He is a staff lawyer for Nova Scotia Legal Aid
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has announced that Morgan Manzer was acclaimed as second vice president after the nomination process closed on April 12.
Manzer is a staff lawyer for Nova Scotia Legal Aid (NSLA), practising child protection and family law. He has been serving as a Council member since 2021 and is presently finishing his Master of Laws in dispute resolution with a focus on culture, equity, and power at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Manzer has been a practice manager for the bar admission program (PREP) for the past few years. He is an active member of the NSLA’s equity and racial diversity committee. For the first half of 2020, he was seconded to the society’s equity and access office to advise on equity and access issues affecting the legal profession. He is also a member of the NSLA's racial equity and fitness to practices committees.
Manzer concluded four and a half years as chair of Halifax Pride’s board of directors in early 2021. He serves as vice-chair of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia and as a member of Global News’s DEI Advisory Committee.
In 2019, he was presented the Zoe Odei Young Lawyers Award from the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Nova Scotia Branch, for his work within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and he is a recent recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for his volunteerism in the areas of mental health and equity.
NSBS’s first vice-president Mark Scott said that working with Manzer gives him great confidence in his ability as a governance-minded professional. Scott also said he looks forward to working with Manzer.
“Morgan’s unique insights and experience with the Society will give him ample professional experience to draw from as he takes on this new leadership role,” Scott said.
As second vice-president, Manzer will hold a key position in governance and continue to become first vice-president and then society president. Manzer will succeed in the post and its responsibilities after the Society's Annual Meeting on June 17. Mark Scott will serve as the 2023-2024 president, and Andrew Nickerson will serve as the society’s first vice president.
