
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Ontario, 2010; Newfoundland and Labrador, 2013
Legal Assistant(s): Sherry Spracklin
Joe has a wide-ranging general commercial litigation practice, including particular focus on insolvency/restructuring, insurance defence, and municipal law. Joe focuses on common-sense solutions to legal challenges. Joe believes in the adage “litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.”
Joe has appeared before all levels of court in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the Federal Court of Canada, the Quebec Superior Court, the Ontario Small Claims Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
Some of the ways Joe has helped clients include:
University of Western Ontario, JD, 2009
Memorial University of Newfoundland B.Sc. (Honours), 2003
Chair, Stewart McKelvey Newfoundland and Labrador Litigation Practice Group, 2020 – Present
President, Canadian Bar Association, Newfoundland and Labrador branch, September 2022 – August 2023
Vice President, Canadian Bar Association, Newfoundland and Labrador branch, September 2021 – 2022
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Advocates’ Society
Member, “Advocacy Matters” Editorial Board – September 2022 – Present
Treasurer, Canadian Bar Association, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, September 2020 – September 2021
Chair, Civil Litigation Section, Canadian Bar Association, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, 2015 – Present
Chair, Pro Bono Committee, Canadian Bar Association, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, 2015 – 2018
Member, Legislation and Law Reform Committee, Canadian Bar Association, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, 2018, 2020 – Present
Recipient, Early Career Achievement Award, 2021
Lexpert rating: Insolvency & Financial Restructuring, 2021 – 2024