Trusted advice.
Trust has many different meanings to David’s clients. Besides the trust they place in him to help with their legal needs, sophisticated estate planning and administration of trusts is one of the areas for which they seek his counsel. Frequently cited as a leading Canadian lawyer for trust and estate matters, David delivers consistent, reliable advice to a wide range of private clients’. He has been practicing law for 50 years and follows his father’s advice that “it’s better to burn out than rust out!”
BAR ADMISSION(S)
Nova Scotia, 1961
LAW SOCIETY(IES)
Canadian Bar Association
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
American Bar Association
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University, M.C.L., 1960
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1959
Mount Allison University, B.A., 1956
QUEEN'S COUNSEL
1976
ACTIVITIES
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, American College of Trust & Estate Counsel
- Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
LANGUAGE(S)
English
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATINGS
AV
EXTERNAL RATINGS
- Best Lawyers: Trusts and Estates, 2009-2012