About Patrick

Patrick O'Neil is a partner at Burchell MacDougall practicing corporate/commercial law, real estate and estate planning from the firm's Halifax and Elmsdale offices. He earned the Canadian Energy Law Foundation prize for outstanding performance in Oil and Gas Law during his JD at Dalhousie's Schulich School of Law, and later completed the Osgoode Certificate in Blockchain Law. He chaired the Canadian Bar Association's Nova Scotia Business Law section from 2021 to 2023.

Practice areas

Business & Corporate Law Real Estate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts

Education & credentials

Law school
Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law
Undergraduate
Saint Mary's University, Bachelor of Arts (Criminology/Sociology), 2011
Other degrees
Osgoode Certificate in Blockchain Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2021

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