Lorne R. MacDougall, M.C.

Position:  Partner
Office:  Truro
Email:  LMacdougall@burchellmacdougall.com
Phone:  (902) 896-7570


Practice Areas:

• Employment and Labour Relations
• General Practice
• Wills and Estates
• Administrative Law
• Alternate Dispute Resolution
• Real Estate

Professional Qualifications & Education:

• Nova Scotia Bar Admission 1944
• Saint Mary's University (B.A.)
• Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1943)
• Queen's Counsel (1960)

Professional Associations & Membership in Community Organizations:

• Member, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Former Chair, Nova Scotia Dairy Commission
• Former Chair, Highway Workers Employee Relations Board
• Former Chair, New Brunswick Dairy Products Commission
• Chaired several Royal Commissions on the dairy industry
• Awarded Papal Knighthood, 1958
• Weldon Award from Dalhousie University Law School
• Distinguished Service Award from Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
• Entrepreneur of the Year, Town of Truro
• Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club
• Occasional lecturer at University level in Labour Arbitration

Cases / Transactions / Work Experience:

• Extensive experience in many fields of law, with primary interest being Arbitration, Mediation and Industrial Relations
• Appearances before numerous Administrative Boards and advised clients concerning the same
• General Practice
• Probate and Estate law - estate planning, including drafting wills, contested wills and claims