Prince Edward Island
Every lawyer we list in Charlottetown, across all practice areas. Each lawyer was checked on their provincial law society's public directory before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms.
D. Shannon Farrell, KC · Partner
80 Grafton Street, Suite 200, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9
Partner in the Charlottetown office with a focus on family law, administrative law and litigation, and training in mediation and collaborative practice. The firm also covers personal injury, employment law for employees and employers, home purchases and sales, and wills and estates.
Chera-Lee Gomez · Lawyer
141 Kent Street, Suite 300, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1N3
Litigation lawyer in the Charlottetown office who specialises in immigration litigation, representing people affected by immigration decisions before the Federal Court, the Immigration Appeal Division and the Immigration Division. The firm's immigration work includes family sponsorship and refugee matters, and it also has an estates and trusts practice.
Paul W. Bender · Partner
65 Water Street, Suite 400, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7K7
Partner since 2017 who practises personal injury law, acting for injured people in claims arising from motor vehicle collisions, falls, denied disability benefits and professional negligence. The firm also gives estate planning advice, including wills, trusts and powers of attorney.
Charlottetown is the provincial capital. The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court — including its Family, Estates and Small Claims sections — sit at the Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts, 42 Water Street. The Provincial Court, which hears criminal cases, is in a separate building at 3 Harbourside Access Road. Home purchases in Queens and Kings counties are registered at the Registry of Deeds in the Jones Building, 11 Kent Street.
D. Shannon Farrell, KC is at Key Murray Law, which covers family, personal injury, employment, real estate, wills and estates. Chera-Lee Gomez at McInnes Cooper focuses on immigration work, and the firm also covers wills and estates. Paul W. Bender at Campbell Lea focuses on personal injury work, and the firm also covers wills and estates.
The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island has four sections: the General Section for larger civil claims, the Family Section for divorce and matrimonial property, the Estates Section for probate, and the Small Claims Section for claims up to $16,000. Immigration, citizenship and divorce are governed by federal law. Lawyers are regulated by the Law Society of Prince Edward Island, which also deals with complaints about them.
For Charlottetown, divorce and matrimonial property cases go to the Family Section of the Supreme Court, which sits at the Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts, 42 Water Street.
Applications go to the Estates Section of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, which sits at the Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts, 42 Water Street, Charlottetown.
Employment standards complaints go to PEI's Employment Standards Branch within two years of the alleged contravention, and human rights complaints go to the PEI Human Rights Commission within one year.
PEI Legal Aid provides legal representation and assistance to low-income individuals who have serious legal needs in criminal law, youth criminal justice, or family and civil law. PEI Legal Aid
Court details from Prince Edward Island courts: contact and locations (courts.pe.ca). Most cases settle without a hearing — your lawyer will tell you if you need to attend.
Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts (Court of Appeal and Supreme Court (General, Family, Estates and Small Claims sections)). The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island has a General Section for larger civil claims, a Family Section for divorce and matrimonial property, an Estates Section for probate, and a Small Claims Section for claims up to $16,000.
For Charlottetown, divorce and matrimonial property cases go to the Family Section of the Supreme Court, which sits at the Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts, 42 Water Street.
Applications go to the Estates Section of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, which sits at the Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts, 42 Water Street, Charlottetown.
Employment standards complaints go to PEI's Employment Standards Branch within two years of the alleged contravention, and human rights complaints go to the PEI Human Rights Commission within one year.
To practise law in Prince Edward Island a lawyer must be a member of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island. You can look up practising lawyers in the Law Society's online lawyer directory to verify their status, and it publishes discipline case summaries. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in the directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society, in writing.
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