The following is a list of some lawyers and attorneys practicing in The Bahamas. The American Embassy assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the persons or firms whose names appear in the attached list. The information cited was current as of July 2013. The lawyers/law firms are grouped according to the island on which the practice is located; the order in which they appear has no other significance. There are many lawyers practicing in The Bahamas; this list includes only those who wish to have their names appear. Information about additional lawyers can be located on the Bahamian Bar Association’s website. (Please note: The Embassy maintains a separate list of Lawyers who practice in the Turks & Caicos Islands).

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Laroda Francis & Co.

Devard R. Francis
Address: 3rd Floor Columbus House, Shirley Street
P. O. Box N 8194
Nassau, Bahamas
Telephone: 242 356-5325 or 242 323-2184
Fax: 242 323-2261
Residence: 242 323-6861
Email: devard.francis@gmail.com
Willing to handle cases of the following nature: Family Law, Adoptions, Child Custody, Parental Child Abduction, Marriage/Divorce, Insurance, Banking/Financial, Commercial/Business Law, Foreign Investments, Marketing Agreements, Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Civil Law, Damages, Narcotics, Collections, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation Law, Corporations, Aeronautical/Maritime, Foreign Claims, Estates, Taxes, Government relations, Labor Relations, Immigration, Auto/Accidents.
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
REGISTERED NOTARY PUBLIC
Years of Practice : 9 years

Partner: Myles K. LaRoda

Aksum Law Chambers

Mr. Keith A. Seymour
Address: #3 Okra Hill Road
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone: 242-393-0446, Fax: 242 393 5982,
Residence: 242 324-1534
Email: keithaseymour@yahoo.com
keithaseymour@gmail.com
Willing to handle cases of the following nature: Marriage/Divorce, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Damages, Narcotics, Collections, Commercial Law, Contracts, Aeronautical/Maritime, Labor Relations, Immigration, Auto/Accidents
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
REGISTERED NOTARY PUBLIC
Years of Practice: 7 years

Partner: Ms. Kendolyn Cartwright

Johnson-Hassan & Co.

Mrs. Cathleen Hassan
Address: Suite 2, Grosvenor Suites, Shirley Street & Grosvenor Close, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone: 242-356-3460/1/2, Facsimile:  242-356-4747 or 242-356-9143
Email: johnsonhassan@coralwave.com
johnson.hassan@gmail.com
Willing to handle cases of the following nature: Civil & Corporate Litigation, Aviation Law, Maritime & Admiralty Law, Matrimonial and Family Law, Company Law (Incorporation & Licenses), Banking Law, Conveyancing, Mortgages and Property Law
Willing to accept cases outside of Nassau

Callenders & Co.  

Mr. Chad D. Roberts , Partner
Address: One Millars Court, P. O. Box N-7117, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone: 242-322-2511
Email: nassau@callenders-law.com
Email: croberts@callenders-law.com
Webpage: www.callenders-law.com
Education: Taylor University, Indiana, BS Accounting; Stetson University College of Law, Florida; Eugene Dupuch Law School, Legal Education
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Family Law; Adoptions; Child Custody; Parental Child Abduction; Child Protection; Marriage/Divorce; Insurance; Banking/Financial; Commercial/Business Law; Foreign Investments; Marketing Agreements; Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights; Civil Law; Damages; Collections; Commercial Law; Contracts; Transportation Law; Corporations; Aeronautical/Maritime; Foreign Claims; Estates; Taxes; Government Relations; Labor Relations; Immigration; Auto/Accidents
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
Years of practice: 13

Partners: Colin E. Callender, Q.C.
Frederick Smith, Q.C.
Lester J. Mortimer Jr.
Stephen Turnquest
Courtney Pearce
Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright
Simone Morgan-Gomez

Address in Freeport: Island House, East Atlantic Drive, P. O. Box F48332, Freeport, Bahamas
Telephone: 242-352-7458
Email: freeport@callenders-law.com

Chancery Law Associates

Mr. K. Neville. Adderley
Address: P. O. Box N-8199, 680 East Bay Street, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 356-6108 or 328-6950; Fax: (242) 356-6109.
Email: chancerylawa@batelnet.bs
Date/Place of Birth:  1945, Andros Island, The Bahamas.
Education:  London School of Economics (MSC); St. John’s University, Minnesota (BA)
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Criminal Law;
Investments; Estates; Corporation; Banking/Financial, Immigration Violation, Civil Damages
Years of Practice: 23 Years
Registered Notary Public.
Consultation Fee: $350.00 per hour.
Will take cases outside of Nassau.

