Released on December 28, 2006
Thirteen Saskatchewan lawyers were honoured for their contribution to the province's legal community today with appointments as Queen's Counsel."I congratulate each of these individuals on being recognized for their contribution 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 awarded in several Commonwealth countries where the Queen is still formal head of state. To qualify in Saskatchewan appointees must have lived in the province and practised law for at least 10 years in the superior courts of any province or territory of Canada. Work in the British legal system also counts toward the qualification period. The first Queen's Counsel was Sir Francis Bacon, who was appointed in 1597.
Individuals receiving the Queen's Counsel 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 2006 appointments are:
1. Scott Bartlett is a Senior Crown Prosecutor with the Saskatchewan Department of Justice in North Battleford. He was admitted to the bar in 1976.
2. Dick Batten is a lawyer with the firm of McKercher, McKercher & Whitmore in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1978.
3. Inez Cardinal is a Senior Crown Prosecutor with the Saskatchewan Department of Justice in Saskatoon. She was admitted to the bar in 1991. She is the president of the Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch.
4. Gary Chad is senior vice-president, Governance, Legal and Regulatory Affairs and corporate secretary for Cameco Corporation. He was admitted to the bar in 1978.
5. Pamela Cuelenaere is legal director of the Prince Albert area office of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission in Prince Albert. She was admitted to the bar in 1987.
6. Richard Danyliuk is a lawyer with the firm of McDougall Gauley in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1984. He is a bencher of the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
7. Victor Dietz is a lawyer with the firm of Olive, Waller, Zinkhan & Waller in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1983. He will be the president of the Law Society of Saskatchewan in 2007.
8. Leonard Francis is a lawyer with the firm of Francis & Company in Meadow Lake. He was admitted to the bar in 1980.
9. David Hnatyshyn is a lawyer with the firm of Hnatyshyn Gough in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1970.
10. Lucille Lamb is a lawyer with the firm of Stevenson, Hood, Thornton & Beaubier in Saskatoon. She was admitted to the bar in 1979.
11. Robert Millar is a lawyer with the firm of McDougall Gauley in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1973.
12. Donald Mullord is legal director of the Saskatoon rural area office of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission. He was first admitted to the Manitoba Bar in 1986.
13. Linda Zarzeczny is Crown Counsel with the Constitutional Law Branch of the Saskatchewan Department of Justice in Regina. She was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
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