Released on December 28, 2005
Fourteen Saskatchewan lawyers were honoured with Queen's Counsel (QC) appointments today."This designation reflects the esteem in which these lawyers are held by their colleagues, the courts, the legal profession and the community," Justice Minister Frank Quennell said. "I congratulate these individuals on being recognized for their contributions to the practice of law."
Queen's Counsel is an honourary 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 2005 appointments are:
Gordon Balon is a lawyer with the Balon Krishan Law Firm in Prince Albert. He was admitted to the bar in 1974.
Karl Bazin is a lawyer with the firm of MacBean Tessem in Swift Current. He was admitted to the bar in 1986.
Kevin Fenwick is the Ombudsman for the Province of Saskatchewan. He was admitted to the bar in 1981.
David Gerrand is a lawyer with the firm of Gerrand Rath Johnson in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1977.
Brent Klause is a Senior Crown Prosecutor with the Saskatchewan Department of Justice in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
Paul Korpan is a lawyer with the Kanuka Thuringer Law Firm in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1980.
Donald Layh is a lawyer with the firm of Layh Law Office in Langenburg, and Associate Professor with the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan. He was admitted to the bar in 1987.
Paul Lewans is a lawyer with the firm of Lewans & Ford in Assiniboia. He was admitted to the bar in 1967.
Ray Petrich is Crown Counsel with the Civil Law Division of the Saskatchewan Department of Justice in Regina. He was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
Sharon Pratchler is the Registrar of the Court of Queen's Bench and Provincial Court. She was admitted to the bar in 1993.
Thomas Schonhoffer is counsel for the Saskatchewan Lawyers' Insurance Association. He was admitted to the bar in 1984.
Lynn Smith is a lawyer with McDougall Gauley in Regina, and President of the Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch. He was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
James Struthers is Legal Director of the South East Area Office of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission in Estevan. He was admitted to the bar in 1985.
Catherine Zuck is the staff lawyer for the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses in Saskatoon. She was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
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