65 Grafton St.
Charlottetown, P.E.
C1A 1K8
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Prince Edward Island, 1992
Legal Assistant(s): Michelle Doiron
Providing legal services through a professional corporation.
Working with clients including government, utilities and owner managed businesses, some of the ways Spencer has helped his clients with challenging legal situations are by:
- Representing a provincial government at the Supreme Court of Canada on a significant constitutional law case.
- Representing an electric company in the negotiation and implementation of an energy accord.
- Acting on behalf of the builders of a large bridge on matters pertaining to its construction.
- Representing a large client in the successful resolution of long-standing discrimination claims.
- Defending an insurance company in a precedent-setting insurance claim before the Federal Court of Appeal.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, BA (cum laude), 1988
University of Toronto, LLB, 1991
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Regional Managing Partner, Stewart McKelvey, Prince Edward Island, 2011 – 2017
Chair, Charlottetown Arts and Culture Advisory Board, 2014
Past chair, QEH Foundation, 2013
Provincial Fundraising Chair, Liberal Party of Canada, 2013
Chair, QEH Foundation, 2011 – 2013
Chair, 2011 Atlantic Power Symposium
Vice-chair, QEH Foundation, 2009 – 2010
Member, Business Development Committee, Stewart McKelvey, 2008 – 2009
Director, Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce, 2009
Vice-chair, QEH Capital Campaign, 2008
Accolades
King’s Counsel, 2012
Best Lawyers: Energy Law, 2013 – 2025
Best Lawyers: Energy Regulatory Law, 2012 – 2025
Lexpert rating: Energy (Oil & Gas), 2018 – 2021
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Commercial Insurance, 2018 – 2021
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Corporate Commercial, 2016 – 2021, 2023-2024
Lexpert rating: Energy (Electricity), 2019
Martindale-Hubbell rating: CV