Darlene Jamieson, Q.C.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation (Employment, Construction, Insurance, Banking)
• Employment Contracts
• Wrongful Dismissal
• Human Resources Counseling
• Insurance Litigation (representing plaintiffs and defendants)
• Personal Injury Litigation (representing claimants and insurers)
• Medical Malpractice Litigation
• Corporate Commercial Litigation (including minority/majority shareholder issues)
• Estate Litigation
• Expropriation

Associations

• Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
  • Chair, Gender Equality Committee (1996- 2001)
  • Member, Nominating Committee (1997-98)
• Canadian Bar Association
  • Insurance Law Subsection NS (Chair 1998-2001, Vice Chair 1995-98)
  • Construction Law Subsection and Litigation Law Subsection
• Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Nova Scotia
• Joint Regulatory Table of the Voluntary Sector Initiative (VSI), Federal Government
• Nova Scotia Association of Women and the Law
• National Association of Women and the Law
  Charitable Trust for Research and Education - Board of Trustees
• Women's Future Fund - National Executive
• QUEST (formerly The Halifax County Rehabilitation Centre), Board of Directors
• Avalon Sexual Assault Centre - Board of Directors
• Dress for Success
• YWCA - Board of Directors
• Point Pleasant Lodge - Board of Directors
• Commissioner, Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia
• Pro Bono Law Students Association - Advisor

Awards

• 1998 YWCA Women's Recognition Award
• 2003 Elizabeth Fry Rebel With a Cause Award
• 2007 Frances Fish Woman Lawyers Achievement Award