About Chris

Chris is a lawyer in the firm's St. John's office with a practice spanning administrative law, business disputes, construction law, corporate and business, estates and trusts, insurance, litigation and municipal law. Before practising law, he worked in human resources, which gave him a grounding in employment and organizational matters. He was a founding member of the University of New Brunswick's Legal Clinic and took part in the Gale Cup moot competition during law school. Chris earned his J.D. from the University of New Brunswick in 2023 and a B.A. from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2013, and was called to the Newfoundland and Labrador bar in 2024.

Education & credentials

Law school
University of New Brunswick
Undergraduate
Memorial University of Newfoundland, B.A.

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