In 1972, a small group of lawyers, Boyne, Crocker & Jones, went out on their own rather than join one of the large established Halifax firms. Their entrepreneurial spirit and innovation is still alive and well at BOYNECLARKE today. Our lawyers are eager to accept a challenge, chart a new course, and stand up for what they believe. Groundbreaking business and litigation work conducted at the firm attests to that.

In 1981, Boyne, Crocker & Jones merged with the Dartmouth office of Claman, Dietrich, Clark, Bright & Clarke to form BOYNECLARKE. The two name partners of this merger still practice at BOYNECLARKE today: Thomas O. Boyne, Q.C., practicing Corporate & Commercial and Insolvency Law, and W. Richey Clarke, Q.C., practicing Residential Real Estate.

BOYNECLARKE is proud to have earned over the years a reputation for providing legal expertise with a commitment to integrity, professionalism and community. In 2010, firm management completed a rebranding to better communicate that commitment.  Around the same time, amendments to the Nova Scotia Partnership Act dictated that BOYNECLARKE become a limited liability partnership.  As a result, the firm is now known as BOYNECLARKE LLP.

Coinciding with the launch of the rebrand, in late 2010, BOYNECLARKE moved into new offices in Dartmouth.  A sign of the healthy economy in Atlantic Canada, we needed more space to accommodate our growing business and found it at Metropolitan Place.  For a message from the Chairman of the Firm, John A. Young, Q.C., regarding the move, please click here.

While the look and location of BOYNECLARKE may have changed, the core values of the firm remain the same.

BOYNECLARKE LLP currently employs 140 staff including 46 lawyers of whom 24 are partners. The firm is the largest private employer in Downtown Dartmouth, the largest law firm in Dartmouth, and the fourth largest in Atlantic Canada.

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