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Ann is a partner with Burchells. She is a 1990 graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1991.
Ann’s practice includes education law where she regularly represents undergraduate, graduate and students of professional disciplines in a broad range of education-related legal disputes. These include academic appeals, allegations of academic misconduct and plagiarism as well as disputes concerning athletic eligibility. Ann has expertise in dealing with institutional allegations of harassment and discrimination of all kinds.
Ann also has significant experience providing advice and representation to clients on all aspects of employment law, human rights law and pension matters She has routinely provided advice and direction on employment contracts, dismissal planning, employment issues in the context of business restructuring and downsizing, human rights complaints and a broad range of employment related litigation. She also has extensive experience in the negotiation and administration of collective agreements.
Ann's court appearances have included Atlantic Canadian provincial supreme courts and courts of appeal as well as the Nova Scotia and Canada Labour Relations Boards, the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Tribunal and the Nova Scotia Workers Compensation Board.
In addition to her practice responsibilities, Ann has taught and lectured on civil litigation and employment law issues at both the Dalhousie Law School and the Dalhousie School of Nursing.
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