Background
Mitchell, George M. was born on August 8, 1932 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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George M. Mitchell
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McGill University; Dalhousie University (Bachelor of Laws, 1955). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1971. Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia.
Member, 1970-1978, Speaker, 1970-1973, Minister of Development, 1973-1976.
Minister of Education, 1976-1978 and Attorney General, 1978.
Career
Worked at Cox Downie (Halifax, Nova Scotia) specializing in Administrative Law, Admiralty, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Assessment, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Collections, Commercial Law, Communications and Media. Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts, Corporations and Corporate Finance, Debtor and Creditor, Education, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental, Family and Matrimonial, Finance, Intellectual Property, Fidelity and Surety, Foreign Investment, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Insolvency and Receivership, Indian and Native Populations, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Labour and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legislative Practice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mining, Municipal Law, Mortgages, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Real Property, Regulatory Law, Securities, Technology and Science, Wills, Trade and Professional Associations, Trademarks, Trusts and Estate Planning, Trials and Appellate Practice, Utilities, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Admitted to the bar, 1955, Nova Scotia.
1957, Ontario.
Appointed Queen"s Counsel, 1971.
Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia. Member, 1970-1978, Speaker, 1970-1973, Minister of Development, 1973-1976.
Minister of Education, 1976-1978 and Attorney General, 1978. Chairman, Atlantic Press Council.
All members of the firm are members of the Canadian Bar Association and the Nova Scotia Barristers Society.
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Membership
Member, 1970-1978, Speaker, 1970-1973, Minister of Development, 1973-1976. Minister of Education, 1976-1978 and Attorney General, 1978. Chairman, Atlantic Press Council.