Bostwick, Bostwick & Co.

Mr. J. Henry Bostwick
Address: P. O .Box N-1605, #50 George Street, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 322-2038 or (242)322-2039; Fax: (242) 328-2521. Residence: (242) 324-6700
Email: bostwick@batelnet.bs
DPOB: 1939, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Education: Graduate University of Exeter, Devonshire, England – LLB (June 1963); Called to the English Bar at Grays Inn, London (July 1965); Called to the Bahamas Bar (October 1965).
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Criminal Law; Civil Damages; Customs Violation; Estates; Firearms Violation; Marriage/Divorce; Narcotics, Adoptions; Assault; Auto Accidents; Banking/Financial; Child Custody; Collections; Estates; Foreign Claims; Foreign Investments; Insurance; Immigration Violation; Murder; Theft/Fraud/Embezzlement
Years of Practice: 36 Years
Registered Notary Public.
Consultation Fee: $500.00 per hour.
Foreign Language: Spanish.
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau depending on the nature of the case.

Lenox Paton Attorneys-at-Law

Ms. Chelon M Carr
Address: P. O. Box N-4875, Fort Nassau Centre, Marlborough Street,
Telephone: (242)502-5000, Fax: 242-328-0566.
Email: ccarr@lennoxpaton.com
DPOB: 1969, London, England.
Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A,1991); University of Leeds, England (Bachelor of Law Degree); Called to the England and the Bahamas Bar.
Willing to handle cases of the following nature: Maritime; Child Custody; Customs Violation; Estates; Foreign Investments; Immigration Violation
Registered Notary Public
Consultation Fees: $250 per hour. Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas.

 

Desmond Edwards & Co.

Mr. Desmond Edwards, JP
Address: P. O. Box N-3334, Smith’s House, Shirley Street, Nassau, N.P., Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 325-3822; Fax (242) 322-4389; (242) 326-0212 after hours
DPOB: 1946, Nassau, The Bahamas
Email: clekasila@msn.com;
Education: BA; B Sc. AIB (Institute of Bankers).
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Adoptions; Banking/Financial; Child Custody; Civil Damages; Estates; Foreign Investments; Immigration Violation; Marriage/Divorce.
REGISTERED NOTARY PUBLIC.
Consultation Fee: $150 per hour.
Foreign Language: Spanish
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau.

EVANS & CO.

Mr. Thomas Arlington Edison Evans, QC
Address: P. O. Box N- 9298, Samuel H. Evans House, Shirley & Christie Street, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 328-8510-1 or (242) 322-5178-9; Fax: (242) 322-5942.
Residence: (242) 324-8781
Email: info@tevanslaw.com
DPOB:  1947, Andros Island, The Bahamas.
Education: University of West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados 1971 – 1974 (LL.B); Norman Manley Law School, Kingston, Jamaica;
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Adoptions; Aeronautical/Maritime; Assault Auto/Accidents; Banking/Financial; Child Custody; Civil Damages; Collections; Customs Violation; Estates; Foreign Investments; Firearms Violation; Marriage/Divorce; Insurance; Investments; Immigration Violation; Murder; Narcotics; Rape; Theft/Fraud/Embezzlement
Registered Notary Public.
Foreign Language: Spanish & French
Consultation Fee: $200 per hour;
Power of Attorney – $250;
Divorce- $1,200 –plus filing fees for unescorted divorce fees vary from client to client on contested divorces
Additional Biographical and Professional Info: Appointed Queen’s Counsel in May, 1996; Former Crown Counsel in the Attorney General’s Office; Former Acting Magistrate; Former Acting Justice of the Supreme Court; Former Director of the Central Bank of the Bahamas; Former Chairman of the Industrial Relation Arbitration Tribunal; Former Treasurer of the Bahamas Bar Association; Former Member of Judicial and Legal Service Commission.
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau

Legal Affiliates & Associates. LTD.

