St. John's and the Avalon Peninsula

Real Estate Law Firms in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

26 law firms.

What does a real estate lawyer do?

A real estate lawyer handles the legal side of buying, selling, or refinancing property: reviewing the agreement, searching title, arranging title insurance, and closing the deal so ownership transfers cleanly.

Land registration and closing practice are set province by province, so local procedure and land-transfer costs differ depending on where the property sits.

How do you choose the right firm in St. John's?

Ask for an all-in quote that separates legal fees from disbursements and land-transfer costs, and confirm who'll actually handle your closing and how you'll sign.

LawOnline lists 26 real estate law firms in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador directory. Browse the real estate law firms in St. John's below.

Bennett Mahoney

2 lawyers · Est. 2021

Bennett Mahoney is a small law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, established in June 2021 as Bennett Law by Daniel Bennett. Its practice covers real estate, wills and estates, corporate law, and personal …

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Browne Fitzgerald Morgan & Avis is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its lawyers practice commercial law, real estate, family law, civil litigation, personal injury, and criminal defence.

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Bruce & Bradbury Law is a litigation firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with over 60 years of combined experience. It practices administrative law, civil litigation, wills and estates, real estate, labour …

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Collins Wentzell

1 lawyer · Est. 1975

Collins Wentzell is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, founded by William Collins in 1975. Brian Wentzell took over the practice when Collins retired in 2013 and renamed it Collins Wentz…

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Cox & Palmer

221 lawyers

Cox & Palmer is a full-service regional law firm with roughly 200 lawyers and more than a century of experience serving individuals and businesses across Atlantic Canada. It has offices in New Brunswick, Newfoundland …

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Curtis Dawe Lawyers

18 lawyers · Est. 1939

Curtis Dawe is an independent law firm based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was founded in 1939 by Leslie R. Curtis, Q.C. and Donald W. K. Dawe, Q.C., making it the province's oldest independent law firm…

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Duffy Law

2 lawyers · Est. 1994

Duffy Law is a boutique, owner-operated law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, serving the Northeast Avalon region and clients across Canada since 1994. The firm handles real estate, personal injury, wills…

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Forest Road Law Group is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It serves businesses and individuals across litigation, real estate, personal injury, corporate, family law, and wills and est…

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Fraize Law Offices

4 lawyers · Est. 1964

Fraize Law Offices is a general practice law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, tracing its roots back to 1964. It practices real estate, family law, commercial law, marine financing, wills and estates, an…

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French & Associates

3 lawyers · Est. 1952

French & Associates is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, serving provincial and national clients since 1952. It offers services in real estate, corporate and commercial transactions and…

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Gittens, Escott, Nwokedi & Associates is a full-service law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, operating since 1988. Its lawyers handle family law, personal injury, real estate, criminal law, employment an…

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Goodland Buckingham is a business law and litigation firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its lawyers handle business law, class actions, corporate and commercial litigation, insurance matters, personal inju…

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Horwood Law Group is a personal injury law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, that also handles civil litigation, criminal law, employment law, residential real estate, and wills and estates matters. It of…

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MacNab Fagan & Murphy

2 lawyers · Est. 1977

MacNab Fagan & Murphy is a small law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, that has served clients across the province since 1977. It offers arbitration, mediation and workplace investigation services, family…

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Martin Whalen Hennebury Stamp is an established Newfoundland and Labrador law firm based in St. John's, serving local, national and international clients for more than thirty-five years. Its lawyers practice across co…

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McInnes Cooper

244 lawyers · Est. 1859

McInnes Cooper is among Canada's 25 largest law firms and the exclusive Atlantic Canada member of Lex Mundi, a global network of independent law firms. Founded in 1859, it has more than 500 people, including over 240 …

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Morrow, Morrow & Crosbie Law Office

5 lawyers · Est. 1989

Morrow, Morrow & Crosbie, operating under the name 'Experience Does Matter,' is a law firm serving the Conception Bay and wider Avalon region of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1989, with offices in Bay Roberts, Carbo…

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Noonan Piercey

2 lawyers

Noonan Piercey is a small criminal defence and personal injury firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with more than 35 years of combined experience and over a thousand trials and appeals at all levels of cour…

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O'Dea Earle Injury Lawyers is a personal injury focused law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with a team of roughly 15 lawyers. The firm represents accident victims on a no-fee, contingency basis in moto…

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Parsons Law & Parsons Lucas is a small, family-run law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, serving the city and surrounding area. Its three lawyers, Ronald D. Parsons, Ashley R. Parsons, and Darlene P. Luca…

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Peddigrew Wade Law

2 lawyers · Est. 2022

Peddigrew Wade Law is a small firm founded in 2022 by Chris Peddigrew and Allison Wade, operating out of St. John's and serving clients across Newfoundland and Labrador. Chris focuses on labour arbitration, mediation …

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Rogers Rogers Moyse & Conway

8 lawyers · Est. 2015

Rogers Rogers Moyse & Conway is a personal injury law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, formed in early 2015 by combining two established personal injury practices. The firm also handles long-term disabil…

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Saunders Collins & Loeb Law is a boutique law firm in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, focused on estates and trusts, real property, corporate and commercial law, and public and administrative law. Its lawyers h…

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Stewart McKelvey

268 lawyers · Est. 1990

Stewart McKelvey is a full-service law firm with more than 250 lawyers across six offices in Atlantic Canada: Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, and St. John's. It marked its 35th anniversary in…

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