HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4R2 | +1 (902) 494-3495
Howard M. Epstein
B.A. Carleton University, LL.B. Dalhousie University
Howard M. Epstein has been directly involved in the practice, teaching and political process of both environmental and municipal law. In his private law practice, he has represented clients challenging planning decisions before appeal tribunals and in the courts. In 1994 he was elected to Halifax City Council and then in 1996 to the Halifax Regional Council after amalgamation. In 1998 he was elected MLA for Halifax Chebucto and was re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009. His experience has involved many years of volunteer work for the Ecology Action Centre, Nova Scotia's main citizens' environmental advocacy organization, as well as a term as its Executive Director. He has appeared on its behalf in environmental assessments and before regulatory tribunals. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Greenpeace Canada. He taught Environmental Law at Acadia University (1995, '96, '97) in addition to Land Use Planning within MELP at Dalhousie University. He publishes regularly on land use law topics, most recently "Subsidiarity at Work--The Legal Context for Sustainability Initiatives at the Local Government Level" (2010) 63 MPLR (4th) 56-145.