New Crown attorney appointed in Kentville
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Daniel Rideout has been appointed a Crown attorney in the Kentville office of the Public Prosecution Service.
The appointment was announced today, Jan. 7, by Martin Herschorn, director of public prosecutions.
"Mr. Rideout's background in criminal law and his prosecutorial experience will be an asset to the Public Prosecution Service," said Martin Herschorn. "We are pleased to have him join our team of Crown attorneys."
A native of Gander, N.L., Rideout graduated in 1999 from Queen's University with an honours bachelor of commerce and in 2003 from the University of New Brunswick school of law.
He articled with Patterson Palmer in Charlottetown and, in 2004, was appointed an associate, practising general law with a focus in criminal defence and commercial litigation.
In 2006, Rideout joined the Yellowknife office of the Northwest Territories Legal Services Board mainly practicing criminal defence work. In 2010, he became a Crown attorney with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in Yellowknife.
Rideout is a former board member for the not-for-profit organization governing a food bank and soup kitchen in Charlottetown. An avid runner, he ran the New York City marathon in 2005.
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