Practising Status:
A brief explanation of each practising status referred to in this directory follows:

Practising:
In general, a practising lawyer is entitled to practise law in Alberta without limitation.

Practising (Out of Province):
Email the Law Society Membership Group or call (403) 229-4781 (1-800-661-9003 outside of Calgary and in Alberta) and ask for the Membership Group.

Practising (Corporate/Government Counsel):
Corporate/Government counsel are entitled to provide legal services to their employer.

Non-practising:
A non-practising lawyer is one who has chosen not to practice law for the time being. Non-practising lawyers are not permitted to practice law or handle trust funds.

Suspended:
Suspended lawyers are not permitted to practice law or handle trust funds. Lawyers may be suspended for administrative reasons, such as failing to pay their fees or file forms on time. Lawyer may also be suspended for disciplinary reasons, such as being found guilty of conduct deserving of sanction, or pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings.

Admission Date:
The date on which this lawyer was admitted as a member of the Law Society of Alberta.

For more information regarding a member's contact information or status, please email the Law Society Membership Group or call (403) 229-4781 (1-800-661-9003 outside of Calgary and in Alberta) and ask for the Membership Group.

For more information regarding a member's disciplinary record or disciplinary hearings that are pending, please email the Law Society Central Records Office or call at (403) 229-4700 and ask for Central Records.

(The terms "practising" and "non-practising" have been used here rather than "active", "inactive", "insured" and "uninsured" (terms used in the Legal Profession Act and the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta) to better convey the current entitlement of members to practise.)