Kristine Anderson

Called to the Nova Scotia bar in 2001, Ontario bar in 2002

Kristine received her LL.B. from Dalhousie University in 2000 and was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2001. Prior to attending law school, Kristine graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (Painting and Art History). After relocating to Toronto, Kristine was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002 and joined Basman Smith in 2004. She practices in all aspects of civil and commercial litigation and estates litigation. Kristine practice is active in the areas of business contractual disputes, commercial tenancy litigation, construction lien matters, shareholder and partnership issues, condominium disputes guardianship applications, dependent’s relief applications and other estate disputes. She also represents both employers and employees in wrongful dismissal disputes before the courts and tribunals. She is a member of the Canadian Condominium Institute, the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, the Advocates’ Society, the Women’s Law Association of Ontario and, the Toronto Lawyers Association. As well, Kristine acts as a mentor to young lawyers. Kristine has recently been elected to the OBA Civil Litigation Executive. She also continues to develop her strong interest in the arts and has recently shown her landscape paintings in a group show in Toronto.