Law Society of Alberta
In this Issue
- Streamlined Processes Support LSA Governance
- Alberta Lawyers' Assistance Society - Your Assist Program
- Small Firm Practice and A Bencher's Experience
- Bencher Election Date Set for November 18, 2008
- What's New in CPD Program is Requirement of Intentionality
- Tools Assist Lawyers in Their CPD Planning
- Sustainable Core Funding Enables PBLA to Focus on Projects
- Child Advocacy Pro Bono Project Assists Vulnerable Youth
- Amendments Provide Greater Clarity to Assurance Fund
- Do you know your Client?
- Summary of Disciplinary Matters
- Fraud Alert - Bank Drafts and Counterfeit Certified Cheques
From the President: Lawyers Serving Their Communities
By Perry Mack, QC, President, Law Society of Alberta
| Each spring, the Law Society of Alberta in conjunction with our good friends at the Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar Association selects four of our members to highlight their achievements and present to them the Distinguished Service Awards. This year's worthy recipients are featured in this issue of the Advisory. On behalf of the profession, I offer our congratulations and our gratitude for their dedication and |  |
service to the community, to the profession, to legal scholarship and to the provision of pro bono legal services. Awards such as these serve to highlight the good work that so many lawyers do outside their busy practices. Lawyers volunteer and give of their continued on page 02 side column |
Awards Celebrate Excellence in the Legal ProfessionBy Perry Mack, QC, President, Law Society of Alberta | ||
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Excerpt of speech given by Jim Peacock, QC, LSA Past President and Michelle Hollins, QC, CBA Alberta President at the 15th annual Distinguished Service Awards on March 14, 2008 in Calgary, AB. | ||
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Although we are here today to honour four truly outstanding and deserving members of the legal profession, this occasion today provides us with an opportunity to recognize and acknowledge the vast and invaluable contributions made by |
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countless numbers of lawyers throughout all Albertan communities. These awards are presented jointly by the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association Alberta. |
Recipients and presenters in this photo are, from left to right: B.A.R. (Quincy) Smith, QC; Jim Peacock, QC; Shirzad Ahmed; Gerald B. Robertson, QC; Allan Shewchuk, QC; and Michelle Hollins, QC. |
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