Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
As a skilled negotiator and persuasive advocate, Tyana works closely with her clients to problem solve on a range of issues, including professional liability, disciplinary, and regulatory matters; medical malpractice; insurance claims and coverage; and contractual disputes.
Her clients include:
- Physicians and Surgeons
- Home and Automobile Insurers
- Life and Disability Insurers
- Colleges and Universities
- Regulators of Professions and Professional Associations
- Regulated Professionals
- Healthcare Professionals under Nova Scotia’s new Regulated Health Professions Act, including:
- Psychologists/Counselling Therapists
- Chiropractors
- Dental Professionals
- Opticians/Optometrists
- Physiotherapists, and more
Some of the ways Tyana has helped her clients include:
- Assisting with registering licenses in complex cases;
- Obtaining dismissals of disciplinary complaints;
- Reporting health and wellness issues to regulators; and
- Working with criminal defence counsel to maintain licensure.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, LLB, 2002
Harvard College, AB (magna cum laude), 1991
Activities
Stewart McKelvey Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Volunteer, Free Legal Clinic, Halifax Law Courts
Board of Directors, Dalhousie Law Alumni Association
Nova Scotia Medical-Legal Society
Canadian Defence Lawyers
Canadian Bar Association
Past Co-chair, NS CBA Women’s Forum
Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard Club of Atlantic Canada