Emile Leiba joined our firm’s Litigation Department in January 2010. Admitted to the Jamaican Bar Association in 2002, he currently practices Maritime Law and Civil Litigation specializing primarily in Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Employment Law. Emile has acted for international maritime clients and litigated contested ship arrest applications at the Supreme Court and Appellate levels.
Lincoln Eatmon is the firm's senior partner and head of the Corporate and Commercial Department. He has been a partner since 1976. Listed as one of the world's leading lawyers in IFLR 1000, his extensive years of practice covers a broad spectrum of areas in commercial and banking law, including security and loan documentation and mergers and acquisitions. Lincoln is a Notary Public and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, England and to the Jamaican Bar in 1973. He serves on the Boards of FirstCaribbean International Bank (Jamaica) Limited and the Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited; and as a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council. Well known for his involvement in the administration of Jamaican athletics, he was the first Vice-President of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association 1996-2000 and a member of its Executive Committee for several years. He was the Team Manager of the Jamaican Athletic team in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, the 2004 Athens Olympics, and the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has been a member of management teams to the World Championships in Athletics in Athens 1997 and Paris 2003. Lincoln is the Chair of the Appeals Committee for the Jamaica Inter-Collegiate Sports Association, a member of the Kingston Cricket Club and is actively involved with the Calabar Old Boy's Association.
John Leiba has been a practising Attorney-at-Law in Jamaica since 1973 and a partner in the firm since 1980. He attended the College of Law, London and qualified as a Solicitor. With a specialist practice in real estate, John also acts for clients with aviation interests and in other transactions of a commercial nature. John serves on the Board of Carimed Limited, the Real Estate Board and is a Commissioner of Strata Corporation. He is the Chairman of the Scout Association of Jamaica, a member of the General Legal Council, Council member and past president of the Jamaican Bar Association. John is a member of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association, the Jamdammers Running Club and is also a Director of Special Olympics Jamaica. John is actively involved with the St. Jago Past Student's Association and is the Manager of the School's Track and Field Team.
Janice Causwell
is head of the Conveyancing Department. She has been a partner since 1980 and a practising attorney-at-law since 1976. Her practice covers the areas of estate planning, real estate developments, trusts, probate and administration and mortgage financing. She has considerable experience in the preparation of security documentation for banks, trust companies, credit unions and building societies, while acting for both individual and corporate clients. Janice has also handled a number of significant transactions in the tourist and hotel industry. A trained solicitor, she is a graduate of the College of Law, London. Janice is a certified Mediator with specialist training in Court connected mediation and is a member of the Conveyancing Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association. She sits on the board of management of the St. Hugh's High School and serves on the advisory board of Roots FM.
John Vassell is a senior member of the firm's team of advocates and has been a partner since 1980. He was called to the Jamaican Bar in 1977 and attained the rank of Queen's Counsel in 1998. He has wide experience and expertise in all areas of civil litigation and a specialist practice in insolvency, banking, insurance, defamation and admiralty law. John is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School where he was an Associate Tutor from 1982-2003. He has been successful in a number of high profile cases, some of which have received landmark decisions. John is a member of the Libel Law Review Committee, the Government of Jamaica Sugar Industry Divestment Committee and the Defamation Law Reform Committee. He has been listed in Chambers and Partners Global as one of the world's leading lawyers.
Enid Chin has been a partner since 1984. A qualified attorney-at-law since 1974, Enid is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the College of Law, London. She has considerable experience in security documentation for banks and building societies. Enid's primary areas of practice are mortgage financing, real estate, including subdivisions and hotel developments and estate planning. She is a member of the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston and a member of the Audit Committee of the Institute of Jamaica.
Jerome Lee is the firm's Managing Partner and has been a partner since 1985. With experience in a broad spectrum of commercial and banking transactions, he has expertise in commercial and banking law covering a broad spectrum of business transactions and has a special interest in international trade. He also has particular expertise in tourist resort and other commercial and residential building developments and project financing. Listed in Chambers and Partners Global and IFLR 1000 as one of the world's leading lawyers, Jerome is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School and serves as a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council of the Jamaican Bar Association and the Governance Committee of the University of Technology, Jamaica. A qualified attorney-at-law since 1978, he also serves as a Director on the Boards of Guardian Asset Management Jamaica Limited, Guardian Life Limited and West Indies Alliance Insurance Company Limited. Jerome is a former Vice-President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) and past Chairman of the Commercial Law Sub-Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association.
