Tracy S. Smith

Tracy S. Smith

E-mail: tsmith@boyneclarke.ca

Phone: 902-460-3436

Fax: 902-463-7500

Assistant: Michelle Sampson - msampson@boyneclarke.ca

In 2006, Tracy received her Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biology from St. Francis Xavier University.  Prior to law school, Tracy took part in a 9-month CIDA/CUSO internship with the Judicial Service of Ghana, in Accra, Ghana, where she researched the impact of recent judicial reforms in the region.  Her research was compiled into a monograph entitled Judicial Reform and its Impact on the Administration of Justice, published by The Judicial Service of Ghana in collaboration with CUSO and the National Judicial Institute.  Tracy then went on to receive her L.L.B. from Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law in 2010.  While at Dalhousie, she completed a term of study at the National University of Singapore.  Tracy completed her Articles with BOYNECLARKE LLP and was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar in June of 2011.

As an associate with BOYNECLARKE, Tracy practices in the areas of Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Mortgage Enforcement and Collections.

EDUCATION

  • 2010:  LL.B., Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • 2006:  Bachelor of Science in Biology (Honours), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia

EMPLOYMENT

  • 2011 – Present:  Associate, BOYNECLARKE LLP, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  • 2010 – 2011:  Article Clerk, BOYNECLARKE LLP, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  • 2009:  Summer Student, Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • 2009:  Research Assistant, Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • 2008:  Summer Intern, Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • 2006 – 2007 Research Associate (CUSO Internship), Judicial Service of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

  • Board Member - Nova Scotia Brain Injury Association
  • Member – Nova Scotia Bar (admitted June 2011)
  • Member – Canadian Bar Association

COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

  • Participant in Run for the Cure
  • Participant in Blue Nose Marathon Charity Challenge for the Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
  • Past Volunteer Team Member – Manulife Dragon Boat Festival
  • Past Volunteer -  ReachAbility
  • Past Volunteer - West Africa AIDS Foundation in Accra, Ghana
  • Past Cub Leader (Boy Scouts Canada)

AWARDS

  • Forsyth, G.O. Essay Prize (2008)
  • Miller Thomson National LLP Scholarship (2008)
  • John H. Endowment Fund Recipient (2006)
  • Roderick MacLean Award Recipient (2006)
  • Brown - Cameron Law Award (2002)
  • Ron Smythe Memorial Scholarship for Community Involvement (2002)

PUBLICATIONS

  • Judicial Reform and its Impact on the Administration of Justice, published by The Judicial Service of Ghana in collaboration with CUSO and the National Judicial Institute.

AREAS OF PRACTICE