Council
The Council of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada is the governing body of the Federation and is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of the organization.
Membership and Meetings
Each of the Federation’s 14 member law societies appoints one representative to the Council for a term of office determined by each law society. The Federation’s immediate Past President, President and incoming President (known as the Vice President and President-elect) are also members of Council. The Council meets in person three times per year and at other times by teleconference.
Executive Committee
In between meetings of Council, oversight of the Federation is delegated to an Executive Committee consisting of the President, the Vice-President and President-elect, and a second Vice President. Members of the Executive serve for a one year term and are selected on the basis of a pre-established rotation from all regions of Canada.
The following individuals are the current members of the Executive and Council of the Federation. Click the photos to view their profiles.
John J.L. Hunter, Q.C.
President 2011-2012
Hunter Litigation Chambers
1040 West Georgia Street Suite 2100
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4H1
Tel: 604.891.2400
Fax: 604.647.4554
jhunter@litigationchambers.com
Bâtonnier Gérald R. Tremblay, C.M., O.Q., Q.C.
Vice President and President-elect 2011-2012
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
1000, rue De La Gauchetière ouest
Montreal, Quebec H3B 0A2
Tel: 514.397.4100
Fax: 514.875.6246
grtremblay@mccarthy.ca
Thomas G. Conway
Vice President 2011-2012
Council Member representing the Law Society of Upper Canada
Cavanagh Williams Conway Baxter LLP
1111 Prince of Wales Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3T2
Tel: 613.569.8558
Fax: 613.569.8668
tconway@cwcb-law.com
Ronald J. MacDonald, Q.C.
Past President 2011-2012
Director
Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team
P.O. Box 7, 2nd Floor
5151 Terminal Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2L6
Tel: 902.424.2739
Fax: 902.424.6403
macdonrj@gov.ns.ca
Gavin Hume, Q.C.
Council Member representing the Law Society of British Columbia
Harris and Company LLP
14th Floor Bentall 5
550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2B5
Tel: 604.684.6633
Fax: 604.684.6632
ghume@harrisco.com
Mona T. Duckett, Q.C.
Council Member representing the Law Society of Alberta
Dawson, Stevens, Duckett & Shaigec
Suite 300, Anderson Dawson Building
9924 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1C4
Tel: 780.424.9058
Fax: 780.425.0172
mduckett@dsscrimlaw.com
Graeme Mitchell, Q.C.
Council Member representing the Law Society of Saskatchewan
Department of Justice
Constitutional Law
8th Floor - 1874 Scarth Street
Regina , Saskatchewan S4P 3V7
Tel: 306.787.8385
Fax: 306.787.9111
gmitchell@justice.gov.sk.ca
Jeff Hirsch
Council Member representing the Law Society of Manitoba
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
2200-201 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3L3
Tel: 204.934.2336
Fax: 204.934.0509
jbh@tdslaw.com
Babak Barin
Council Member representing the Barreau du Québec
BCF LLP
1100 René-Lévesque Blvd West
25th Floor
Montreal, Quebec H3B 5C9
Tel: 514.397.8500
Fax: 514.397.8515
Babak.Barin@bcf.ca
Maurice Piette
Council Member representing the Chambre des notaires du Québec
Piette & Duquette , notaries
4935 Beaubien East Street, #103
Montréal, Québec H1T 1V1
Tel: 514.376.3660
Fax: 514.376.7023
mpiette@notarius.net
Marie-Claude Bélanger-Richard, Q.C.
Council Member representing the Law Society of New Brunswick
Stewart McKelvey
Suite 601, Blue Cross Centre
644 Main Street
P.O. Box 28051
Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 9N4
Tel: 506.853.1970
Fax: 506.858.8454
mcbelanger@smss.com
Catherine S. Walker Q.C.
Council Member representing the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
Walker Law Inc.
2742 Robie Street, Suite 200
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 4P2
Tel: 902.425.5297
Fax: 902.425.5095
cwalker@walkerlaw.ca
Keith M. Boswell, Q.C.
Council Member representing the Law Society of Prince Edward Island
Stewart McKelvey
65 Grafton Street
P.O. Box 2140
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 8B9
Tel: 902.629.4511
Fax: 902.566.5283
kboswell@smss.com
Sheila H. Greene, Q.C.
Council Member representing the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland Association of Public Employees
P.O. Box 8100
330 Portugal Cove Road
St. John's, NL A1B 3M9
sgreene@nape.nf.ca
Susan Dennehy
Council Member representing the Law Society of Yukon
Ombudsman's Office (O-1)
200 - 211 Main Street
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2B2
Phone: 867.667.8464
Fax: 867.667.8469
susan.dennehy@yahoo.ca
Sheila M. MacPherson
Council Member representing the Law Society of the Northwest Territories
Suite 200, 4915 - 48 Street
P.O. Box 818
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2N6
Phone: 867.669.5522
Fax: 867.920.22061
smacpherson@lawsonlundell.com
Susanne Boucher
Council Member representing the Law Society of Nunavut
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
P.O. Box 1030
Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0
Tel: 867.975.4603
Fax: 867.975.4606
susanneboucher@mac.com




