova Scotia, and in various administrative tribunals and domestic and international arbitrations.
Chris has been recognized by Lexpert Canada as a repeatedly recommended practitioner in the areas of corporate commercial litigation and commercial insurance litigation, and a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Canada in the areas of commercial litigation and commercial insurance litigation.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 2005
Concordia University, B.A. (honours), 2001
Activities
Chair, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2017-2022
Board Member, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2011-2022.
Chair, Audit Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2013-2015.
Member, Audit Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2011-2013.
Chair, Dalhousie Medical School Admissions Committee, 2014 to 2019.
Member, Dalhousie Medical School Admissions Committee, 2010-2011, 2013-2014.
Board Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2014 to 2019.
Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2006 to present.
AGM Planning Committee, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2013 to 2019.
CLE Committee, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2014 to 2019.
Board Member, Paths 2 Learning, 2013 to 2016.
Board Member, Halifax Association for Community Living, 2004-2006
Member, Dalhousie Law School Admissions Committee, 2003-2006
Accolades
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Commercial Insurance, 2021 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Corporate Commercial, 2021 – 2023
Benchmark Canada, local litigation star (General Commercial, Insurance), 2017 – 2022
Benchmark Canada, future star, 2016