The Teryl Scott Team
We provide you with sophisticated guidance throughout your legal process while providing fair, efficient and cost-effective legal services.
Lisa Teryl
Co-Founder and
Senior Legal Counsel
Lisa was raised in St. Margaret’s Bay. She founded Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc. with her brother Shawn Scott. She is senior legal counsel. She has been a practising lawyer for more than 25 years. Lisa is passionate about empowering laypeople with the law and making the law more accessible and therefore fairer to Nova Scotians.
Lisa has a deep knowledge of family law, human rights law, employment law and how to manage tough conflicts. Using this experience, she developed Teryl Scott's popular flat fee mediation programs for families and employers. This reduces the time and resources required to resolve family law and employment law conflicts. She also has extensive experience in Wills and Estate planning.
In 2015 she was an honoree at an Extraordinary Alumnae Lunch from the Schulich School of Law. Lisa graduated from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 1994. Lisa Teryl is a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. She served for six years as the senior legal counsel at the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission (2009-2015).
Lisa is also a legal educator and authored Nova Scotia Law: Everything You Wanted To Know But Couldn’t Afford To Ask (Pottersfield, 2002). A local bestseller and an early effort to empower laypeople with the law.
In her spare time, Lisa plays fiddle in the country and western fiddle band, The Wheelers. The Wheelers band members are a collection of lawyers from Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc, Brookshire Law Office, and Richardson’s Law Office – Lisa’s mother also joined the band and plays the piano. They began volunteering to perform in local nursing homes when Lisa’s father was admitted to White Hills Nursing Home.
Kaylah Jenson
Executive Assistant
Kaylah grew up in Hants County, but moved to Alberta for 14 years before she decided to come back to the Maritimes to raise her son, and be closer to family. While the mountains were nice, she missed the ocean and her family.
As family is so important to her, she loved the familial-vibe she felt immediately upon walking into the offices of Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc., and knew this was the place for her.
Kaylah has an extensive administrative background from her previous job history, and is happy to assist with any administrative matter.
In her spare time, Kaylah enjoys many firsts with her young son and loves to sing, play piano, and dabble in macrame!
Elizabeth Carter
Office Manager and Probate Paralegal
Elizabeth joined the Teryl Scott team to manage the firm's website, SEO, and marketing. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Photography, from NSCAD University. In addition to her marketing role, Elizabeth serves as the firm's Probate Paralegal, assisting clients and lawyers with probate and estate administration matters. Over the past year, she has developed extensive practical experience supporting probate files and helping families navigate the estate administration process.
She grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and moved to Nova Scotia after high school to partake in a youth outreach program. Nova Scotia felt like home so she chose to set down roots here. In her free time she is often kayaking, hiking and camping with her husband and two daughters. In the off season you'll find her at the rink supporting her daughter in goal or at the gym while her daughter practices her gymnastics.