Burchell Wickwire Bryson LLP

Burchell Wickwire Bryson LLP (BWB) is a full-service law firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a history spanning well over a century. The firm advises businesses, institutions and individuals across litigation, corporate and commercial, real estate, and wills and estates matters, and is recognized for having one of the region's largest Aboriginal law practices. BWB describes itself as taking a collaborative, entrepreneurial approach with clients and places a stated priority on equity, diversity and inclusion.

Practice areas

Indigenous Law Administrative & Regulatory Law Bankruptcy & Insolvency Construction Law Business & Corporate Law Criminal Defence Family Law Insurance Law Employment & Labour Law Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Real Estate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleBy appointment

Lawyers 45

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar

1976–2026 · median 9 years in practice 43 of 45 lawyers

Law schools

Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University (19), Dalhousie University (9), University of New Brunswick (6), Dalhousie Law School (4), University of Victoria (2), Faculty of Law at the University of New Brunswick and 4 more 45 of 45 lawyers

Languages on the roster

Bengali, English, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish

Who handles what

• Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  Alexandra Strang, Ashley Hamp-Gonsalves, Bhreagh MacDonald, Colin Bryson, KC, Danielle Hargreaves, Danielle Keating, David A. Cameron (Retired), David G. Hutt, KC, Dillon Trider, Eliza Richardson, Gabriele Caras, I. Andrew Rankin, Ian Joyce, James P. Boudreau, Jason Cooke, KC, Justin E. Adams, Kevin Quigley, Mackenzie Jefferies, Naiomi W. Metallic, KC, Noella Martin, KC, Parker Byrne, Philip Chapman, Quila Gillott, Ryan Myers, Sarah L. MacCallum, Sarah MacLeod, Thomas Morehouse, Tiffany Cheverie
• Administrative & Regulatory Law
  Aaron Connolly, Alexandra Strang, Ashley Hamp-Gonsalves, Danielle Keating, Derek A. Simon, Eliza Richardson, Gabriele Caras, Ian Joyce, Jason Cooke, KC, Katie Short, Mackenzie Jefferies, Naiomi W. Metallic, KC, Noella Martin, KC, Parker Byrne, Philip Chapman, Quila Gillott, Rob Jollimore, Roy Stewart, Sarah MacLeod, Tiffany Cheverie
• Insurance Law
  Ashley Hamp-Gonsalves, Bhreagh MacDonald, Colin Bryson, KC, Danielle Keating, David A. Cameron (Retired), David G. Hutt, KC, Eliza Richardson, I. Andrew Rankin, James P. Boudreau, Jason Cooke, KC, Kevin Quigley, Parker Byrne, Philip Chapman, Ryan Myers, Sarah MacLeod, Thomas Morehouse, Tiffany Cheverie
• Employment & Labour Law
  Aaron Connolly, Amy Bradbury, Ashley Hamp-Gonsalves, Colin Bryson, KC, Danielle Hargreaves, David A. Cameron (Retired), Dillon Trider, Gabriele Caras, James P. Boudreau, Jamie Grant, Jason Cooke, KC, Naiomi W. Metallic, KC, Noella Martin, KC, Parker Byrne, Ryan Myers
• Wills, Estates & Trusts
  Aisha Mustafa, Anindo Satyajit Sen, Bhreagh MacDonald, Carolyne Leblanc, David G. Hutt, KC, Elena Solimano-Cain, Justin E. Adams, Katie Short, Kelly Greenwood, TEP, Quila Gillott, Rob Jollimore, Roy Stewart, Wayne Howatt
• Business & Corporate Law
  Aisha Mustafa, Anindo Satyajit Sen, Brian MacLellan, KC, Carolyne Leblanc, Derek A. Simon, Elena Solimano-Cain, Justin E. Adams, Katie Short, Kelly Greenwood, TEP, Rob Jollimore, Thomas Morehouse, Wayne Howatt
• Indigenous Law
  Aaron Connolly, Alexandra Strang, Ashley Hamp-Gonsalves, Danielle Hargreaves, Danielle Keating, Derek A. Simon, Jason Cooke, KC, Katie Short, Mackenzie Jefferies, Naiomi W. Metallic, KC, Roy Stewart, Sarah MacLeod
• Real Estate Law
  Aisha Mustafa, Anindo Satyajit Sen, Carolyne Leblanc, Colin Bryson, KC, Elena Solimano-Cain, Justin E. Adams, Katie Short, Kelly Greenwood, TEP, Rob Jollimore, Tiffany Cheverie, Wayne Howatt
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
  Carolyne Leblanc, Elena Solimano-Cain, Evan Parsley, I. Andrew Rankin, Kevin Quigley, Sarah L. MacCallum
• Criminal Defence
  Alexandra Strang, Anindo Satyajit Sen, Danielle Hargreaves, Ian Joyce, Mackenzie Jefferies, Thomas Morehouse
• Construction Law
  James P. Boudreau, Philip Chapman, Wayne Howatt
• Family Law
  Eliza Richardson, Kaitlin Gauvin, Kenzie MacKinnon, KC