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Charlottetown

141 Kent St., Suite 300
McInnes Cooper Building
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 1N3

Tel: 902.368.8473
Fax: 902.368.8346

Fredericton

570 Queen St., Suite 600
Barker House
Fredericton, NB
E3B 6Z6

Tel: 506.458.8572
Fax: 506.458.9903

Halifax

1969 Upper Water St., Suite 1300
Purdy’s Wharf Tower II
Halifax, NS
B3J 3R7

Tel: 902.425.6500
Fax: 902.425.6350

Moncton

644 Main St., Suite 400
Blue Cross Building, South Tower
Moncton, NB
E1C 1E2

Tel: 506.857.8970
Fax: 506.857.4095

Saint John

1 Germain St., Suite 1700
Brunswick Square
Saint John, NB
E2L 4V1

Tel: 506.643.6500
Fax: 506.643.6505

St. John’s

10 Fort William Pl., 5th Floor
Baine Johnston Centre
St. John’s, NL
A1C 1K4

Tel: 709.722.8735
Fax: 709.722.1763

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: Email: melanie.comstock@mcinnescooper.com; Office: Halifax; Language(s): English

About Melanie

Melanie’s practice focuses on working with insurance clients, as well as self-insured organizations and adjusting companies. She has extensive experience resolving casualty claims, including injury, fatality and abuse claims. Melanie has also effectively managed and resolved claims relating to commercial, property, professional liability, product liability, and life and disability matters. Melanie is listed in Best Lawyers in Canada for her practice in Insurance law. In addition to her insurance work, Melanie regularly assists professional regulatory bodies address policy, registration and discipline issues.

Melanie has been involved in cases at all levels of adjudication, including Nova Scotia Supreme Court–Trial Division and Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. She also has developed a keen interest and skills in alternative dispute resolution, including mediations, arbitrations and settlement conferences. She is a Harvard trained mediator.

Melanie is a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, the Canadian Bar Association and Canadian Defence Lawyers. She is past Chair of the CBA Insurance Law Section of Nova Scotia. She is also a competitive curler and has represented Nova Scotia in national competitions, including the Canada Cup, the 2005 Mixed National, and the 2011 and 2012 Scotties.

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Education

LL.B. (Dean's List), University of New Brunswick (1998)
B.A. (Dean's List and University Scholar), Acadia University (1995)

Bar Admissions

Nova Scotia (1999)

Melanie's Featured Content

News

August 10, 2018

McInnes Cooper's Medical Legal Partnership featured on CBC Mainstreet

McInnes Cooper's medical legal partnership with the IWK Health Centre and the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) was featured on...

News

June 21, 2018

IWK Presents Community Excellence Award to McInnes Cooper and Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia

McInnes Cooper is proud to accept, along with our partners at the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS), the...

Publication

July 10, 2017

Watching Your Claims Go Up In Smoke? Five Key Medical Cannabis Cost of Care Considerations

The legal landscape of cannabis (a.k.a. marihuana, weed, pot …) is changing, both reflecting - and contributing to - more...

News

April 4, 2017

McInnes Cooper highlighted in Canadian Lawyer: City Report

In a recent issue of Canadian Lawyer, Halifax was highlighted in the magazine's City Report. In an article which focuses...

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