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Corwin Mills, Q.C.
Barrister, Solicitor & Notary
Tel: 709-466-6111
Fax: 709-466-7109
Email:
cmills@mhplawfirm.com
Corwin is a native of Shoal Harbour, Newfoundland. He
was admitted to the Bar on April 10th, 1972. Shortly after, he started the firm as a sole
practitioner. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in
1988 and a Master of the Supreme Court in
1998.
Education
- Master of Laws
Degree in Marine Law from the University of Wales,
U.K., in 1983, with his thesis on the topic of ships
mortgages.
- Bachelor
of Laws Degree from the University of British
Columbia in 1971.
- Bachelor
of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce Degrees from
Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1967.
Professional Memberships
- Member of
the Canadian Bar Association
- Member of
the Canadian Marine Law Association
- Member of
the following Canadian Bar Association, Newfoundland
Branch subsections:
- Director on the Executive of the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association
Courts Appeared
- Federal Court of Canada
- Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal
- Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Trial Division
- St. John's, Grand Bank, Gander, Grand Falls-Winsor,
Corner Brook.
- Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador - Unified
Family Court
- Provincial
Court of Newfoundland and Labrador - Clarenville, St. John's,
Gander, Grand Bank, Gander, Bonavista.
Tribunals and other Judicial Bodies Appeared
- Labour Relations Board
- Canada
Pension Plan Appeal Tribunal
- Worker's
Compensation Appeal Tribunal
Educational Seminars Attended
- Comprehensive seminars hosted by Lexpert
on the topic of Personal Injury Law
- Numerous
seminars on such topics as: Marine Law, Fisheries
Law, Personal Injury Law, and Property Law
- Attended Seminars hosted by the Atlantic Provinces
Trial Lawyers Association in St. John's (June 2002), Halifax (Nov. 2002),
Moncton (June 2003), and Halifax (Nov. 2003).
Papers and Presentations
- Master
Thesis on Ships Mortgages
- Guest
presenter for Bank of Nova Scotia's "First Home
Buyers" seminar on the topic of the Purchase,
Sale and Financing of Real Estate
- Presenter on Ship's Mortgages and Marine Law Seminar hosted by the Newfoundland and Labrador Law Society
- Presenter at a Personal Injury Seminar sponsored by the Atlantic Provincial Trial Lawyers Association in Halifax in November 2002 on the topic of Section B Claims
Community Involvement
- Winner of Canadian Bar Association Newfoundland Branch Distinguished Public Service Award 2001
- Past Executive Member
of the Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Past President
of the Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Past Vice-President of the Discovery Regional Economic
Development Board
- Past Member of
the Board of Governors of College of the North
Atlantic
- Member of
the Clarenville Rotary Club
- President and
instructor in the Clarenville Area Nordic Ski Club
- Past Chair of the Board of
Directors of the former Eastern
College, currently the College of the North Atlantic
- Past Vice-President of the Newfoundland and Labrador 1994
Winter Games Committee
- Co-Winner
of the Leroy Miller Award as Clarenville's Sports
Builder of the Year in 1978
- President of a non profit community based group, Alpine Aliance Development Incorporation, which operates the White Hills Ski Resort
- Vice-President of the Clarenville Regional Arts and Recreation Centre Inc.
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