Our Team

Carson Lawrence
Partner

AREAS OF LAW

• Business Law
• Real Estate, Residential and Commercial
• Fishing/Marine Law
• Personal Injury

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Native of Corner Brook, NL
• Prior career in broadcast journalism
• Called to the Bar in 1986
• Joined the firm in 1986

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Laws, 1985, Dalhousie University
• Bachelor of Arts, 1982, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Graduate of Atlantic Association of Broadcasters School of Broadcasting, Halifax, NS, 1975

Fiona Innes
Partner

AREAS OF LAW
General Practice with focus on:

• Personal Injury
• Family Law
• Wills & Powers of Attorney
• Estate Administration & Litigation
• Real Estate

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Prior career as Special Assistant to a former Minister for International Trade and a Special Assistant and Assistant Press Secretary to a former Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
• Called to the Bar in Ontario in February 2000
• Practiced law in Ontario for five years with a focus on family law and wills and estates
• Called to the Bar in Newfoundland and Labrador in June 2005
• Joined our law firm in July 2005
• Partner since 2015

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Laws, 1998, Queen’s University
• Bachelor of Arts (Major: Political Science and Minor: French), Carleton University

 MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Member, Law Society of Ontario

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Director and Secretary/Treasurer of Cara Transition House Inc., a shelter for abused women and their children
• Member and Past Board Member, Gander Status of Women Council

Mary (Waterman) Newton​
​​Partner

AREAS OF LAW
General Practice with focus on:

• Family Law
• Fisheries and Wildlife Defense
• Criminal Defense
• Wills and Estates
• Real Estate
• Civil Litigation
• Administrative Law
• Personal Injury

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• A native of Wareham, Bonavista Bay, NL
• Lived and worked in Alberta and Ontario
• Worked in the financial and manufacturing sectors
• Called to the Bar and joined our law firm in 2010
• Partner SInce 2020

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Laws, 2009, Dalhousie University
• Attended Memorial University, NL

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Former director, Gander Lions Club

Lloyd Easton
Retired Partner

AREAS OF LAW
General Practice with focus on:

• Real Estate
• Wills
• Estates

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Born at Deer Island, Bonavista Bay, NL  and moved to Glovertown, NL at an early age
• Called to the Bar in 1972
• Established our law firm in Gander in 1972

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Laws, 1971, Dalhousie University
• Memorial University of Newfoundland, four years undergraduate studies

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Former Bencher, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Member, Canadian Civil Liberties Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Former Director (three terms), Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce
• Former Vice-President, Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce
• Former Member, Gander Lions Club
• Former Director (two terms), Gander and Area Development Corporation
• Former Director, Gander Boys’ and Girls’ Club
• Former Member, Gander Curling Club