Lawyer Profile
Sara Nicholson
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
Sara’s practice focuses on estate and trust litigation as well as environmental and administrative tribunal matters. With a sharp legal mind and a compassionate approach, Sara has built a reputation for clear communication, strategic advocacy, and achieving results both in and out of the courtroom. Clients appreciate her ability to simplify legal complexities while fiercely protecting their interests.
In her estate & trust practice, Sara helps clients navigate some of life’s most complex and emotionally charged legal disputes. She represents beneficiaries, executors, trustees, and other parties in a wide range of estate conflicts, including:
In her administrative law practice, Sara represents individuals, developers, renewable energy companies, and aquaculture companies before the Utility and Review Board (now the Nova Scotia Energy Board) on land use planning and development matters as well as the Aquaculture Review Board on adjudicative hearings for aquaculture lease and license applications.
Her practice also includes advising clients with respect to First Nations consultation and mutual benefits agreements.
Sara has appeared before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Probate Court and Court of Appeal, as well as the Nova Scotia Energy Board (previously the Utility and Review Board) and the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board. Select reported decisions include:
University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law, JD, 2015 University of Toronto, B.Sc. (Hons), 2005
Canadian Bar Association Award (New Brunswick branch) for academic achievement, character and philanthropy, 2014
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2016 (NS)