Released on December 30, 2002
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," Justice Minister Chris Axworthy
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 practiced 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 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 appointments are:
Lloyd Balicki is a lawyer with the firm of Sanderson Balicki
Popescul in Prince Albert. He was admitted to the Bar in 1976;
James Ehmann is a lawyer with the firm of Kanuka Thuringer in
Regina. He was admitted to the Bar in 1981;
Robert Gibbings is a lawyer with the firm of Scharfstein Gibbings
Walen & Fisher in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the Bar in 1981. He is
the Vice-President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan and the Chairperson
of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission;
Douglas Kovatch is a lawyer with the firm of Silversides Kovatch
Zborosky Beauchemin in Regina. He was admitted to the Bar in 1978;
Kenneth Lerner is the Assistant Vice President - Legal at
Saskatchewan Government Insurance. He was admitted to the bar in 1967;
Donald Phillips is Senior Counsel in the Saskatchewan Government
Insurance Legal Department. He was admitted to the bar in 1975;
James Plemel is a Senior Crown Prosecutor with the Saskatchewan
Department of Justice in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1975;
Karen Prisciak is a lawyer with the firm of Robertson Stromberg in
Saskatoon. She was admitted to the bar in 1985;
Douglas Richardson is a lawyer with the firm of McKercher McKercher
& Whitmore in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1976;
William Roe is a lawyer with the firm of Roe & Company in
Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1977;
Brenda Walper-Bossence is a lawyer with the firm of Walper-
Bossence Law Office in Moose Jaw. She was admitted to the bar in 1976;
Reginald Watson is a lawyer with the firm of Balfour Moss in
Regina. He was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1980; and
Donald Worme is a lawyer with the firm of Semaganis Worme & Missens
in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in 1986.
- 30 -
For more information, contact:
Debi McEwen
Justice
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-6043
E-mail: dmcewen@justice.gov.sk.ca