Dr. Dexter Reno Johnson
Address: P. O. Box EE 16123, 2ND FLOOR, The Malcolm Building, Corner of Bay Street & Victoria Avenue, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 328-0124 or (242) 324-3328 – After Hours   Fax (242) 326-4752;
Email: tereno49@batelnet.bs;
DPOB: 1949, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Education: University of the West Indies, Jamaica; University of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeon; Norman Manley Law School, Kingston, Jamaica.
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Criminal Law; Banking/Financial; Customs/Immigration Violation; Marriage/Divorce; Rape.
Registered Notary Public.
Consultation Fee: $200 per hour.
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau.

Dupuch & Turnquest & Co.

Ms. Caryl A. E. Lashley
Address: P. O. Box N- 8181, 308 East Bay Street, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 393-3226-9 or (242)327-0377 – After Hours; Fax: (242) 393-6807
Email: clashley@bahamas.net.bs;
DPOB: 1956, Nassau, Bahamas;
Education: Villa Brillantmont, Switzerland; University of Wales in Bangor; University College, Cardiff, Wales (LL.B); Inns of Court; Lincoln’s Inn, Council of Legal Education; City of London Polytechnic (Diploma in English, Business Law); University of Windsor, Ontario
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature:  Adoptions; Child Custody; Civil Damages; Estates; Immigration Violation; Marriages/Divorce
NOTARY PUBLIC
Consultation Fee: $250 per hour.
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau

Lennox Paton Counsel Attorney-At-Law

Mr. Lennox M. Paton
Address: P.O. Box N-4875, Devonshire House, Queen Street,     Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 328-0563;  Fax: (242) 328-0566
Email:  info@lennoxpaton.com;
DPOB:  1928, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Education:  Graduate of Cambridge University, England;(MA – Honors LL.M); Admitted Solicitor of the Supreme Court in England, 1954
Willing to handle cases of the following nature: Aeronautical/Maritime; Banking/Financial; Corporations; Estates; Foreign Investments; Government Relations
Registered Notary Public.
Consultation Fee: $400 per hour.

Lockhart & Co.

Mr. Elliott Lockhart
Address: P. O. Box N- 8615, Buen Retiro Road, Shirley Street, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone: (242) 322-1282/4; Fax: (242) 356-3371
Residence: (242) 324-4761
Email: elliottlockhart@lockhartandco.com
DPOB: 1955, Ragged Island, The Bahamas
Willing to handle cases of the following nature: Adoptions; Aeronautical/Maritime; Assault; Banking/Financial; Child Custody; Civil Damages; Collections; Customs Violation; Foreign Investments; Firearms Violation;  Insurance; Investments; Immigration Violation; Marriage/Divorce; Murder; Narcotics; Rape
Years of Practice: 35 years
Registered Notary Public
Consultation Fee: $250.00;
Power of Attorney Fee: $150.00;
Divorce: $1,500.00

Shaka D. Serville & Co.

Mr. Shaka Serville
Address: P. O. Box N- 7291, #6 Buen Retiro Road, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Date/Place of Birth: 1974, Nassau, The Bahamas
Telephone: (242) 322-8956/7;  Fax: 242-328-8959
Residence: (242) 324-3732
Email: serville@batelnet.bs
Education: Middlesex University (B.A.-Hons. Law & Bus); Ithaca, New York (B.A. Pol. Sc); Certificate of Legal Education Programme
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Criminal; Adoptions; Banking/Financial; Child Custody; Civil Damages; Collections; Estates; Foreign Investments; Insurance; Marriage/Divorce
Years of Practice: 10 years
Registered Notary Public
Consultation Fee: $150.00;
Divorce (uncontested – $1,700 minimum);
Divorce (contested – $2,500 minimum)

Clarita V. Lockhart’s Chambers

Ms. Clarita Lockhart
Address: P.O.Box N -4283, Shirley Street & Elizabeth Avenue, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone: (242) 356-4500
Fax: (242) 326-7646
Email: claritalockhart@gmail.com
Education: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Adoption; Child Custody; Child Protection; Marriage/Divorce; Insurance; Banking/Financial; Commerical/Business Law; Foreign Investments; Civil Law; Damages; Commercial Law; Tax Law Corporations; Foreign Claims; Labor Relations; Immigration; Auto/Accidents
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau

Edward B. Turner & Co.

