McGuinty Jr., Dalton
With a practice rooted in the area of insurance defence litigation, Dalton focuses on property and casualty. Dalton has extensive experience in the defence of motor vehicle and occupiers’ liability actions as well as the investigation of potentially fraudulent insurance claims by means of examinations under oath. Dalton provides practical, cost-effective advice and tenacious advocacy…
Read MoreMacDonald, The Honourable J. Michael
The Honourable J. Michael MacDonald joined Stewart McKelvey as Counsel in April of 2019 following a distinguished career on the Bench. Mr. MacDonald was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 1995 and the Associate Chief Justice three years later. He became the 22nd Chief Justice of Nova Scotia and the Chief…
Read MoreRogers, John
John was Chief Executive Officer/Managing Partner at Stewart McKelvey for more than 12 years. An experienced board chair and member, community leader and a skilled and respected legal counsel, John is a leader in every sense. With unquestioned integrity and decades of legal, business and management experience, John is known for being entrepreneurial and strategic…
Read MoreMacDonald, Mark
Mark practiced with Stewart McKelvey on a full time basis from 1981 to 2003 and since then has engaged in his own transportation business and been associated with a number of other leading businesses and organizations in Atlantic Canada and elsewhere. During his previous practice with the firm, Mark was a leading practitioner in several…
Read MoreMacKeigan, Robert G.
An experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with an emphasis on banking, insolvency law and financial restructuring, Robbie balances a busy practice with a healthy dose of volunteer work. Currently serving as Chair of the Law Foundation of Nova Scotia, he is a past president of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, a past chair of the…
Read MoreDexter, Rob
As a lawyer who started out in practice with Stewart McKelvey and now sits on the boards of some of Atlantic Canada’s biggest corporations, Rob knows success in both law and business. And as chairman and CEO of Maritime Travel, one of Nova Scotia’s most successful businesses, his leadership and keen business sense have been…
Read MoreDickson, James M.
Jim is a leading corporate finance professional with over 30 years of experience advising both public and private businesses across Canada. Jim is well known for his many years advising Empire Company Limited, Sobeys Inc. as well as the Sobey Family and other public companies. He has acted for many of Atlantic Canada’s greatest entrepreneur…
Read MoreBarry, Art
Art’s construction practice has included services for a wide range of clients including clients involved in the power industry, commercial construction, heavy civil works, construction insurance and hospital construction. He provides practical and effective advice from project inception, through contract development and drafting, procurement, course-of-construction problem-solving and where necessary the dispute resolution process. Representative work…
Read MoreLa Forest, Gérard
Describing Gérard as having a wealth of experience and knowledge does not do him justice. A QC since 1968, the author of six books, and the recipient of nine university degrees, he has both practiced law and taught it. Gérard now acts as counsel for Stewart McKelvey.
Read MoreScales, Alan
Alan has one designation that only a select few can claim: he’s a recipient of the Order of Canada. Admitted to the bar in 1961, he is no longer actively practicing law, but instead serves as counsel and uses his more than 50 years of experience to develop effective solutions for Stewart McKelvey’s clients.
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