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2009 QUEEN’S COUNSEL APPOINTMENTS

Released on December 31, 2009

Eighteen Saskatchewan lawyers were honoured with Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) appointments today.

Queen's Counsel is an honourary designation awarded to those recommended by a selection committee comprised of Saskatchewan's Justice Minister and Attorney General, the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan or the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench (on an alternating basis), and the past presidents of the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

"A Queen's Counsel designation acknowledges the significant contribution the recipient has made to the practice of law and to the recipient's community," Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said. "These recipients are held in high esteem by their peers."

Appointees must live in Saskatchewan and must have practiced law for at least 10 years in the superior courts of any province or territory of Canada, or the United Kingdom or Ireland.

The practice of Q.C. appointments dates back to 1594 when Queen Elizabeth I appointed Sir Francis Bacon as her exclusive legal advisor and roving representative of the Crown. The first appointment in British North America was in 1815.

The 2009 Queen's Counsel appointments are:

  • Robert Ard is a lawyer with Ard Law Office in Kindersley. He was admitted to the bar in 1981.
  • Norman Bercovich is a lawyer with the Regina City Area Office of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission. He was admitted to the bar in 1979.
  • Christopher Boychuk is a lawyer with McDougall Gauley law firm in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1987.
  • David Brundige is a lawyer with McCrank Stewart law firm in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1984.
  • Sonja Hansen is a Regional Crown Prosecutor, Saskatoon Prosecutions, with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney General. She was admitted to the bar in 1978.
  • Douglas Heinricks is a lawyer with Heinricks Law Office in Swift Current. He was admitted to the bar in 1975.
  • William Hood is a lawyer with Stevenson Hood Thornton Beaubier law firm in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1974.
  • Terrence Kimpinski is a lawyer with Leland Kimpinski law firm in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1991. He is the President of the Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch.
  • Richard Leland is a lawyer with Stamatinos Leland Campbell law firm in Yorkton. He was admitted to the bar in 1979.
  • Eileen Libby is a lawyer with MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman law firm in Regina. She was admitted to the bar in 1991. She is the President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
  • Glen Luther is an Associate Professor at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan. He was admitted to the bar in 1983.
  • Kenneth Noble is a lawyer with Noble, Johnston & Associates law firm in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1974.
  • Tiffany Paulsen is a lawyer with Robertson Stromberg Pedersen law firm in Saskatoon. She was admitted to the bar in 1999.
  • Madeleine Robertson is a Senior Crown Counsel with the Legislative Services Branch, Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney General in Regina. She was admitted to the bar in 1983.
  • Bryan Salte is Associate Registrar and Legal Counsel for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1979.
  • Warren Sproule is a lawyer with Kanuka Thuringer law firm in Regina. He was admitted to the bar in 1982.
  • Gregory Thompson is a lawyer with McKercher law firm in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1984.
  • Kevin Wilson is a lawyer with MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman law firm in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1989.

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For more information, contact:

Laur'Lei Silzer
Justice
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0775
Email: laurlei.silzer@gov.sk.ca

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