Mr. Edward B. Turner
Address:  P.O. Box n-1375 Fowler Street (off East Bay Street) Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone:  (242)393-7005 or (242)393-7015  Fax:  (242)393-6244
Email: ebturner@batelnet.bs
Education:  B.A., M.U.R.P., LL.B; Buckingham University, England.
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Civil/Commercial; Child Custody; Parental Child Abduction; Child Protection; Marriage/Divorce; Insurance; Banking/Financial; Commercial/Business Law; Foreign Investments; Marketing Agreements; Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights; Civil Law; Criminal Law; Damages; Narcotics; Collections: Contracts; Transportation Law; Aeronautical/Maritime; Foreign Claims; Estates; Taxes; Labor Relations; Immigration; Auto/Accidents
Consultant Fee: $350 per hour.
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
Years of Practice: 28
After Hours Phone: (242)393-3579

Douglas Sands & Associates LTD.

Mrs. E. Verona Douglas Sands
Address:  Columbus House, 2nd Floor, East & Shirley Streets, P.O. Box N8566, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone:  (242)328-4192  Fax:  (242)328-5142
Email:  douglassands.law@mac.com
Education:  Barrister at Law, B.Sc., MA, LLB University of London
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Property, Family. Company Incorporation, Civil Litigation, Criminal, Immigration
Foreign Language: French
Consultant Fee: Starting at $100 per hour.
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
After Hours Phone: (242)324-1931

King & Co.

Mr. Paul King
Address:  P.O. Box N-4825, Olde Towne Marina, Second Floor, Sandy Point, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone:  (242)327-3127 or (242)424-8444
Email:  paulking@coralwave.com
Webpage: www.ahamalaw.com
Education: University of Miami (Maritime Affairs); Southampton University (Law); UK, Solicitors Exams; LPC, The College of Law (London); Member of Middle Temple, London, UK
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Property, Property Development
Offshore Legal Work: Corporate, Banking, Securities, Mutual Funds
Foreign Language:  Spanish
Consultant Fee: $350 per hour
Willing to take cases outside of Nasssau

Halsbury Chambers

Mr. Troy Levan Kellman
Address:  Halsbury Commercial Centre, Village Road North, P.O. Box N-979, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone:  (242)336-2263  Fax:  (242)336-2264
Email:  tkellman@halsburylawchambers.com
Education:  University of Buchingham, England (LLB, with honors)
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Civil Litigation, Family Law, Probate and Estate Law, Real Estate and Commercial Law, Local and International Company Formations, Wills and Trust, Arbitration and Mediation, Personal Injury, Criminal Law
Foreign Languages: Spanish
Consultant Fee:  $250 per hour
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
After Hours Phone:  (242)456-6426

Halsbury Chambers

Ms. Nerissa A Greene
Address:  Halsbury Commercial Centre, Village Road North, P.O. Box N-979, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone:  (242)393-4551 Fax:  (242)336-2264
After Hours Phone: (242)-359-2222
Email:  ngreene@halsburylawchambers.com
Webpage: www.halsburylawchambers.com
Education: University of Keele and Inns of Court/Manchester -Dual Honors Business/Law
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Family Law; Adoptions; Child Custody; Real Estate/Mortgages, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, Employment and Insurance Law
Marriage/Divorce; Insurance; Banking/Financial
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
Years of Practice: 14

Halsbury Chambers

Mr. Desmar A Whitfield
Address:  Halsbury Commercial Centre, Suite #548, Village Road North, P.O. Box N-56766, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Telephone:  (242)393-4551/5 Fax:  (242)393-4558
Email:  dwhitfield@halsburylawchambers.com
Education:  University of Wolverhampton, University of Northumbria
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Immigration Law, Employment Law, Contract Law, Conveyancing and Mortgages, Land Law, Contract Law, Personal Injury Law, Consumer Protection Law, Probate and Estate Administration
Foreign Language:  French, Creole
Consultant Fee:  $150 per hour
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau

Higgs & Johnson

Mr. Oscar N. Johnson, Global Managing Director
Address: Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore, East Bay Street, P. O. Box N 3247, Nassau, The Bahamas
Telephone: 242-502-5200/ Fax: 242-502-5250
Email: ojohnson@higgsjohnson.com
info@higgsjohnson.com
Webpage: www.higgsjohnson.com
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Family Law (Adoptios; Child Abduction; Child Protection); Marriage/Divorce; Insurance; Banking/Financial; Commercial/Business Law; Foreign Investments; Marketing Agreements; Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights; Civil Law; Damages; Collections; Commerical Law; Contracts; Transportation Law; Corporations; Aeronautical/Maritime; Foreign Claims; Estates; Taxes; Government Relations; Labor Relations; Immigration; Auto/Accidents
Foreign Languages: Spanish; French; Bahasa Malaysia; Afrikaans; Mandarin
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau.

