Charles Thompson

Position:  Partner
Office:  Truro
Email:  CThompson@burchellmacdougall.com
Phone:  (902) 896-7543


Practice Areas:

• Civil litigation
• Estates and trusts
• Employment
• Corporate commercial
• Municipal

Professional Qualifications & Education:

• Nova Scotia Bar Admission 2004
• Nunavut Bar Admission 1999
• Northwest Territories Bar Admission 1995
• Dalhousie Law School (LL.B., 1994)
• Mount Allison University (B.Comm with Honours, 1990)

Professional Associations & Membership in Community Organizations:

• Member, Nova Scotia Barristers Society
• Member, Law Society of Northwest Territories and Nunavut
  Law Society
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Past Deputy Law Clerk, Legislative Assembly of the
  Northwest Territories
• Past Chair, Legal Ethics and Practice Committee of Law Society of Northwest Territories
• Past Board Member, Arctic Public Legal Education Society

Cases / Transactions / Work Experience:

Civil Litigation

• Representing clients in contract disputes, wrongful dismissal suits, negligence actions
• Acting for lien claimants, owners, and contractors in construction liens
• Collection of debts through legal action and enforcement of creditors' remedies
• Acting for lenders in foreclosure proceedings

Estates and Trusts

• Providing advice and preparing wills and powers of attorney
• Probating wills and advising executors and administrators in the administration of estates

Employment

• Representing employees and employers in the negotiation and drafting of employment contracts
• Representing employees and employers in negotiation and litigation of wrongful dismissal claims

Corporate Commercial

• Assisting in establishment of sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations
• Preparing shareholders agreements and partnership agreements
• Negotiating and drafting commercial contracts, agreements and leases

Municipal

• Advising municipalities in all areas of municipal law