John R. M. Akerman, Q.C.

Position: Partner
Office: Truro
Email: JAkerman@burchellmacdougall.com
Phone: (902) 895-1561 ext. 553

Practice Areas:

• Personal Injury
• Real Estate
• Wills and Estates
• Insurance Law
• Civil Litigation
• Administrative Law

Professional Qualifications & Education:

• Nova Scotia Bar Admission 1969
• Mount Allison University (B.Comm., 1964)
• Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1969)
• Queens Counsel Appointment 1985.

Professional Associations & Membership in Community Organizations:

• Member, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Solicitor, Nova Scotia Crop & Livestock Insurance Commission
• Chair, Nova Scotia Dairy Commission (since 1999-2002)

Cases / Transactions / Work Experience:

Personal Injury

• Represented many individuals injured in accidents
• Represented dependents in fatal accidents
• Advanced and recovered claims for past and future income loss and personal care costs

Real Estate

• Represents clients in the purchase, sale and financing of homes, land, condos
• Represents commercial clients in the purchase, sale and financing of commercial buildings, apartment buildings and land
• Involved in very large land assembly projects, like the MNPP Halifax Lateral Pipeline Project
• Resolving ownership disputes or access problems.
• Preparing agreements concerning land, especially agreements of purchase and sale

Probate, Estates, Wills and Trusts

• Acts in the Probating and Administration of estates
• Acted in court proceedings to prove will with issues of competence, undue influence and proper signing of the will
• Brought applications to Court for interpretation of unclear parts of wills
• Acted in Testators Family Maintenance applications where the Claimant alleges there was inadequate provision in the will

Insurance

• Represented both claimants and insurance companies in long term disability claims
• Negligence claims
• Property damage claims

Civil Litigation

• Personal injury claims
• Insurance claims
• Estate trials and applications

Administrative Law

• Appeared before many administrative tribunals
• Acted for employees in grievance arbitrations
• Represented union in certification hearings
• Obtained Orders quashing decisions of administrative tribunals