Bahamas Law Chambers

Mr. David F. Allen
Address: #207 Lagoon Court, Olde Towne Mall, Sandyport, P.O. Box SP 60006, Nassau, Bahamas
Telephone: 242-456-0012/ Fax: 242-394-3748
Email: lawbahamas@gmail.com
Webpage: www.legalbahamas.com
Education: Emory University; University of Kent at Canterbery, LLB; BPP Law School (London) BCV; London Metropolitan University (London) LLM
Willing to Handle Case of the Following Nature: Marriage/Divorce; Insurance; Banking/Financial; Commerical/Business Law; Foreign Investments; Marketing Agreements; Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights; Civil Law; Damages; Collections; Commerical Law; Contracts; Transportation Law; Corporations; Aeronautical/Maritime; Estates; Taxes; Government relations; Labor Relations; Immigration; Auto/Accidents.
Years of practice: 11
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau

Ferreira & Company

Mr. Romauld Ferreira
Address: # 39 East Street, P. O. Box EE 15790, Nassau, Bahamas
Telephone: 242-323-7019/Fax: 242-323-7021
Email: info@ferreiraandco.com
Webpage: www.ferreiraandco.com
Education: University of London, LLB Honors; Bar of England & Wales; Bahamas Bar Association
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Banking/Financial; Commerical/Business Law; Foreign Investments; Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights; Civil Law; Estates; Aeronautical/Maritime; Commerical Law
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
Years of practice: 12

Glinton, Sweeting, O’Brien

Mr. Bryan A. Glinton
Address: 3030 Shirley Street, P. O. Box N 492, Nassau, Bahamas
Telephone: 242-328-3500/ Fax: 242-328-8008
Email: bglinton@gsolegal.com
Webpage: www.gsolegal.com
Education: University of Miami, B.A. (Finance and Economics); Drake University (Masters Degree-Business Administration) & Doctor of Jurisprudence (Law); Norman Manley Law School
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Insurance; Banking/Financial; Commerical/Business Law; Foreign Investments; Marketing Agreements; Civil Law; Damages; Commerical Law; Contracts; Transportation Law; Corporations; Aeronautical/Maritime; Foreign Claims; Estates; Taxes; Goverment Relations; Labor Relations; Immigration.
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
Years of practice: 18

Bridgewater Legal Advocates

Mr. Tecoyo O. Bridgewater
Address: Inspiration Road, Imperial park. P. O. Box AP 59057, Nassau, Bahamas
Telephone: 242-557-8850 or 242-676-0968
Email: tb.bridgewaterlegaladvocates@gmail.com ortecoyobridgewater@yahoo.com
Education: Eugene Dupuch Law School, Nassau; University of the West Indies, LLB.
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Criminal; Immigration; Civil Law
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
Years of practice: 2

Stone Arch International
Immigration, Legal & Administrative Services

Mr. Drumeco Archer
Address: 443 East Bay Street, Bay Street Business Centre
Telephone/Fax: 242-356-0011
Email: drumeco@stonearchinternational.com; or drumeco@yahoo.com
Webpage: www.stonearchinternational.com
Education: Bachelors in Economics, University of Central Florida; Bachelors in Law, University of the West Indies
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Commerical/Business Law; Criminal Law; Narcotics; Contracts; Corporations; Foreign Claims; Government Relations; Immigration
Willing to take cases outside of Nassau
Years of practice: 7

Bostwick & Bostwick

Address: P. O. Box F-3973, 27B Kipling Building,
Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242)352-3848   Fax: (242)352-3846.
Email: bostwick@batelnet.bs

Callenders & Co.

Address: P. O. Box F- 40132, Suite C, Regent Center, Mall Drive,  Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242)352-7458,   Fax: (242)352-4000.
Email: callenders@callenders.net

Gouthro & Co.

