FEATURE
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
Executive Committee 2007/2008 BRANCH PRESIDENT F. Kenneth Walton Ken Walton (Saskatchewan Bar 1973; B.C. 1975) has held numerous offices in many organizations including: past Chair of the Victoria Wills and Trusts Section (CBA); Rotary (President, Assistant District Governor; co-founder of a Rotary Club); President K-40; Chair, Cedar Hill Park Preservation Committee; Kinsmen President and National Convention Committee Secretary; boards of the Victoria Bar Association, Oak Bay Lodge Society, Goodwill Enterprises and the Victoria YM/YWCA (secretary). Years ago Ken was a non-com and later a junior officer in the Canadian Army reserve. Ken’s practice is chiefly personal injury plus wills and estates. PAST-PRESIDENT Frits E. Verhoeven Frits Verhoeven is a partner in the Vancouver law firm of Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP, where he practises civil litigation. Born in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, in 1956, and raised in B.C., Frits obtained degrees in commerce and law at UBC. After articling with Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP, he was called to the Bar in 1983. He was managing partner of the firm from 1997 to 1999. Frits was elected to the CBABC Provincial Council in 1999, and re-elected in 2002. He has served on the Branch Executive Committee since August 2003.
VICE-PRESIDENT/ELECTED MEMBER VANCOUVER Miriam Maisonville Miriam Maisonville (B.C. Bar 1986, Alberta 1991) practises with the Ministry of Attorney General, Appeals and Special Prosecutions. Miriam practised civil litigation and criminal defence prior to joining the Ministry. A member of the CBA National Council, she has chaired numerous CBA committees, the Vancouver Criminal Section, and the National Conference of French Speaking Common law members. Miriam has authored numerous papers and publications including chapters for the CLE’s Annual Review of Law and Practice, and Introducing Evidence at Trial. SECRETARY-TREASURER/ELECTED MEMBER VANCOUVER James M. Bond James is an Associate Counsel at Lang Michener LLP. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, franchising and distribution, privacy and technology. James is ranked as a “Leading Lawyer” by the legal publication LEXPERT, and was named one of the “Best Lawyers in Canada” for 2007. James has been a member of Provincial Council since 2004, and is a former member of the Executive of the Vancouver Bar Association. He was also Chair of the Continuing Legal Education courses on Franchising (2001) and Privacy (2004 and 2005). 20
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