Stewart McKelvey is an Atlantic Canadian law firm offering legal services through six offices located in the Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. A law firm in Atlantic Canada with more than 220 lawyers, Stewart McKelvey offers services in all areas of the law to local, regional, national and international clients. The practice of the firm touches every corner of business and industry in Atlantic Canada. The firm's lawyers appear before Municipal, Provincial and Federal boards and tribunals and all levels of courts in Canada.

Statement of Practice

Advocacy Department: Business Disputes; Construction and Infrastructure; Consumer Claims and Class Actions; Heath Care; Insurance; Labour and Employment; Life and Disability Insurance; Marine.

Business Department: Commercial Real Property; Tax, Estates and Trusts; Intellectual Property; Lending and Insolvency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Natural Resources and Environment; Owner Managed Businesses; Securities/Public Companies.

Address

Suite 1100, Cabot Place
100 New Gower Street P.O. Box 5038
St. John's, NL A1C 5V3
Canada

Phone

Phone: 709-722-4270
Telecopier: 709-722-4565

Website

http://www.smss.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS PRACTISING IN ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR OFFICE

Lewis B. Andrews, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1971); Dalhousie Law School (LL.B., 1974). President, Law Society of Newfoundland, 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Insurance; Civil Litigation; Professional Regulation.Email: Lewis B. Andrews, Q.C.

Augustus G. Lilly, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., Honours, 1970); Oxford University, England (B.A., Honours, Jurisprudence, 1973; B.C.L., 1975; M.A., 1978). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1996. Past President and Honourary Bencher, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative; Employment and Labour; Health.Email: Augustus G. Lilly, Q.C.

Harold M. Smith, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Dalhousie University (B.A., 1974; LL.B., 1977). Named as Leading Lawyer, Labour Law and Employment Law, Lexpert Canada Directory. Listed in International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Management Labour and Employment. Co-Author, with J. Anthony, "Walking the Centre Line: Balancing an Employee's Right to Privacy in Drug and Alcohol Policies in the Atlantic Offshore Oil Industry," presented to Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation, Fall 2003. Author: Dalhousie Law Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, Fall 2003; Participant, Insight Conferences: "Preparing Witnesses to Give Evidence," Nova Scotia, 2005; "Jurisdiction of Arbitrators," Labour Management Cooperation Committee Training Course for accreditation of Newfoundland arbitrators and Newfoundland and Labrador Employers' Council Arbitration Training Course. Practice Areas: Administrative; Employment and Labour.Email: Harold M. Smith, Q.C.

Geoffrey E. J. Brown, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1975); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Insurance; Securities; Environmental.Email: Geoffrey E. J. Brown, Q.C.

Bruce C. Grant, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1977); Queen's University (LL.B., 1980). Recipient, Memorial University of Newfoundland Gold Medal for Academic Excellence (Political Science); Queen's University Law School Entrance Scholarship. Practice Areas: Banking and Insolvency; Corporate; Commercial; Oil and Gas; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Bruce C. Grant, Q.C.

Colm St. Roch Seviour (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Queen's University; Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A. 1979); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental; Natural Resources (Mining, Oil and Gas); Health.Email: Colm St. Roch Seviour

Dennis J. Ryan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1980); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Real Estate; Natural Resources (Mining); Wills; Estates.Email: Dennis J. Ryan

Neil L. Jacobs (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Acadia University (B.A., Honours, 1981); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Insolvency; Health; Oil and Gas Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Neil L. Jacobs

Ian C. Wallace (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Sc., Honours, 1980; LL.B., 1986); University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (M.Sc., 1983). Practice Areas: Employment and Labour; Commercial; Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Ian C. Wallace

R. Wayne Bruce (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Family; Insurance; Real Estate.Email: R. Wayne Bruce

Daniel M. Boone (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1985); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1988). (Regional Managing Partner, Newfoundland and Labrador). Practice Areas: Class Action Defence; Health; Insurance; Litigation.Email: Daniel M. Boone

