Andrew Montgomery,
Partner

	Phone:	(902) 678-6156 Ext. #229
	Fax:	(902) 678-6010
	E-mail:	montgomery@ tmcLAW.com
	Location(s):	Kentville Yarmouth
	Legal Assistant:	Joanne McDow Ext. #247

Andrew (Andy) Montgomery is a Partner of TMC LAW.

Preferred Areas of Practice

• general litigation, including:
  • insurance
  • employment and corporate commercial disputes
• administrative law
• alternate dispute resolution
• natural resources law

Qualifications

• Bar Admission: Nova Scotia 2000 LL.B. (Dalhousie University, 1999)
• Negotiation and Conflict Management Certificate (Henson College - Dalhousie Law School, 1999)
• M.Sc. Soil Science (University of Guelph, 1984)
• B.Sc. Phys.Geog. (University of Toronto, 1978)

Professional Experience

Andrew Montgomery came to TMC LAW after spending six years practicing with the firm of Metcalf & Company, a boutique admiralty and transportation law firm. Andrew has significant litigation experience in insurance defense, wrongful dismissal, corporate commercial and fisheries law. He has appeared in all levels of court in Nova Scotia, and in the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

Andrew is a trained mediator and has significant mediation experience including cases involving multiple parties and complex issues.

Prior to the practice of law he worked extensively in government, both in Ontario and Nova Scotia, for a number years as a policy advisor primarily with respect to resource and environmental planning. He has significant experience working with both the fishing and agricultural industries in Nova Scotia.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

Member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, and the Kings County Barristers' Society

Member of the Canadian Maritime Law Association, and the Fisheries Law Sub-Committee.

Member and former treasurer of the Eastern Admiralty Law Association.

Currently serving on the legal committee of the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia.

Activities within the Firm

Member of the following Practice Groups: General Litigation, Employment and Labour, Education Law, Municipal Law, Insurance and Alternate Dispute Resolution.

Personal Interests

Andrew is an avid gardner and general outdoor enthusiast. He also enjoys building wooden model sailing ships in his spare time.