Mr. William C. Gouthro
Address: Suite B, 2nd Floor, Regent Centre, Freeport, Bahamas
Telephone: 242-352-7567
Fax: 242-352-7574
Email: chris.gouthro@bahamalex.com
Languages: English (limited ability in Spanish & French)
Education: Univeristy of Western Ontario, BA; University of London, England, LLB
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature:
Child Custody; Parental Child Abduction; Marriage/Divorce; Insurance; Banking/Financial; Commercial/Business Law; Foreign Investments; Marketing Agreements;
Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights; Civil Law; Damages; Collections: Commerical Law; Contacts; Transportation Law; Corporations;
Aeronautical/Maritime; Foreign Claims; Estates; Taxes; Government Relations; Immigration; Auto/Accidents
Willing totake cases outside of Freeport
Years of practice: 17

Wallace Whitfield & Co.

Mr. Paul Andrew Wallace-Whitfield
Address: P. O. Box F-42535, Logwood Road & Cedar Street, Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 352-8156 ; Fax: (242)352-8159.
Date/Place of Birth: 1957, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Education: Queen’s College, Nassau; University of Southern California; Earling College of Higher Education, London, England (LL.B.); Norman Manley Law School, Kingston, Jamaica (Legal Education Certificate), Barrister-at-law 1989.
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Adoptions; Assault; Civil Damages; Collections; Foreign Claims; Firearms Violation; Marriage/Divorce; Murder; Narcotics.
Registered Notary Public.
Consultation Fee: $150 per hour.
Wiling tol take cases outside of Freeport.

Brian Hanna Chambers

Mr. K. Brian Hanna
Address: Corp-Law Court  P.O. Box F-41587,  Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas
Telephone: (242)351-5580 Fax: (242)351-2992
Email: corplaw@coralwave.com

Shurland & Co.

Mr. Carlson H. Shurland LLB
Address: Suite N. 20A Kipling Bldg. Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas
Telephone: (242)351-8118 Fax: (242)352-2453
Email: carlishurland@yahoo.com

 L.C. Hull & Co.

Ms. Rhonda L. Hull
Address: P. O. Box AB-20415, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242)367-2030;  Fax: (242) 367-2018
E-MAIL: rhull@lchull.com
DPOB: 1968; Nassau, The Bahamas.
EDUCATION: Florida International University (BA); American College of Switzerland (AA); University of Western Ontario (LL.B).
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature:  Adoptions; Banking/Financial; Child Custody; Civil Damages; Collections; Customs/Immigration Violation; Foreign Investments; Marriage/Divorce, Specialize in Real Estate Conveyancing
Registered Notary Public.
Consultation Fee: $150 per hour.
Willing to take cases outside of Abaco

Frederick F. Gottlieb & Co.

Mr. Frederick F. Gottlieb
Address: P. O. Box AB 20405, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, The Bahamas.
Telephone: (242) 367-3102 or (242)367-2216; Fax: (242)367-3118.
DPOB: 1950, Freeport, The Bahamas.
Education:  University of London (BSC Economics –Honors); Lincoln’s Inn, London (Law/Barrister).
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature: Banking/Financial; Collections; Corporations; Estates; Foreign Investments; Investments.
Registered Notary Public.
Consultation Fee: $300 per hour.

The following is a list of some lawyers and attorneys practicing in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The American Embassy assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the persons or firms whose names appear in the attached list. The information cited was current as of March 2015. There are many lawyers practicing in the Turks & Caicos Islands; this list includes only those who indicated to us their wish to have their names appear. The names are arranged alphabetically and the order in which they appear has no significance. (Please note: The Embassy maintains a separate list of Lawyers who practice in The Bahamas.)

