Bill & Judy's Story
Judy lost her husband, Bill, to mesothelioma when he was just 63 years old. Bill was exposed to asbestos while working a summer job in a shipyard in Saint John, New Brunswick in the 1970’s. Bill and Judy are the founding lawyers at the law firm Morrow Morrow & Crosbie.
Bill passed away due to his diagnosis of mesothelioma in 2018. He was a wonderful husband, father, brother, friend, and community supporter. He was also an excellent and accomplished lawyer advocating for his clients for almost 40 years prior to his death.
Bill was told, like so many other victims of asbestos exposure, that if he received Workers’ Compensation benefits, he could not pursue a claim against trust funds that asbestos manufacturers were required to set up to compensate victims of asbestos exposure.
Bill didn’t accept that and wanted to challenge that notion. He believed that people who were suffering from asbestos-related illnesses should be entitled to both. He also wanted to make sure that his Workers’ Compensation benefits were not jeopardized.
So, to fulfill his wish, Judy and the team at Morrow Morrow & Crosbie took it on in the province of New Brunswick and were successful. We are of the opinion that the same legal principle applies in other provinces in Canada, as well as in New Brunswick.
Just so we are clear, Bill and Judy received benefits through Workers’ Compensation AND through the US trust funds.
Judy and the team of legal professionals at Morrow Morrow & Crosbie want to put their years of legal experience, as well as Judy’s own personal experience, to work for you. She wants this to be her husband’s legacy – that we helped people from all over the country to get the additional funds to which we believe they are entitled.
Bill Morrow LL.B., Q.C.
1954 - 2018
William G. Morrow (Bill) graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of New Brunswick in 1980 and was called to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar the following year and is a founding member, with Judy, of the firm now known as Morrow Morrow & Crosbie
Bill advocated for his clients before all levels of Court in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada and various administrative tribunals.
Throughout his legal career, Bill was active in a number of community organizations, volunteering his time as the RNC Civil Complaints Adjudicator and holding memberships on the Judicial Enforcement Act Steering Committee and the Law Society’s Disciplinary Committee.
He was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 1996 and named a Life Member with the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador upon his retirement in 2017.
Judy Morrow LL.B., K.C.
Founder
Judy graduated from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 1985 and was called to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 1986. She began practicing law in St. John’s before relocating to Bay Roberts, where she and Bill established the firm that is now Morrow Morrow & Crosbie.
Notably, Judy was Chairperson of the Newfoundland and Labrador 2019 Workers’ Compensation Statutory Review Committee. She has also served as the Chief Adjudicator for the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission, Vice Chairperson/Secretary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission and Chairperson of its Appeal Board. She also taught as a part-time instructor with Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador for a number of years. Judy was honoured to be appointed Queen’s Counsel for Newfoundland and Labrador in 2017.