MDW Law
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.21 lawyers · Established 2008 · Halifax County
One of 78 law firms listed in Halifax, and one of 13 handling Family Law.
MDW Law is a family law and personal injury firm based in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, with offices in Halifax and Dartmouth. It traces its roots to McGinty Law, founded in 2008 by Mary Jane McGinty, and rebranded as MDW Law in 2015 after Angela Walker and Tara Miller joined the partnership; Laura Kanaan joined as a partner in 2018. The firm focuses on family law, personal injury and insurance litigation, and also offers mediation training courses.
Practice areas
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
LGBTQ+ friendly
Free parkingLawyers 21
Alix Digout
Lawyer
Angela Walker
Partner, K.C.
Chuck J. Ford
Partner
Clare Henderson
Lawyer
Danika Beaulieu
Partner
Family Law
Derek Sonnichsen
Lawyer
Gabrielle Samson
Lawyer
Jessica Renaud
Lawyer
Jessie Chisholm
Lawyer
Katie Unsworth
Lawyer
Katrina Karasek
Lawyer
Family Law
Kim Johnson
Counsel
Laura Kanaan
CEO
Lauren Vogel
Lawyer
Leigh Davis
Partner
Mary Jane McGinty
Counsel, K.C.
Megan Sullivan
Staff Lawyer
Paula Condran
Counsel
Sophie Moryto
Lawyer
Sydney Hansen
Lawyer
Tara Miller
Partner, K.C.
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1984–2026 · median 9 years in practice 18 of 21 lawyers
- Law schools
- Dalhousie Law School (6), Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University (3), Université de Moncton (2), University of New Brunswick (2), Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law and 5 more 20 of 21 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- English, French
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