About John

John Rafferty is Counsel to Burchell MacDougall after retiring from active practice, having joined the firm's Truro office as an associate in 1977. He was appointed King's Counsel (then Queen's Counsel) in 1995 and has volunteered with the Meals on Wheels program in Truro since its inception. He is a past director and chair of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Liability Claims Fund.

Education & credentials

Law school
Dalhousie University
Undergraduate
Saint Mary's University, Bachelor of Arts, 1971; Bachelor of Education, 1973

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