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Jeff Benson is principally active in the corporate and commercial field and routinely advises on banking and secured financing, securities, mergers and acquisitions, health law, administrative law and related litigation. A LEXPERT® leading practitioner in corporate/commercial law, a LawDay© leading lawyer in banking and finance, acknowledged as a top-tier corporate/commercial lawyer in Atlantic Canada by Chambers and Partners, routinely listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada® and a...

Erin Breen was born and raised in St. John’s and is a graduate of Gonzaga High School, Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of New Brunswick Law School. Erin began practicing criminal defence law in 2003 with Robert Simmonds Q.C. and has since focused on CDSA and Charter defence. Erin has volunteered with the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC), a national non-profit organization based in Toronto dedicated to the identification and rectification of...

Dave Buffett has 40 plus years legal practice in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, insurance law, criminal law, and employment law. His civil litigation practice has a heavy personal injury and insurance component, while his employment law practice includes acting as a labour arbitrator.Dave has appeared at all levels of Court including the Supreme Court of Canada, and is a graduate of Queen’s University Law School. He was admitted to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 1...

Over the course of a long legal career, Paul has represented clients in virtually every area of law and appeared on at every court level from Provincial Courts to the Supreme Court of Canada. He specializes in difficult, complex litigation. When not engaged in litigation, Paul acts for clients in various corporate and commercial matters including acquisitions, sales and financings. Paul also spent 12 years as an MHA in the Provincial Legislature serving as Minister of Justice and Attorney Gen...

David P. Goodland, K.C. was born and raised in St. John’s and is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1985) and the University of New Brunswick (LL. B., 1989). Called to the Bar of Newfoundland and enrolled as a solicitor of the Supreme Court on April 11th, 1990, Mr. Goodland has practiced law in St. John’s since that time. His preferred areas of practice are labour, insurance, corporate/commercial litigation and personal injury. He has appeared before the Fede...

A graduate of Dalhousie Law School, Olga McWilliam Benson practices with Benson Buffett PLC, with a major focus on personal injury litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she carried on a general practice in a small firm environment where she gained significant experience in employment law, general corporate matters, real estate and Estate matters. Olga regularly appears in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, both Trial Division and the Court of Appeal. She has also appeared in the...

The Honourable David Orsborn rejoined the firm in 2021 after his retirement from the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. David, together with H. James Puddester .Q.C., founded the firm in 1981. He spent 27 years on the Supreme Court, including 5 as Chief Justice. He brings to the firm not only his experience from his time on the bench, but also his background as a Chartered Accountant (1968-1993) and as a senior executive in hospital administration (1968-1976). David has extensive exp...

Gary Peddle is currently our managing Director and is principally active in commercial and residential real estate law, as well as general corporate and commercial law and is routinely involved in handling secured financial matters. Gary also maintains a practice focus on employment law, primarily for commercial entities. Gary has served on many Boards of not-for-profit organizations over the years and is actively involved with community organizations such as Rotary Club, Big Brothers Big Sis...

I am excited to join a team that will leverage my experience and expertise in corporate and energy law, and recent legislative experience in the 42nd Parliament. My previous work as an engineer, patent agent and Member of Parliament, required that I consistently demonstrate a collaborative, rigorous approach to solving problems, building consensus and delivering on strategic direction. From November 2015 until October 2019 , I was the Member of Parliament for the Riding of St. John’s Ea...