McLellan, Brennan Barristers & Solicitors
37 Central Street C1N 3K8 Summerside, PE, Canada

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IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL COUNSEL Islanders seeking legal advice must be aware that there are a number of off-island firms, some without practicing lawyers or a substantive office presence on Prince Edward Island, actively advertising for potential Island clients. Some of these firms carry on practice in other jurisdictions as legitimate lawyers, but others have been sanctioned for being a referral business under the guise of a legal practice. These referral services are not actual...ly law firms, and do not have a legal practice; rather they entice clients to call them using their huge advertising budgets, and then refer these clients and/or leads to other practicing lawyers who, in turn, pay a percentage back to the original advertising firm. Therefore, you may not know who is actually taking your case or what their qualifications are- the person you are referred to is not the firm you originally had contacted for help. You may never actually meet this lawyer, if they are out of province. It is important for prospective clients to know what they are getting when they seek legal services, and to stick with competent, local counsel. Bloyce McLellan and John Brennan, the lawyers at McLellan, Brennan, both live in Prince Edward Island, and have exclusively practiced in PEI the entirety of their careers. We are a fully functioning PEI law firm, which is staffed with local individuals. We would encourage Islanders to think about the benefits of having a local lawyer, who they can meet and interact with on a regular basis, versus retaining the services of someone who is merely just advertising on Prince Edward Island. To see further details and an example of the issues with referral services and false advertising, view the link below. The linked article describes an Ontario lawyer who was sanctioned for marketing legal services that he did not actually provide, instead referring out client to others. https://umbrellalegalmarketing.com/law-society-hearing-mar/

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