Lawyer Profile
Karen N. Bennett-Clayton
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
Karen works with her clients primarily in the areas of health law and insurance on a range of issues, including defending professional liability claims and third party liability claims.
Brunel University, London, England, LLB (honours), 1999 Dalhousie University, BA, 1991
Board Member and Executive Committee, Canadian Mental Health Association – Nova Scotia Division, 2024 – present Co-chair, Stewart McKelvey students committee, 2016 – 2018 Member, Stewart McKelvey students committee, 2014 – 2018 Member, Ad Idem, Canadian Media Lawyers Association, 2001 – present Chair, Citizenship & Immigration Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, 2005 – 2007 Vice-chair, Citizenship & Immigration Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, 2004 – 2005 Part-time lecturer, Civil Trial Practice, Dalhousie Law School, 2006 Board member, Ronald McDonald House Atlantic, 2013 – 2017 Board member, Capital Health Research Ethics Board, 2015 – 2017 Mentor, Dalhousie Women and the Law Mentorship Program Mentor, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Mentorship Program Member, Nova Scotia Medical-Legal Society
Benchmark Canada, local litigation star (Defamation, Media and Entertainment), 2015 – 2016 Benchmark Canada, local litigation star (Defamation, Media, Entertainment, Professional Liability), 2017 – 2022 Lexpert rating: Medical Negligence, 2016 – 2026
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2001 (NS)