Trusted advisor.
Having worked with most of her clients for a long time, Barbara often serves as their corporate memory, and can remind them why they made certain decisions and why they may (or may not) want to continue to do something. She also excels at looking forward, helping her clients forecast issues and plan around them or prevent them from happening in the first place.
Clients appreciate Barbara’s personal attention to matters, and know that she will do everything in her power to help them achieve their desired results.
Representative matters
Barbara works with her clients on a variety of matters, including corporate, commercial, financing, real property, wills and estates and the transition of ownership for family-run businesses. Her clients include:
- Small and medium sized owner-operated businesses.
- Clients involved in the hospitality and service industries.
- Professional service firms, such as doctors, accounting firms and architects.
- Individuals, in the areas of real estate and estate planning.
Barbara is also a registered trade-mark agent.
Areas of practice:
- Corporate/Commercial
- Owner – Managed Business
- Financial Services
- Property and Real Estate Development
- Wills and Estate Planning
- Trade-mark law
BAR ADMISSION(S)
Prince Edward Island, 1992
LAW SOCIETY(IES)
Law Society of Prince Edward Island
EDUCATION
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1991
University of Prince Edward Island, B.A., 1987
QUEEN'S COUNSEL
2008
ACTIVITIES
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Past-chair, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, 2009-present
- Chair, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, 2007-2009
- Member, Board of Directors, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, 2004 – present
- Canvasser, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Prince Edward Island Division
LANGUAGE(S)
English
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATINGS
CV
EXTERNAL RATINGS
- Best Lawyers: Banking and Finance, 2011-2012