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Arcus Legal - Erin O'Brien - Best Lawyer award Halifax 2024

Arcus Legal is pleased to congratulate Erin O’Brien Edmonds, KC, TEP, on being selected by her peers as the Best Lawyers® 2024 Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax. Having previously won this award in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021, this year marks the fifth time Erin has received this honour. Erin is also recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada® for her work in Trusts and Estates.

 

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Arcus Legal is pleased to welcome our newest member, Dakota MacPherson.

Dakota is a recent graduate from Nova Scotia Community College’s Paralegal Services program. She is deeply enthusiastic about understanding the intricacies of the legal system, and she is excited to dive headfirst into her role here at Arcus. When she’s not at work, you can find her spending quality time with her dogs, Arya and Loki.

 

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Across Canada on the last Wednesday of February, Pink Shirt Day is celebrated. To show our support for the Anti-Bullying movement, the Arcus staff and the dogs are wearing pink shirts.

 

With kindness we can go #FurtherTogether

 

To learn more and to donate visit: https://www.pinkshirtday.ca/

 

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Happy Holidays from all of us at Arcus Legal, we thank you for your continued support.

Our office will be closed Monday, December 26th and Tuesday, December 27th, reopening Wednesday, December 28th.

 

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Arcus Legal welcomes its newest member to the team, Barbara Mackie.

Barbara brings years of customer service as well as other related experiences in her roll of Receptionist/Executive Assistant. Barbara has lived in Halifax for most of her life but she still considers Cape Breton her home. When she’s not working you can find her travelling around the province looking for the best seafood chowder. Barbara is looking forward to starting her next chapter with the team here, at Arcus Legal.

 

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Join us in welcoming lawyer Michael (Mick) Levin to the Arcus Legal team, who brings a busy practise in the areas of real estate and corporate law, as well as civil litigation. A Haligonian born and raised, Mick articled at one of the largest firms in Atlantic Canada before joining a mid-sized downtown Halifax firm as an Associate and later a Partner. Mick cites the Arcus team’s expertise, camaraderie, and collaborative approach to client service as a big motivation for making the move. When he is not in the office, Mick is an avid rock climber and serves as a pro bono advisor to the Climb Nova Scotia Association.
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Osgoode Hall Law School recently featured Arcus Legal lawyer Johann Du Plessis in an Alumni Spotlight article. Check out the link below to learn more about Johann’s impressive career.

https://osgoodepd.ca/blog/johann-du-plessis/

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We are pleased to announce that Gregg Knudsen has joined Arcus Legal to practice with our Property and Estates Teams. Bringing more than 30 years of experience to our firm, he will be serving clients’ needs for estate and trust planning, probate administration, and real property transactions. Gregg also offers experience in elder law, charitable giving, wealth management, taxation, business succession, and mental health law. Throughout his career, Gregg has contributed extensively to the legal profession and his local community, sitting on provincial review and appeal boards, chairing Canadian Bar Association sections, and serving on law reform initiatives.

To learn more about Gregg and the services he offers his clients, see our website at: https://www.arcuslegal.ca/gregg-knudsen.[Read more]

Happy holidays from everyone at Arcus Legal! We wish you all the best in the new year.

Our office will be closed from December 24–28, open December 29–30, closed December 31 – January 3, then back to the usual schedule on January 4.

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Arcus Legal welcomes Mel Freeland as our newest Corporate Tax Paralegal. Mel joins us with over seven years’ experience working in corporate law. She has lived in Nova Scotia for most of her life and is looking forward to working with local small business owners. When not at work, she enjoys going for walks, listening to podcasts, and hanging out with her animal friends Dexter the cat (not to be confused Arcus Legal’s Co-Chief Canine Officer) and Morty the Akita (and his human).

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