Erin O'Brien Edmonds

Position:  Partner
Office:  Halifax
Email:  eoe@burchellmacdougall.com
Phone:  (902) 445-2339


PracticeAreas:

• Real Property
• Wills and Estates
• Corporate Commercial

Professional Qualifications & Education:

• Nova Scotia Bar Admission 1984
• Dalhousie University (B.Sc., 1980)
• Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1983)
• Appointed Queen's Counsel, 2002

Professional Associations & Membership in Community Organizations:

• Member, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Real Estate Association of Nova Scotia
• Former Council Member, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
• Former member of numerous Nova Scotia Barristers' Society Committees: Practice Assistance
• Committee, Qualifications and Bar Admission Course Committee, Real Estate Day Sub-Committee, Gender Equality Implementation Committee
• Member, Halifax Estate Planning Council
• Lecturer, Bar Admission Course Real Estate Day
• Involved with Leave a Legacy Program, Retirement Planners Association and Continuing Legal Education
• Real Estate Lawyers of Nova Scotia (RELANS)

Cases / Transactions / Work Experience:

Real Estate

• Represented many buyers and sellers of homes
• Represented various developers to create condominium projects including sales of condominium units
• Represented builders and buyers of new construction homes

Probate, Estates, Wills and Trusts

• Prepared Wills and Powers of attorney for husbands, wives and single persons, same sex couples
• Advised many clients regarding nursing home issues including designation of residence and protection of assets
• Provided estate planning advice to many clients
• Probating wills and estates
• Providing advice to Executors and Administrators

Corporate Commercial Law

• Represented many Landlords and Tenants of Commercial Leases
• Incorporated many companies for small businesses
• Prepared many shareholders agreements