Paul L. Coxworthy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1986); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1989). Recipient of Law Foundation of Newfoundland Law School Scholarship, 1986-1987. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Health Law; Wills.Email: Paul L. Coxworthy

Maureen E. Ryan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1986); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1989). Recipient of Memorial University of Newfoundland Gold Medal for Academic Excellence (Political Science). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Maureen E. Ryan

Cecily Y. Strickland (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Newfoundland, Canada. Education: Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland (Dip., Navel Architecture Tech., 1983); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1989; LL.M., 1991). Member, Federal Court Rules Committee, 2001—. Member: Canadian Bar Association (National Chair, Maritime Law Section, 2000-2002); Canadian Maritime Law Association (Executive Member, 2001—). Practice Areas: Marine and Admiralty Law; Oil and Gas; Environmental.Email: Cecily Y. Strickland

Rodney J. Zdebiak (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1987); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Litigation; Estates; Insurance; Education Law; Human Rights; Administrative Law.Email: Rodney J. Zdebiak

Robert J. Dillon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.B.A., 1992; LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Insurance; Civil Litigation; Health.Email: Robert J. Dillon

Stephen F. Penney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1994); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy Law; Natural Resources; Construction Law; Insurance; Municipal Law; Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Stephen F. Penney

Janie L. Bussey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: University of New Brunswick (LL.B., with distinction, 1998). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Executive Member, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, 2004—). Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Medical Negligence; Class Actions.Email: Janie L. Bussey

Susan E. Norman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.Sc., 1995; LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate; Commercial; Technology and Intellectual Property; Entertainment Law; Trademark Registration; Trademark Protection.Email: Susan E. Norman

Gerry R. Fleming (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Sc., Honours, 1996; LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial; Insurance; Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Gerry R. Fleming

Gregory A.C. Moores (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Alberta; 2004, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Com., 1995; M.B.A., 1999; LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Energy and Natural Resources; Environmental Law; Litigation; Insurance; Construction Law.Email: Gregory A.C. Moores

Kimberley A. Walsh (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1997); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Marine Law; Fisheries Law; Municipal Law; Commercial Law; Banking and Insolvency.Email: Kimberley A. Walsh

ASSOCIATES PRACTISING IN ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR OFFICE

Twila E. Reid (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., Honours, 1999); University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labour and Employment; Health Law; Corporate; Commercial.Email: Twila E. Reid

Michelle A. Davis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.Mus., 1999); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Litigation; Insurance; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Finance.Email: Michelle A. Davis

Jonathan D. Dale (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Honours, 2001); Dalhousie University (M.A., 2002; LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance; Corporate Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Jonathan D. Dale

Stephen H. Winter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.Comm., Honours, 1999) University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 2005). President, Riverdale Tennis Club, 2006—. Director, Newfoundland and Labrador Tennis Association, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Stephen H. Winter

William R. Sheppard (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.Com., with honours, 2002; B.A., 2002); University of New Brunswick (LL.B., with distinction, 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: William R. Sheppard

Janet L. Grant (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Sc., with honours, 1999; M.H.S.A, 2006; LL.B., 2006). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Executive Member, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch). Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care; Insurance; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Janet L. Grant

Meredith D. Baker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: McGill University (B.Comm, with joint honours, 2003); University of Toronto (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Health Care.Email: Meredith D. Baker

Steven A. Scruton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 2004); University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 2007). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Chair, Aboriginal Law Section, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, 2008—). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Natural Resources; Aboriginal Law.Email: Steven A. Scruton

Jennifer E. Lundrigan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Newfoundland and Labrador. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.Mus., 2005); University of Ottawa (LL.B., Bilingual, concentration in International Law, 2008). Recipient, William Browne Memorial Scholarship, 2008. Member, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team, 2007. Member: Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador; Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Marine Law; Insurance; Litigation; Environmental Law; Technology Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Jennifer E. Lundrigan

All lawyers listed are members of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Canadian Bar Association.