David Hooley
General Director
David Hooley, KC, is Senior Counsel in Cox & Palmer’s office located in Charlottetown, PEI. A graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island and Dalhousie, David was admitted to the PEI and NS Bar’s in 1975, and has developed a robust practice in civil litigation and public law. Additionally, he is a convert to interest based dispute resolution and is a Certified Mediator. David also has a personal and professional interest in estate and succession planning for individuals and for family businesses.
He has acted for many of the Island’s largest businesses and institutions over the last 47 years and has also served in a variety of volunteer industry and not-for-profit roles that have provided him great insight and connection to local business and the community at large. These include several Canadian Bar Association roles, as well as executive roles with the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and the Confederation Centre of the Arts, to name a few.
David and his family reside in Charlottetown and Brackley Beach. He especially enjoys his time at Brackley Beach gardening and raising poultry, pigs and lambs over the summer months. David has a longstanding interest in nature and in the nurture, protection and conservation of the Island’s land, flora and fauna.
