Waterbury Newton is a full-service law firm in Kentville, Nova Scotia, with a history of more than 60 years in the Annapolis Valley. It grew from a small practice founded by David J.C. Waterbury and Ralph Shaw into a firm with a full team of lawyers and support staff, handling civil and criminal litigation, corporate and business law, family law, personal injury, property law, and wills, estates and trusts.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1981–2023 · median 36 years in practice 7 of 7 lawyers
Law schools
Dalhousie University (6), University of Alberta 7 of 7 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, French

Where to find them

469 Main Street, PO Box 98, Kentville, NS B4N 3V9 · 902-678-3257

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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 ↗