Three lawyers acclaimed to serve as 'At Large' members at Nova Scotia legal regulator
Three members of the Nova Scotia legal community have been acclaimed to serve as “At Large” members of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society (NSBS) Council following the close of the 2025 election nomination period.
Colin Fraser, Jasmine Ghosn, and Gregg Knudsen were each declared council members without contest, as the number of nominees matched the number of vacancies.
Fraser returns for a second term, while Ghosn and Knudsen will begin their first terms. All three will contribute to governing the Society, which regulates the legal profession in Nova Scotia in the public interest.
Fraser practises law at Hood Fraser d’Entremont in Yarmouth, with a general practice that includes civil litigation, criminal law, family law, real estate, and wills and estates. Called to the bar in 2008, he previously served as member of Parliament for West Nova from 2015 to 2019. He is also president of the Yarmouth County Barristers’ Society and sits on the boards of Juniper House and the Yarmouth Refugee Support Group.
Ghosn, who began her legal career in Toronto, returned to Nova Scotia in 2020. Her two decades of practice span litigation, alternative dispute resolution, professional regulation, privacy and health law, and corporate transactions. She holds roles in both Ontario and Nova Scotia and is a past chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Health Law Section. Ghosn also leads the Sisterhood of Diman Foundation, a registered Canadian charity.
Knudsen brings more than a decade of experience on the Society’s Finance Committee and prior service on the Trust Accounts Committee. He currently chairs the Motor Vehicle Appeal Board and previously chaired the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act Review Board. His contributions include work on the Probate Act Reform Project and the Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia’s report on wills legislation. Knudsen also served 13 years as a Small Claims Court adjudicator.
The three acclaimed members will help govern the professional regulatory body for Nova Scotia's legal profession.
