Lester J. Mortimer, Jr., KC / Senior Partner
Born in Nassau in 1953 and admitted to the Bar of England & Wales, Lincoln’s Inn in 1978 after completing his legal studies at the College of Law in London, Mortimer is one of the country’s leading authorities on shipping and maritime law.
R. Dawson Malone / Nassau Managing Partner
Mr. Malone is very knowledgeable of the trial and appellant processes of the Courts. He has also served a short term as the Assistant Registrar (Acting) of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas.
Chad D. Roberts, CLE, JD, BS / Partner
Mr. Roberts has been named a leading corporate law expert in The Bahamas by Global Law Experts, a premier guide for leading attorneys throughout the world, and the first Real Estate Law Expert in the Bahamas by Corporate INTL one of the leading monthly publications for business leaders, professional advisers and providers of finance throughout the world.
Simone Morgan-Gomez / Partner
She has been practicing in The Bahamas since 1997 and specializes in Commercial Litigation involving: Employment, Insurance, Insolvency, Trusts, Agency and Multi-jurisdictional Contracts. Mrs. Morgan-Gomez speaks English and Spanish.
I. A. Nicholas Mitchell / Senior Associate
I.A. Nicholas Mitchell has been steeped in public law and commercial litigation, and his practice grew to include criminal defense, testament to his strength and persuasion as a believer in fairness, and justice. Regarded as a skillful and clever advocate with a creative approach to the law, Nicholas has earned his stripes in and out of the courtroom.
Carey G. Leonard / Senior Associate
Of all the 1,000 or so practicing attorneys in The Bahamas, Carey G. Leonard may be the least likely ever to have headed for a career in the legal profession or achieved the corporate and community leadership heights he has. His story reads like parts of a modern Robinson Crusoe fantasy.
Pearline Y. Ingraham-Wood / Senior Associate
If ever there were a doubt about compassion and the law, one moment with Callenders Associate Pearline Ingraham-Wood will dispel any trace. A staunch defender of women’s and children’s rights, Ingraham-Wood is articulate and shining proof that passion about people and the law go hand-in-hand when in the right hands.
Ian W.A. Cargill Jr. / Associate
Ian Cargill Jr. began his pupilage at Callenders in January 2021 when presented with an opportunity to learn from ‘one of the best litigators in the country’ in the person of Fred Smith, QC.
