Legal Assistant:
Katie Brace
Gerard Tompkins has been providing senior legal counsel in the areas of corporate/commercial and taxation for over 30 years. Gerard has held numerous positions affiliated with the profession, including president of the Halifax Estate Planning Council and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society. He is currently a member of the Board of Governors, and Treasurer of the Law Foundation of Nova Scotia. He has lectured at Dalhousie Law School and has been involved with many Atlantic Provinces Tax Seminars. Gerard has also been profiled for tax litigation, corporate tax and personal tax in various editions of the Canadian Lexpert Legal Directory.
Qualifications
- B.B.A. (St. Francis Xavier University, 1972)
- LL.B. (University of New Brunswick, 1975)
- CMA (Certified Management Accountant, Nova Scotia, 1978)
- Bar Admission: Nova Scotia, 1975
- Appointed Queen`s Counsel: 1997
Professional Experience
During 1976 - 1981, Gerard was employed with the Department of Justice - Canada, involved in a variety of income tax, customs and related issues, as well as issues relating to land acquisition, leasing, expropriation, etc. Currently, his practice involves tax litigation before the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court in civil disputes relating to income tax, GST and HST, defence representation in criminal income tax evasion and related litigation, professional negligence claims against lawyers and accountants, primarily relating to income tax issues, corporate and personal tax planning relating to estate planning, etc., and general business law, particularly relating to buying, selling and financing businesses, and advising owner-managed businesses.
Professional Activities and Affiliations
- Member, Canadian Bar Association, Nova Scotia Barristers` Society
- Member, Society of Management Accountants of Nova Scotia
- Former Chair, Taxation Section, Canadian Bar Association, Nova Scotia Branch
- Former Member, Provincial Council and Educational Services Committee, Society of Management Accountants of Nova Scotia
- Member, Canadian Tax Foundation, and Former Member of Board of Governors of the Foundation
- Member, and Former President, Halifax Estate Planning Council
- Nova Scotia Barristers` Society: Member of Council (2001-2005); Chair of Finance Committee (2001-2005); Vice-Chair of Qualifications and Bar Admission Course Committee (2001-2004); Member of Discipline Hearing Subcommittee (2001-2003); Member of Multidisciplinary Practice of Law Task Force (2001-2004); and Member of Law Office Search and Seizure Task Force (2003-2004); Member of Finance Committee (2005 - 2007)
- Member, Board of Governors, and Treasurer, Law Foundation of Nova Scotia, (2005 - 2007)
- Member, Atlantic Provinces Tax Seminar Planning Committee
Lectures and Publications
- Lecturer, various conferences on Corporate and Taxation Law
- Former lecturer, Taxation and Legal Accounting, Dalhousie Law School
- Liability Issues of Clients and Their Advisors; 1999 Atlantic Provinces Tax Seminar
- Dispute Resolution with the CCRA; From the Beginning to the Bitter End; 2000 Atlantic Provinces Tax Seminar
- Case Update; 2001 Atlantic Provinces Tax Seminar
- Rectification: The Juliar Saga Continues; Tax for the Owner-Manager, Canadian Tax Foundation, Volume 2, No. 1, January 2002
- When the CCRA Comes Knocking; Canadian Bar Association - Nova Scotia, 11th Annual Professional Development Conference, January 25, 2002
- Moderator, Mock Trial in Tax Court of Canada; 2002 Atlantic Provinces Tax Seminar
- Audits, Investigations and the Appellate Court Process, 2003 Atlantic Provinces Tax Seminar
- Estates and Trusts Update; 2005 Atlantic Provinces Tax Seminar
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