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Jeff Mitchell

Halifax, NS

Jeff is the owner of NOVA Injury Law. His firm was created to assist injury victims and disabled workers with their legal claims. Before launching NOVA Injury Law, Jeff worked for a large regional firm in the area of insurance law before moving to a plaintiff-side personal injury boutique. NOVA Injury Law is known as an honest, responsive, and medically-focused law firm committed to its clients. Born in Halifax, Jeff attended Saint Mary’s University and completed an honours degree in Criminology. During his time at Saint Mary’s, Jeff founded the SMU Community Development Initiative Levy, a student-backed fund providing seed funds to local community-oriented projects. Since graduating, Jeff has coached the University’s legal case debating society. Jeff was awarded a Saint Mary’s University Alumni of the Year award in 2015. Jeff completed his legal training at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. While at Osgoode Hall, Jeff participated in various pro bono projects, including the Legal Aid Clinic and the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto. The latter, a joint effort between doctors and lawyers to ensure quality patient care, brought Jeff before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, where he represented clients who were victims of unprofessional or negligent treatment by a physician. In addition to his pro bono efforts, Jeff was the leader of the Law School’s Academic Student Government and vice-chair of the Faculty Council. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Osgoode Hall Gold Key Prize. NOVA Injury Law launched when Jeff realized that personal injury victims were being underserved. Serious injury victims were not able to get timely or accurate medical advice paired with experienced legal advice. The firm was quickly known as the doctor-lawyer law firm as clients would often find themselves on calls with Jeff and his wife, Dr. Laura Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell, a practicing Emergency Physician with specialty training in occupational medicine provided the missing ingredient for injury victims managing their limitations and newfound life challenges. Since 2016, NOVA Injury Law has continued to expand from its original desk in a shared office space. Now, the firm operates in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfound & Labrador. Jeff has dedicated his practice to fighting for injury victims. You’ll feel his passion for what he does when you meet him at the office or on a phone call. As the leader of the firm, Jeff handles complex and serious injury cases while guiding the firm’s growth. NOVA Injury Law’s mission is to help as many injury victims in Atlantic Canada as possible - because they need help from talented and passionate legal team to get fair results.

Jamie MacGillivray

Halifax, NS

Jamie has practiced personal injury and insurance law since 1994, and exclusively since 1999. He is the principal and founder of MacGillivray Law which is now one of the region’s leading Plaintiff personal injury practices and the largest in Atlantic Canada. Jamie has extensive trial experience with 39 entries for decisions in the CanLii case law database. Jamie is “Lexpert Ranked” for being Repeatedly Recommended, and has been recognized by his peers as a “Leading Practitioner” in the field of personal injury litigation. Jamie has an interest in using litigation to help fight industry practices that are destructive to the environment, and to provide a check and balance against the increasing power of multi-national corporations and the concentration of wealth and power in an increasingly small number of people. Jamie believes that this is what Plaintiff personal injury law is really about, and that it can help be part of the solution. Repeatedly recommended as a leading lawyer by a peer survey conducted by the Canadian Legal Expert Directory since 2011. Jamie lives in Stellarton with his wife and children and enjoys practicing a healthy lifestyle that includes various forms of exercise in his spare time.

Glenda Best, K.C.

St. John's, NL

Glenda Best is a partner with Roebothan McKay Marshall, with over 30 years’ legal experience. With advanced certification in mediation, Glenda has developed a practice focused in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, and Family Law. Glenda is a Master of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Queen’s Counsel, and also an active local volunteer. As Board Member and Honorary Solicitor for the Newfoundland and Labrador chapter of Spinal Cord Injury Canada, Glenda puts her personal experience and passion for protecting accident victims to great use. She is also a Director and Honorary Solicitor for the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. In June 2021, Glenda received the Gordon M. Stirling Distinguished Service Award from the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. The award recognizes substantial contribution to the Law Society, the legal profession, or the administration of justice, and to the public or one’s community. In her spare time, Glenda enjoys cooking, attending theatre productions, and outdoor activities including mountain biking, hiking, and scuba diving.

Toby Bristow

Toby Bristow graduated from the University of New Brunswick with B.A. (English Honours) and LLB in 1999. He was awarded the Lord Beaverbrook Scholarship in Law, and did his articling at Cox Hanson O’Reilly Matheson in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he gained an excellent foundation in the area of insurance law. He has practiced primarily in the area of personal injury since 2003, and has appeared in front of all levels of Courts in Newfoundland and New Brunswick. Toby joined CLG Injury Law in 2018, and practices in Fredericton, New Brunswick, but serves clients throughout New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Steve Marshall, K.C.

St. John's, NL

With over 30 years’ legal experience, Steve Marshall is Senior Partner at Roebothan McKay Marshall. While Personal Injury law has been Steve’s main area of practice for over 20 years, he is also experienced in Real Estate and Criminal Defense. Steve’s experience and passion for finding solutions for clients’ legal issues has led to innumerable case wins and an unmatched record in conflict resolution. When not winning cases, Steve enjoys playing recreational hockey and sailing Newfoundland’s coastline.

Nicolle A. Snow

Halifax, NS

Nicolle was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 2002 and practices exclusively in the area of personal injury and insurance related claims. She has many years of experience and has represented clients before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Nicolle enjoys a work life balance that includes time with family and friends, as well as time to read, meditate, and practice yoga. She can often be found trail walking with her furry friend, Lucy.