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2004 QUEEN'S COUNSEL APPOINTMENTS

Released on December 28, 2004

Twelve Saskatchewan lawyers were honoured with Queen's Counsel (QC) appointments today.

"I congratulate these individuals on being recognized for their contributions to the practice of law," Justice Minister Frank Quennell said. "This designation reflects the esteem in which these lawyers are held by their colleagues, the courts, the legal profession and the community."

Queen's Counsel is an honorary designation. Appointees must live in Saskatchewan and must 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 comprised of Saskatchewan's 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 2004 appointments are:

- Rick Engel is a lawyer with the firm of Gerrand Rath Johnson in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1984.

- Michael Fisher is a lawyer with the firm of Fisher Law Office in Melville. He was admitted to the bar in 1971. He is the President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

- Brenda Hildebrandt is a lawyer with the Brenda R. Hildebrandt Law Office in Moosomin. She was admitted to the bar in 1984.

- Mark Kindrachuk is a lawyer with the Department of Justice (Canada) Regional Office in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the Bar in 1981.

- Anil Pandila is a lawyer with Pandila & Company in Prince Albert. He was admitted to the bar in 1985.

- Daryl Rayner is Director of Prosecutors with the Saskatchewan Department of Justice in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1984.

- Wayne Rusnak is a lawyer with the firm of Rusnak Balacko Kachur & Rusnak in Yorkton. He was admitted to the bar in 1973.

- Jane Sather is a Legislative Crown Counsel with the Saskatchewan Department of Justice in Regina. She was admitted to the bar in 1981.

- Grant Scharfstein is a lawyer with the firm of Scharfstein Gibbings Walen & Fisher in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1979.

- Darcia Schirr is a lawyer with the firm of Robertson Stromberg Pedersen in Regina. She was admitted to the bar in 1984.

- George Thurlow is a Staff Solicitor with the Meadow Lake Area Office of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission. He was admitted to the bar in 1976.

- Michael Tochor is a lawyer with the firm of MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman in Regina, and Chairperson of the Saskatchewan Police Commission. He was admitted to the bar in 1984.

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Bill Derby
Justice
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-5883

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