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Other Committees

Other Committees address issues about the legal profession as a whole. The Law Society of Alberta seeks to have representation on other boards and committees as follows:

Access to Legal Services Steering Committee

  • Steve Raby, QC

Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments for Alberta (Federal appointment)

  • Rose Carter , QC

Alberta Law Foundation

  • Tony Young, QC

Alberta Law Reform Institute

  • James Eamon, QC

ASSIST Board

  • Sarah King-D’Souza, QC

Calgary Foundation

  • Carsten Jensen, QC

Canadian Bar Association - Alberta

  • Stephen Raby, QC, President
  • Carsten Jensen, QC, President-Elect
  • Don Thompson, QC, Executive Director

Canadian Institute of Resource Law

  • Jay Todesco

Canadian Research Institute for Law & Family

  • Judy Boyes, QC

Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association

  • Anne Kirker, QC, Chair, Insurance Committee
  • Vivian Stevenson, QC, CLIA Board

Equality and Respect Committee, Law Faculty, University of Alberta

  • Leah Lis

Family Law Rules Advisory Committee (FLRAC)

  • Farrel Shadlyn
  • Michelle Mackay

Federation of Law Societies of Canada

  • Stephen Raby, QC, President
  • Carsten Jensen, QC, President-Elect
  • Mona Duckett, QC, Council Member

Federation National Committee on Accreditation

  • Don Thompson, QC
  • Dr. Miriam Carey

Federation National Standing Committee on Access to Legal Services

  • Carsten Jensen, QC

Interpretation Services Committee with Alberta Justice

  • Amal Umar
  • Robert M. Simpson

Law Faculty Council - University of Calgary

  • Ron Everard, QC

Law Faculty Council - University of Alberta

  • Brian Beresh, QC

Legal Aid Nominating Committee - Board of Directors

  • Laura Stevens
  • Fred Fenwick, QC

Legal Archives

  • Brett Code, QC
  • Don Thompson, QC, ex officio

Legal Education Society of Alberta

  • Neena Ahluwalia, QC, Chair, Credentials & Education Committee
  • Don Thompson, QC

Legislative Review Committee (CBA)

  • Kevin P. Feehan

Notaries Public Review Committee

  • S. (Sam) N. Amelio (appointed by Attorney General for 3 year term)

Pro Bono Law Alberta

  • Frederica Schutz, QC

Provincial Court Nominating Committee

  • Steve Raby, QC, President

Provincial Judicial Council

  • Stephen Raby, QC, President
  • Carsten Jensen, QC, President-Elect

Rules of Court Committee

  • Vivian Stevenson, QC
  • James Eamon, QC

Self-Represented Litigants Advisory Committee

  • Neena Ahluwalia, QC

Surrogate Rules Advisory Committee (SRAC)

  • Pat Daunais
  • Barrie Broughton
  • Phil J. Renaud

Tax Consultative Group

  • Donald Cherniawsky, QC

Viscount Bennett Scholarship Committee

  • Stephen Raby, QC, President
  • Carsten Jensen, QC, President-Elect
  • Neena Ahluwalia, QC, Chair, Credentials & Education Committee
  • Ian Holloway, QC, Dean of Law, University of Calgary
  • Philip Bryden, Dean of Law, University of Alberta
  • Don Thompson, QC, Executive Director

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