NLIS 3
July 22, 2005
(Justice)
 

Department of Justice hires lawyers

Tom Marshall, Minister of Justice and Attorney General and Minister responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs, announced today six lawyers have recently joined the Department of Justice and Office of the Attorney General.

Chantal MacDonald- Newhook, Christine Healy, Tammy Drover and Jackie Brazil have accepted positions in the Civil Law Division.

Allison Manning and Tina Walsh have joined the Public Prosecutions Division.

�These are six very talented lawyers who bring a wealth of legal knowledge and expertise to the Department of Justice and Attorney General�s Office,� said Minister Marshall. �We are continuously striving to make the delivery of justice services throughout this province more accountable, responsive, accessible and equitable. I am confident these individuals will assist government in meeting these objectives.

�As Minister of Justice, it is my pleasure to welcome these exceptional lawyers to the department. I look forward to working with each of them in the future.�

Media contact: Billy Hickey, Communications, (709) 729-6985, 691-6390

BIOGRAPHIES

Chantelle MacDonald Newhook is practicing with the Department of Justice Civil Litigation unit and has recently been seconded to Legislative Counsel Office. Chantelle was called to the Newfoundland Bar in 1994. Prior to working with the Department of Justice, Chantelle was a legal writer and editor, having spent the last number of years as a correspondent for The Lawyers Weekly (Canada's national newspaper for lawyers) and for legal publishers LexisNexis and Butterworths, amongst others. She is the author of Cybersquatters Beware! Insiders' Tips for Winning Domain Name Disputes, published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson in September 2002.

Tammy Drover graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a certificate in criminology from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1997. In 2000, she received her bachelor of laws from Dalhousie University and was jointly awarded the Puddester award for outstanding achievement in the area of public law. Tammy articled with Williams, Roebothan McKay & Marshall and was admitted to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in April 2001. She was the recipient of the Hunt Award and the Penney Award for academic achievement from the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. Tammy has joined the social law unit of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice and will practice primarily in the area of child youth and family services.

Christine Healy is a graduate of Memorial University (B.A. Hons, Econ.) and Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.). After graduation from law school, Christine clerked to the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, then went on to practice law in Calgary. Christine returned home to Newfoundland in 1998 and was in private practice with Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales until she joined the department. She is a member of the Law Societies of Newfoundland and Labrador and Alberta, and is the incoming treasurer of the Canadian Bar Association, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch. Christine has joined the Department of Justice as a commercial solicitor in the civil division.

Jacqueline Brazil is from Renews, Southern Shore. She received a bachelor of arts degree (political science) from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1988 and a bachelor of laws from the University of New Brunswick in 1991. Following her call to the bar in 1992 she entered private practice, most recently with the law firm Rose & Brazil, until she joined the Litigation Unit of the Department of Justice this year.

Tina Walsh graduated from Queen's University Law School in 1994 and was called to the Bar in Newfoundland and Labrador in June of 1995. From 1995 until 2002 she was engaged in private practice initially in Marystown and then in St. John's. In 2002 Tina accepted a position with the Crown Attorneys' Office in St. John's on a contractual basis before moving to Grand Falls-Windsor in 2003. Earlier this year she took on a permanent position with the Crown Attorneys' Office in Grand-Falls Windsor.

Alison Manning graduated from of Memorial University with a bachelor of science in Biology in, May of 1999. In 2002, she received an LLB from the University of New Brunswick and was called to the New Brunswick Bar in June 2003, after articling with Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales in Fredericton. She was called to the Newfoundland Bar in February 2004 and worked with MacBeath & Associates until starting work as a Crown attorney for the Burin Peninsula on June 21, 2005.

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