Janet Morrison was called to the Jamaican Bar in 1978 and has been a partner since 1985. Her practice is primarily in the areas of Corporate and Commercial Law. A graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School, she also holds a Masters Degree in Commercial and Corporate Law from the University of the West Indies. Janet is an executive member of the council of the Jamaican Bar Association serving as the treasurer of the association and has acted as its representative in deliberations before the Jamaican Parliament in the drafting of the Companies Act. Janet has presented at several conferences on Corporate Governance, the new Pensions Act and the Companies Act and has contributed many legal commentaries in the Jamaican press. She is a member of the Commercial Law Sub-Committee of the Jamaican Bar, Associate Tutor at Norman Manley Law School and is a member of the board of Rise Life Management Services Limited, a charitable organization. Janet is also the Chairman of the Justice Reform Committee of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica and a Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Margaret Moodie-Jervis is experienced in the areas of real estate, estate planning, security documentation for building societies and banks, mortgage financing and company law. She was called to the Jamaican Bar in 1979 and has been a partner since 1989. A member of the Boards of Directors of several Jamaican businesses, Margaret is also a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. She is a member of the Continuing Legal Education Sub-Committee of the Bar and a Director of the Ward Theatre Foundation, of which she is an Honorary Secretary. She has acted for several banks and a major Building Society in Jamaica.
Pauline Findlay was called to the Jamaican Bar in 1981 and became a partner of the firm in 1989. Her primary area of practice is real estate and mining law with a special interest in taxation. She is a trained Alternative Dispute Resolution mediator certified for the Supreme Court and a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. Pauline sits on the board of the Wolmer's Trust and is Chairman of the Wolmer's Board of Management. She is also a director of the Genesis Academy.
Helen Evelyn has considerable experience and expertise in probate, administration and trusts, estate planning and real estate. She has been a member of the Jamaican Bar since 1981 and a partner since 1990. Helen is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. She is a member of the Conveyancing Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association and is a Trustee of the Bethel Baptist Church Foundation Limited. She provides legal advice and assistance at the Bethel Baptist Legal Aid Clinic and has made presentations in relation to her areas of practice. Helen is also a trained mediator.
Joanne Wood specializes in all areas of Intellectual Property law and handles general corporate and commercial matters, with a particular interest in Information Technology. A partner since 1995, Joanne has been a practising attorney since 1985. She is an affiliate of the American Intellectual Property Association and the firm's designee to the International Trademark Association. Joanne is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. She sits on the boards of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) and the Creative Production and Training Centre Limited (CPTC), is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Sub-Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association and was appointed to serve on theOnline Use Subcommittee of the INTA Internet Committee for the 2010 – 2011 committee term. Joanne also serves on the Church Council for Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church.
Donovan Walker practises in the areas of corporate, commercial and banking law. Maritime, pensions and trusts, international trade, insurance as well as in residential mortgage financing. A partner since 1997, he has been a practising attorney-at-law since 1991. Donovan, member and past president of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School and holds a Masters Degree in Law from the University of London. He was listed in IFLR 1000 as one of the world's leading lawyers. Donovan is a member of the Bar Council, Commercial and Trade Law Sub-Committee and the Continuing Legal Education Sub-Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association. He is a Director of Lawe Insurance Brokers Limited, Chairman of Sub-Way (Jamaica) Limited and is a Director of the Companies Office of Jamaica and the Maritime Authority of Jamaica.
Julianne Mais-Cox was called to the Jamaican Bar in 1998 and practices as an attorney in the area of civil litigation. A partner since 2004, she has a special interest and expertise in defamation, intellectual property litigation and banking litigation and is a graduate of York University, Canada, the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. Julianne is a member of the Justice Commission for the Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica Justice Reform Committee, the Civil Practice and Procedure Sub-Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association and sits on the Labelling Committee of the Jamaica Bureau of Standards.
Courtney Bailey was called to the Jamaican Bar in 1997 and practises in the area of civil litigation. A partner since 2006 he has a special interest in defamation, medical negligence and commercial litigation. Courtney is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. He is a member of the Civil Practice and Procedure Sub-Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association and the Dental Council of Jamaica. A volunteer with Hope Worldwide Jamaica, Courtney is also an associate tutor in civil procedure and practice at the Norman Manley Law School.
Kirk Anderson was called to the Jamaican Bar in 2007 and the Belizean Bar in 1993. A Partner since 2007, Kirk practices in the area of litigation, with particular expertise in criminal law, proceeds of crime and constitutional law. A national of Jamaica and Belize, he has several years experience as an Attorney in private practice and was formerly the Director of Public Prosecutions in Belize. Kirk is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. He is a Notary Public in Belize, a part-time tutor in advocacy at the Norman Manley Law School and a member of the Kiwanis Club.
Jermaine Spence
was called to the Jamaican Bar in 1998 and has been a partner since 2008. A graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School, Jermaine practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. He is experienced in defamation, labour law and industrial relations and has expertise in criminal litigation, money laundering and financial crimes, proceeds of crimes and human rights issues. Jermaine is a former prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions where he was a member of the Money-Laundering and Financial Crimes Unit. Jermaine is a Director of Jamaicans for Justice and an Associate Tutor at the Norman Manley Law School.
Hyacinth Lightbourne was called to the Florida Bar in 2000 and the Jamaican Bar in 2006. A graduate of the Norman Manley Law School and the University of Miami, Florida, Hyacinth practiced in Florida for 5 years before joining our firm. She is a member of our litigation department and has primary expertise in Commercial Litigation and Financial Disputes. Cindy sits on the Board of Commissioners of the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission.
