Newfoundland and Labrador
Every lawyer we list in St. John's, 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.
Meghan Felt · Partner
10 Fort William Place, 5th Floor, Baine Johnston Centre, St. John's, NL A1C 1K4
Immigration lawyer in the St. John's office whose clients range from individuals seeking visas, study permits, work permits and permanent residence to large companies hiring foreign workers. The firm's immigration work includes family sponsorship and refugee matters, and it also has an estates and trusts practice.
Barbara Oley · Partner
55 Duckworth Street, St. John's, NL A1C 1E6
Partner and family law litigator who also represents clients in employment matters and in wills and estates. The firm also acts for people injured in car accidents, and for both employees and employers in wrongful dismissal and severance matters.
Kyle R. Rees · Partner
323 Duckworth Street, St. John's, NL A1C 5X4
Partner whose practice focuses on personal injury, employment law and union-side labour law. The firm represents employees with workplace problems and people injured through someone else's negligence, and also handles real estate transactions, and wills and estates.
St. John's is the provincial capital. The Supreme Court's General Division is at 309 Duckworth Street and the Court of Appeal is on the same street at 287 Duckworth Street; the Supreme Court's Family Division has its own building at 68 Portugal Cove Road; and the Provincial Court, which hears small claims, is at 215 Water Street. The Registry of Deeds, where home purchases are registered, is at 59 Elizabeth Avenue.
Meghan Felt at McInnes Cooper focuses on immigration work, and the firm also covers wills and estates. Barbara Oley at Orr, Cabot, Crosbie, Oley Law focuses on family work, and the firm also covers personal injury, employment, wills and estates. Kyle R. Rees is at O'Dea Earle, which covers employment, personal injury, real estate, wills and estates.
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador hears larger civil claims and estates, and its Family Division deals with family law matters in the St. John's area. The Provincial Court's small claims court hears civil claims up to $25,000. Immigration, citizenship and divorce are governed by federal law. Lawyers are regulated by the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, which also deals with complaints about them.
The Family Division asks people to book an appointment before coming to its registry.
For St. John's, family cases — including divorce and property — go to the Family Division of the Supreme Court at 68 Portugal Cove Road, which has exclusive jurisdiction over family law matters in the area.
Applications go to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, which appoints and supervises executors and administrators. In St. John's the General Division is at 309 Duckworth Street.
Labour standards complaints go to the province's labour standards office within six months of the termination date, and human rights complaints go to the Human Rights Commission within 12 months.
Legal Aid NL provides a range of legal services to low-income individuals in Newfoundland and Labrador in the areas of family and criminal law. Legal Aid NL
Court details from Newfoundland and Labrador court locations (court.nl.ca). Most cases settle without a hearing — your lawyer will tell you if you need to attend.
Supreme Court, General Division (Supreme Court — civil claims and estates); Supreme Court, Family Division (Supreme Court — family law); Provincial Court, St. John's (Provincial Court — small claims). The Family Division asks people to book an appointment before coming to its registry. The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador hears larger civil claims, estates and — through its Family Division in the St. John's area — family law matters; the Provincial Court's small claims court hears civil claims up to $25,000.
For St. John's, family cases — including divorce and property — go to the Family Division of the Supreme Court at 68 Portugal Cove Road, which has exclusive jurisdiction over family law matters in the area.
Applications go to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, which appoints and supervises executors and administrators. In St. John's the General Division is at 309 Duckworth Street.
Labour standards complaints go to the province's labour standards office within six months of the termination date, and human rights complaints go to the Human Rights Commission within 12 months.
To practise law in Newfoundland and Labrador a lawyer must be a member of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its online Lawyer Directory lists the lawyers practising in the province with their contact details, and the Law Society publishes its disciplinary decisions. 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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