UBC Law Alumni Appointed to the Queen's Counsel

The Faculty of Law would like to congratulate the following UBC Law alumni who have recently been appointed to the Queen's Counsel:

1. Trevor Armstrong

2. David Birnie

3. Douglas B. Buchanan

4. David Chesman

5. Megan Ellis

6. Wendy Harris

7. John S. Harvey

8. Larry R. Jackie

9. Lawrence Kahn

10. L. Neil Matheson

11. Howard Mickelson

12. E. Jane Milton

13. Paul Mitchell

14. Teresa Mitchell-Banks

15. Maria A. Morellato

16. Catherine Murray

17. John D. Rogers

18. Mitchell R. Taylor

19. Frits E. Verhoeven

20. Kenneth S. Westlake

This designation is a great honour conferred on members of the legal profession to recognize exceptional merit and contribution. Public nominations are reviewed by an advisory committee which recommends deserving candidates to Attorney General Wally Oppal.

Appointments require that nominees be a member of the British Columbia bar for at least five years and demonstrate professional integrity, good character, and excellence in the practice of law.

For more information, please see the press release:

http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008AG0002-000082.htm

A list of all new appointments can be found in the backgrounder accompanying the press release:

http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008AG0002-000082-Attachment1.htm