From the President

by Mona Duckett, QC, President, Law Society of Alberta

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Equality, Equity and Diversity Committee and to commemorate this milestone, this issue of The Advisory features its many significant accomplishments. The Advisory describes the development of a new provincial pro bono law network, honours long service award recipients and outlines recent rule and code changes.

In this Issue

Members Honoured for 50 and 60 Years of Service

by Mona Duckett, QC, President, Law Society of Alberta

In 1946, the year in which Winston Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech, Juan Peron was elected president of Argentina, and the United Nations opened its First General Assembly in London, Gerard Joseph Amerongen was admitted to the Law Society of Alberta. Sixty years later, Gerard Amerongen, QC is being honoured for his long-standing legal service to the people of Alberta.

Members Honoured for 50 and 60 years of Service

The President of the Law Society of Alberta, Mona Duckett (top right) recently presented certificates for 50 years of service to the legal profession to three members. The Calgary recipients are Don Sabey, QC (top middle), Gregory R. Forsyth, QC (bottom left) and Ed-ward Adolphe, QC (bottom right). A Certificate of Merit was presented to past Honourary Bencher Dr. Patricia Hughes for her dedication and commitment to LSA.

Born in Winnipeg, Mr. Amerongen became part of the first graduating class in 1931 of St. Joseph’s High School, Edmonton’s only Catholic boys’ high school. He received his BA (1943) and LL.B. (1944) from the University of Alberta. After his duty of military service, he was admitted to the Alberta bar in October 1946, swearing true allegiance to the then King George the Sixth.

He entered private practice and began a 60-year career in law. As an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Amerongen served as speaker of the Alberta legislature from 1972 to 1986. He is among eight members of the Law Society who are being honoured this fall for 60 and 50 years of legal service. The 50-year service award recipients are:

Edward Phillip Adolphe, QC who obtained both his BA and LL.B. from the University of Saskatchewan was called to the Alberta bar in November 1953. His law career progressed through private practice, crown office, and the judiciary.

Judge Jack Allford, after receiving his law degree from the University of Alberta in 1955, was admitted to the Alberta bar in June 1956. He was in private practice until his appointment as judge to the provincial court of Alberta in 1982.

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