Catherine Hirbour

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Fluently Bilingual, Catherine has a varied litigation practice with a focus on insurance matters and regulatory issues for professionals. She has experience resolving casualty claims, including injury, fatality and abuse claims. She counsels insurers on property and commercial claims as well as subrogated matters. Catherine has also provided previous assistance to professional regulators. In addition, Catherine works in the areas of contractual, employment, property and shareholder disputes. She has appeared as counsel in all levels of court in Nova Scotia, as well as before the New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench and the Prince Edward Island Supreme Court. A skilled negotiator, she works with her clients to achieve resolutions cost-effectively.

Catherine is a member of the Association des juristes d’expression française du Nouveau Brunswick, the Canadian Bar Association, the Moncton Areas Lawyers Association and the Canadian Defence Lawyers. She is the Past President and Past Secretary/Treasurer for the Cumberland County Barristers’ Association. She has also served on the boards of the United Way of Cumberland County and the Bridge Adult Service Centre.

During law school, Catherine received the Law Foundation Scholarship, Doris Curtis Memorial Scholarship and the Borden Ladner Gervais Research Fellowship.

A Boston Marathoner, Catherine enjoys hiking with her family, trail running and practicing yoga.