About John

John O'Connor is an associate lawyer at Kennedy Schofield Lutz Lawyers, having joined the firm as an articled clerk in 2024. He primarily practices family law, probate, and estate planning, and offers mobile services to make his support accessible to clients. Before his legal career, John worked as a copywriter, managed a municipal cemetery, and worked on his family's dairy farm. He came to Nova Scotia for his legal education at Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law, after earning a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Philosophy, with a minor in Cinema & Media Studies, from the University of Guelph.

Education & credentials

Law school
Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Undergraduate
University of Guelph, Bachelor of Arts Honours, Philosophy, minor in Cinema & Media Studies

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm John O'Connor’s licence and standing in the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society directory ↗