Released on December 29, 2000
Thirteen Saskatchewan lawyers were honoured with Queen's Counsel (QC)appointments today.
"I congratulate each of these individuals on being recognized for their
contribution to the practice of law," Acting Justice Minister John Nilson
said. "This designation reflects the respect these members of the bar have
with their colleagues, the courts, the legal profession and the community."
Queen's Counsel in an honourary designation. Appointees must live in
Saskatchewan and have practised law at least 10 years in the superior courts of
any province or territory of Canada or the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Individuals receiving the Queen's Counsel (QC) designation have been
recommended by a selection committee compromised of the Saskatchewan Minister
of Justice, the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan or
the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal (on an alternating basis), and the
past presidents of the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Bar Association and
the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
The 2000 appointments are:
Susan Amrud is the Director of Legislative Services Branch of the Saskatchewan
Department of Justice in Regina. She was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
Douglas Andrews is a lawyer with the firm of Huck Andrews Butler and Birchard
in Regina and is a Bencher of the Law Society. He was admitted to the Bar in
1976.
Leonard Andrychuk is a lawyer with the firm of MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman in
Regina. He was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
Douglas Britton is a Crown Prosecutor with Saskatchewan Justice in Regina. He
was admitted to the Bar in 1971.
John Field is a Crown Prosecutor with Saskatchewan Justice in Prince Albert.
He was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1978.
Jeffrey Grubb is a lawyer with the firm of Balfour Moss in Regina, and
currently the President of the Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch.
He was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
Holly Ann Knott is a lawyer with the firm of Knott Jackson den Hollander in
Saskatoon. She was admitted to the Bar in Saskatchewan in 1975.
John McIntosh is a lawyer with the firm of McIntosh and Hale in Swift Current.
He is currently a bencher of the Law Society. He was admitted to the Bar in
Saskatchewan in 1974.
John Meldrum is Vice President Corporate Counsel and Regulatory Affairs for
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Corporation. He was admitted to the Bar in
Saskatchewan in 1978.
Bob Pelton is a lawyer with the firm of Pedersen Norman McLeod and Todd in
Regina. He was admitted to the Bar in Saskatchewan in 1973.
Martel Popescul is a lawyer with the firm of Sanderson Balicki Popescul and
Forsyth in Prince Albert. He is the incoming president of the Law Society of
Saskatchewan. He was admitted to the Bar in Saskatchewan in 1980.
Brian Scherman is a lawyer in the firm Balfour Moss in Saskatoon. He was
admitted to the Bar in Saskatchewan in 1973.
Gregory Walen is a lawyer in the firm Hynatyshyn Singer Thorstad in Saskatoon.
He was admitted to the Bar in Saskatchewan in 1981.
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For more information, contact:
Warren Bickford
Saskatchewan Justice
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-8606