Weldon McInnis Barristers and Solicitors is a full-service law firm based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, established in 1955 and one of the oldest firms in the city. It traces its roots to Richard L. Weldon, grandson of the founding dean of Dalhousie Law School, and took its current name in 2001 when two predecessor firms merged. Its lawyers practise across real estate, family law, wills and estates, civil litigation, corporate and commercial law, and criminal law.

Practice areas

Real Estate Law Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Bankruptcy & Insolvency Business & Corporate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts Personal Injury Family Law Criminal Defence Insurance Law Administrative & Regulatory Law

Good to know

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Lawyers 15

Andrew Trider Partner Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law Anna Giddy Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionCriminal Defence Anthony Nicholson Partner Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law David R. Melvin Partner Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law F. Alex Embree Partner Criminal DefenceFamily Law Jessica Rose Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionWills, Estates & Trusts Keith MacMaster Associate Business & Corporate LawBankruptcy & Insolvency Matthew J.D. Moir Partner Real Estate LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Micaela A. Sheppard Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionWills, Estates & Trusts Nancy G. Rideout Partner Family LawReal Estate Law Nicole M. Power Associate Wills, Estates & TrustsCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Peter Rumscheidt Partner Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionWills, Estates & Trusts Ronan W. Holland Partner Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPersonal Injury Shirley Shi Counsel Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law Tansyn Hood Associate Lawyer Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionReal Estate Law

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1981–2024 · median 20 years in practice 9 of 15 lawyers
Law schools
Dalhousie University (4), Dalhousie Law School (3), Schulich School of Law (3), Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, University of Ottawa, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law 13 of 15 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, French, Mandarin, Spanish

Who handles what

Where to find them

Weldon McInnis Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries Public, 118 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 1C7 · 902-446-0587

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Listing compiled from the firm’s public website in July 2026. Verify licence status in the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society directory ↗