News & Events

It is with great pleasure that we announce that John J. Hogan has joined the St. John’s partnership of Cox & Palmer. A graduate of Memorial University and Dalhousie Law School, John was called to the Ontario bar in 2004 and the Newfoundland and Labrador bar in 2005. He joined the firm in 2004, and […]

Cox & Palmer’s St. John’s office is pleased to welcome Conor E. Stack and Andrew M. Rowe to the firm as associate lawyers. Conor began his career with Cox & Palmer in 2010 as a law student and articled with the firm until his recent admission to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar. He obtained a […]

ST. JOHN’S (February 19, 2013) – Cox & Palmer, a preeminent full-service law firm in the Atlantic region, today announced that the Honourable Clyde K. Wells QC, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, has joined their St. John’s office as counsel. “We are delighted to welcome Clyde to our firm. As one of Canada’s highly […]

The lawyers and staff of Cox & Palmer are saddened by the passing of their dear friend and colleague David M. Norman, QC. David joined the Fredericton law firm of Hanson Hashey in 1981 where he remained with it and its’ succeeding firms ending with us at Cox & Palmer. He served several terms as […]

Congratulations to our colleague and friend, Rebecca Atkinson, and her teammates who recently won the New Brunswick Provincial Women’s Curling Championship. Rebecca and her team will be representing New Brunswick at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ontario from February 16-24. Rebecca was also recently selected as the recipient of the Fusion Saint […]

Congratulations to Sharon Averyof the Halifax office. On January 31, Sharon was awarded the Canadian Bar Association’s Zöe Odei Young Lawyers Award. Established in memory of the late Zöe Odei of Halifax, this award honours and recognizes a young Nova Scotian lawyer’s distinguished and exceptional service to the Canadian Bar Association, their community and charitable […]

Cox & Palmer is pleased to welcome two new associates to the Halifax office. Jillian Strugnell graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 2007 and began her litigation law practice with a Calgary firm. While in law school, Jillian was the recipient of many academic awards and scholarships including the University Medal in Law for finishing […]

The recipient of the Cox & Palmer SPARKS Creative Writing Award was announced yesterday at the 4th annual SPARKS Literary Festival held at Memorial University in St. John’s. Dana Evely, a student of Memorial University and an award winning poet, was presented a $2,500 cheque for her outstanding achievement the field of creative writing. The […]

Cox & Palmer is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Latimer, QC as Managing Partner of the Halifax office effective January 1, 2013. Kevin succeeds Daniel Gallivan, QC, who successfully led the Halifax office for the past nine years and will remain as Chief Executive Officer of the regional law firm and a Senior […]