About Payton

Payton Wood is a lawyer in our Halifax office with a commercial and residential real estate practice. She regularly acts for clients on acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, land use planning matters, and both borrower and lender side secured financing transactions. Payton also has experience assisting developers and investors navigate the condominium registration process.

Payton understands the complexities of navigating the real estate market in an ever-changing landscape and is happy to work with her clients to create unique solutions that fit their needs.

Payton is a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society and the Real Estate Lawyers Association of Nova Scotia. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Acadia University Alumni Association and is a volunteer ski instructor with Canadian Adaptive Snowsports. In her spare time, Payton can be found running, cycling and forever cheering for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Memberships

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Real Estate Lawyers Association of Nova Scotia
  • Member, CREW Nova Scotia (Women in Commercial Real Estate)

    Appointments & Community Involvement

    • Director, Acadia Alumni Association (2023-present)
    • Volunteer, Canadian Adaptive Snowsports – Nova Scotia

    Education

    • J.D., Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University (2021)
    • B.B.A. , Acadia University (2018)

    Bar Admissions

    • Nova Scotia (2022)

    Languages

    • English