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Cox & Palmer is proud to welcome Joe Burke, Denis Fleming, Jeff Leard, Gavin MacDonald, and Harry Thurlow into partnership. Joe Burke is a partner in the Halifax office and practices insurance and general litigation. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Halifax Community Learning Network and the Coverdale Centre, and chairs our […]

Four Halifax lawyers are participating in Odyssey Live! – a live reading of all 24 books of Homer’s Odyssey that starts at 7.00 PM on Friday, January 22 and ends at 7.00 PM on Saturday, January 23. The event, a fundraiser in support of Halifax Humanities 101, involves 24 teams each tackling a book of […]

Robert Stack, former partner with Cox & Palmer in St. John’s, has been appointed Judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in Happy Valley/Goose Bay. A graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A. 1980) and Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (LL.B. 1983), Robert practiced in all areas of […]

Charles (Chip) Whelly, QC, a partner in our Saint John office, was buoyed by an emotional charge from the cheering crowd as he proudly carried the Olympic Flame along that city’s King Street, which has been described as the shortest, steepest main street in Canada. Chip’s run on November 25, 2009 was Day 27 of […]

Two Halifax lawyers are participating in the Canadian Bar Association’s first annual Pro Bono Week call-in day on Wednesday, October 28. From 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, Andrew Taillon and Sarah Pottle will take calls from Nova Scotians who have legal questions but limited access to legal services. The pro bono call-in day event is […]

Cox & Palmer is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Gerald W. O’Brien, QC, and Lucie Richard, QC, as Queen’s Counsel. The Queen’s Counsel designation is awarded each year to a select group of lawyers for their outstanding service, dedication and commitment to the legal profession in New Brunswick. Gerald is a partner in […]

Our congratulations to Julian Dickson, a former partner in our Fredericton office, who was appointed a judge of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick on November 5, 2009. Judge Dickson practised with Cox & Palmer and its predecessor firms for 30 years. Appointed QC in 1998, Julian has enjoyed a well-earned reputation as a great […]

Cox & Palmer is proud to announce that Arthur T. Doyle, a Partner in our Saint John office, was named a Lexpert® Rising Star – Leading Lawyer Under 40 for a second consecutive year, at an industry awards dinner in Toronto on November 12, 2009. Recipients of the Rising Stars Award must be under 40 […]

Halifax partner Terry Roane, QC, is one of 22 female lawyers from across Canada who received top honours at the inaugural Lexpert Zenith Awards in Toronto on October 15. Terry is a leading practitioner in Labour & Employment law. She acts as counsel for a range of large and small businesses, public sector clients, unions, […]