GRAPEVINE
1972
Daniel M. Campbell, Q.C., a senior Partner with Cox & Palmer was the recipient of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society 2007 Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes a practising lawyer who has made significant contributions to the profession, the community and the Society.
1974
J. Richard Creighton, Q.C. has been elected First Vice-President of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. He is co-managing partner of Patterson Law with offices in Truro and Halifax.
1976
Ann Janega has been appointed as the Vice President, Nova Scotia Division for the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters. In this role, Ann works with the industrial and exporting sector. She is also a newly appointed director of FITT: the Canadian Forum for International Trade Training.
1977 Terry Cooper, Q.C. has joined Boyne Clarke’s Litigation Team, bringing over thirty-five years of experience in criminal, family and real estate law to the firm. He previously worked with Cooper and McDonald which he cofounded and with the Nova Scotia government. Professor Edgar Gold, A.M., C.M., Q.C., Ph.D, D.Sc was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Maritime Affairs, honoris causa, by the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden in recognition of “outstanding contributions to maritime law and the World Maritime University.”
1973 Lois Dyer Mann, a former partner with Caldwell Partners International Inc., has been appointed to the Nova Scotia Business Inc. board. She is a former chairwoman of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, past trustee for the IWK Health Centre and former chairwoman of the selection committee for the first Lieutenant Governor’s Leadership Forum for Women.
72
Dr. Fred Fountain is Dalhousie University’s new Chancellor and will act as the ambassador of the university, as well as, preside at convocation and other official ceremonies. He will also sit as an ex-officio member on the Board of Governors. He is a founding partner of the law firm, formerly Franklin, Mitton, Fountain and Thompson and is currently counsel to the law firm Burke, Thompson.
1975
The Honourable Judge Les Grieve, a former prosecutor with the Calgary Crown Prosecutors’ Office was appointed Judge of the Alberta Provincial Court effective January 28, 2008. His swearing in ceremony was held on February 21, 2008 with a number of fellow Dalhousie graduates in attendance. He sits in the Banff and Calgary criminal courts as well as other regional points around Calgary.
1978
Maureen Greene, Q.C. has joined the Halifax office of McInnis Cooper as Chief Operating Officer. She was previously the Vice-President and General Counsel of Newfoundland Hydro. The Honourable Judge Paul J. Pearlman was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia on February 1, 2008. Prior to his appointment he was a Partner with Fuller, Pearlman, McNeil. He has developed a practice expertise in commercial arbitration and administrative, labour, aboriginal and employment law. In addition, he is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
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The Honourable Justice Duncan R. Beveridge was appointed to the Supreme Court in March 2008. Most recently, he was a partner in the Halifax law firm of Beveridge, MacPherson and Buckle where his main area of practice was criminal law. Justice Beveridge sits in Halifax. He replaces Justice Felix Cacchione who has chosen to become a supernumerary Judge.
Elizabeth Ellis has joined Torys’ Toronto office as a partner. She is responsible for the firm’s knowledge management infrastructure and research systems, she manages the firm’s extensive precedent collections and is responsible for the continuing development of technology and internal processes that support the firm’s lawyers in their advice and direction to clients. Anne Emery has released her highly anticipated third mystery novel in her Monty Collins series, Barrington Street Blues. Her previous releases include her 2006 debut, Sign of the Cross, which won her an Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel and Obit, which was released in 2007.
1979 The Honourable Patrick J. Duncan, Q.C., a lawyer with Beveridge, MacPherson & Duncan in Halifax, has been appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. He is a former staff Lawyer for Nova Scotia Legal Aid and a partner of Beveridge, MacPherson & Duncan, Barristers & Solicitors in Halifax since 1986. In addition, he has taught/lectured and presented at numerous conferences over the past 14 years, worked as an advisor for Coverdale Courtwork services for women, and volunteered for the Public Legal Education Society. Marian McGrath is the senior counsel with the Security Intelligence Review Committee in Ottawa. She has recently published a paper entitled, “The Impact of the Charter on Accountability for National Security.” Marian is also a member of the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance and teaches at the Camp Fortune Ski Academy, Chelsea, Quebec. She lives in Chelsea with her husband, Jake Blair and their daughters, Jessica and Alexandra.