Call for
Nominations for 2009 Awards
If you know an Alberta lawyer who has made an outstanding
contribution, consider nominating him or her for a 2009
Distinguished Service Award.
Presented jointly by the Law Society of Alberta and Canadian Bar
Association Alberta, these four Distinguished Service Awards
celebrate excellence for: (1) Service to the Community,
(2) Service to the Profession, (3) Service Award for Legal
Scholarship, and (4) for Pro Bono Legal Service
Nominations should include:
• Nominee information, i.e.
name, award category, firm/company name, business phone and fax,
business and email addresses
• Nominator information including
name, business phone and fax, business and email addresses.
• A
statement detailing why the candidate is worthy of the award
• A
curriculum vitae outlining the nominee’s background, career and any
present activities that qualify them for nomination in one of the
four categories.
• A maximum of two letters of support for the
nomination.
Deadline for nominations: 4:30 p.m. on Monday,
November 24, 2008. The 2009 Distinguished Service Awards will be
presented at the Alberta Law Conference on Friday, January 30, 2009
at the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald in Edmonton, Alberta.
They can be mailed to the LSA's Calgary office or faxed to:
403-28-1728. For more details visit: www.lawsociety.ab.ca
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2008 Bencher
Election
On November 18, 2008, Alberta lawyers voted for a new slate
of Benchers to govern the Law Society of Alberta.
The Benchers elected for 2008-2011 include
incumbents: Neena Ahluwalia QC
(Edmonton); Shirish Chotalia QC (Edmonton); Ron
Everard QC (Calgary); John Higgerty QC (northern
leader - Hinton): Carsten Jensen QC (Calgary); Rod
Jerke QC (southern leader - Lethbridge); Douglas R.
Mah QC (Edmonton); Peter Michalyshyn
QC, President-Elect (Edmonton); Roy Nickerson QC
(Edmonton); Stephen Raby QC (Calgary); and
Dale Spackman QC (Calgary).
Incoming Benchers include: Rose M. Carter QC
(Edmonton); James T. Eamon (Calgary); Fred
Fenwick QC (Calgary); Kevin Feth (Edmonton);
James A. Glass, (acclaimed - Red
Deer); John T. Henderson (Edmonton); Frederica
Schutz (Edmonton); Scott A. Watson (Edmonton); and
Anthony G. Young (Calgary).
There were 3524 ballots cast. Forty-four lawyers ran for
election. For more details, visit www.lawsociety.ab.ca
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