Interesting Auld-Allen Facts

The Firm

Auld Allen has recently been ranked as one of Canada's leading small firms.*
*Based on a survey of nation-wide firms using strictly alphabetic criteria.

The partners of Auld Allen are frequent contributors to the legal education of recent law graduates by virtue of training and assisting with the Bar Admission Course.

Auld Allen is the Nova Scotian firm selected to act as counsel for one of North America's largest legal services providers, which provides services to institutions and companies offering legal services as part of their customer and/or employee benefit packages. This is due to our ability to provide competent advice on a wide ranging area of legal topics.

We are members of; The Nova Scotia Barristers‚ Society, The Canadian Barristers‚ Association, The Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association, The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and the Nova Scotia Criminal Lawyers Association.

Partner · J. Gordon Allen

• Requested to be and acted as an on-call lawyer for the highly successful Tall Ships 2000, as they required competent legal counsel capable of advising on a diverse range of subjects which services were to be available around the clock in case any problems developed.
• Was previously and is currently involved in the community as a minor hockey and baseball coach, as well as, served on the Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Water-ski Association.
• Active in the arts as previous director of the Jest in Time Theatre Troupe and as counsel for East Coast Music Awards nominated Tyrone Simmonds.
• Participant in the education of Bar Admission Students as speaker and demonstrator of practical aspects of legal practice.
• Co-organizer of Annual Charity Halloween Event in support of Camp Goodtime, A Respite Camp for Children Undergoing Cancer Treatment.
• Won a bronze medal in the 1998 National Water-ski Championships Jump Event despite the fact of only having jumped four times in the previous ten years. This had little to do with water-ski skills and more to due with the fact that the best skiers either crashed or did not enter the event.
• Prior to being a lawyer, attended Acadia, York and Dalhousie Universities and worked in various jobs such as a high-rise window washer in Toronto, a bartender and as a member of the Halifax Civic Workers‚ Union.

Partner · Gregory D. Auld

• Former chairman of the Nova Scotia Assessment Appeal Court County of Halifax.
• Presently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of YMCA Canada.
• Previously served as vice-president of the Board of Directors for Dalhousie University and Alumni Association.
• Presently serves as a minor league coach Halifax Celtic Soccer Club.
• Participating volunteer of Reach Nova Scotia Association, providing legal services to mentally or physically challenged individuals.
• Serves as a lawyer for the Nova Scotia Barristers‚ Society, a mission of professional development seminars and author of the Bar Admission materials relating to Condominium Law.
• Serves on the Board of Trustees of the YMCA of greater Halifax/Dartmouth.
• Currently serves on the Operations Committee for the Dalhousie University Board of Directors.