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Barnett & Associates

Mr. Courtenay Barnett
Address: P. O. Box 45, Arawak House, Suite 202,
Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands
Telephone: (649)241-5043 or (649)946-2854;  Fax: (649)946-2772
Email: barnett462@hotmail.com
Education: London University (B.Sc), London (Law Diploma), Bar Exam London
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature:  Maritime, Assault, Auto Accidents, Banking/Financial, Civil Damages, Corporations, Customs Violations, Estates, Foreign Claims, Foreign Investments, Government Relations, Immigration Violation, Labor Relations, Marriage/Divorce, Narcotics, Taxes, Theft/Fraud/Embezzlement
Years of Practice: 15 years
Registered Notary Public
Consultation: “no consultation fee – will provide 20 minutes free to determine whether the matter would be accepted or not”
Divorce  – $2,500 – $5,000

Dempsey & Company

Address: P.O. Box 97, Leeward Highway
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-4344  Fax: (649)946-4564
Email: info@dempseyandcompany.com

Duncanson & Company

Address: P.O. Box 52
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)941-4444  Fax: (649)941-4235
Email: duncanson@tciway.tc

Finbar F. Dempsey & Co.

Dempsey T. Barry
Address: P. O. Box 70, Cockburn House,  Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands, B. W. I.
Telephone: (649) 946-2245  Fax: (649) 946-2758;
Email: ffdlawco@tciway.tc .
Date/Place of Birth: 1968, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands, British West Indies.
Education: B. A., LL.B., B. L., (University College Galway), Barrister called to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Ireland 1995, Attorney at Law admitted to the Bar of the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Willing to Handle Cases of the Following Nature:  Aeronautical/Maritime; Banking/Financial; Government Relations; Investments; Marketing Agreements; Estates.

Gardiner & Company

Address: P.O. Box 8, Leeward Highway
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-4819  Fax: (649)941-3452
Email: tcilaw@tciway.tc

Arthur W. Hamilton

Address: P O Box 109, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (64)9 941-8332 Fax: (649) 941-3073
Email: http://arthurwhamilton.com/

Paul M. Keeble

Address: P O Box 282, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649) 941-5685 Fax: (649) 941-5686
Email: keeblelaw@tciway.tc

Samuel McCleery

Address: P O Box 127, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.  Telephone: (649) 946-2818 Fax: (649) 946-2819
Email: ultra@tciway.tc

McCollum & Newlands

Address: PO Box 678,Market Square, Providencials, Turks & Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-4109 Fax: (649)946-4939
Email: mcn@tciway.tc

McLeans

Address: Temple Financial Centre, PO Box 62
Providencials, Turks & Caicos Islands
Telephone: (649)946-4227 Fax: (649)946-4484

Miller Simons O’Sullivan

Address: P O Box 260, Butterfield Square, Providenciales,Turks & Caicos Islands
Telephone: (649)946-4650 Fax: (649)946-4663
Email: mslaw@tciway.tc

Misick & Stanbrook

Address: P O Box 127, Town Centre Mall
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-4732 Fax: (649)946-4734
Email: misick@tciway.tc

Northcote & Co.

Address: P O Box 25, Britannic House,
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-4566 Fax: (649)946-4500
Email: northcot@tciway.tc

Hugh G. O’Neill & Co.

Address: P O Box 267,
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-4514 Fax: (649)946-4955
Email: hgoneillco@tciway.tc

Rodney & Associates

Address: P O Box 120, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-2918 Fax: (649)946-2923
Email: lettice_87@hotmail.com

Saunders & Co.

Address: P O Box 257, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.  Telephone: (649)941-4500 Fax: (649)941-4533
Email: info@saunders.tc

Savory & Co. Lawyers

Address: Town Centre Building, Butterfield Square P O Box 175
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-4602 Fax: (649)946-4848
Email: savoryco@tciway.tc

TWA, Cochrane, Marcelin

Address: Chancery Court, P O Box 209
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)946-4261 Fax: (649)946-4410
Email: twa@tciway.tc

Williams & Co.

Address: P O Box 667, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
Telephone: (649)941-4817 Fax: (649)941-4899

The Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters entered into force in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on February 1, 1998.  Request for Service of Process should be sent to the Office of the Attorney General, Legal Affairs Division, 7th Floor Post Office Building, East Hill Street, P. O. Box N 3007, Nassau, The Bahamas.  Telephone: 242-502-0400 or Fax: 242-356-4179.

All requests should include a copy of the complaint or citation, and a request for service. The standard fee for the service of process is $80; contact the Legal Department of the Attorney General’s Office for further instructions.  Also, the whereabouts of the person to be served should be furnished with as many particulars as possible since many local streets have no names or street numbers.  Alternately, the interested party in the U. S. could retain a Bahamian law firm to affect the service of process.