About Us

Louis-Martin Beaumont was nominated to Federation Council by the Chambre des notaires du Québec in 2017. He is currently a member of the Board of directors of the Chambre des notaires. Mr. Beaumont also chairs the Investment Committee of the Chambre des notaires

Mr. Beaumont was first elected to the Board of Directors of the Chambre des notaires du Québec in 2011, having served for several years as a member of the Laval Advisory Committee and the Disciplinary Committee of the Chambre des notaires.

He received his licence in 1993, and is now the third generation to hold the reins of the family firm that was established in 1950, in what is now the city of Laval, Quebec.

Justin Robichaud, KC was nominated to serve as a member of the Federation Council by the Law Society of New Brunswick in 2022. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree and his Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) from the Université de Moncton and was called to the bar in 2011. He was appointed King’s Counsel in 2021.

He is a founding partner of Fidelis Law Droit, a boutique litigation firm in Moncton, New Brunswick. His practice is focused mainly on personal injury and insurance law litigation. Justin is also a sessional lecturer at the Université de Moncton Law Faculty where he teaches Insurance Law.

Justin was elected President of the Law Society of New Brunswick (LSNB) for the 2022-2023 term, becoming the youngest member to hold this position in the history of the law society. Since first being elected as a Council member of LSNB, he has been active on many law society committees including the Admissions Committee, the Bar Admission Program Committee, the Continuing Professional Development Review Task Force, and the Bar Review Task Force. Justin also served as President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian Bar Association in 2018-2019.

Active in his community, he is a soccer coach with the local youth league, a board member of the Beausejour Family Crisis Centre, and a public representative on the Complaints Committee of the College of Physiotherapists of New Brunswick.

Atrisha Lewis was nominated as a member of the Federation Council by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) in 2023.  She obtained her JD with honours from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law in 2012, and was called to the Bar in 2013. She previously obtained a Bachelors of Commerce with Great Distinction at McGill University in 2009, where she concentrated in accounting.

In 2019, Atrisha was elected as Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario. She was re-elected in 2023, and is currently the Chair of the Professional Development & Competence Committee. Atrisha has consistently demonstrated her commitment to leadership in the legal profession. In 2021, she was recognized with the Globe and Mail’s “Changemakers” award. In 2020, she was awarded the University of Toronto’s Wilson Prichard award for outstanding contribution to the legal profession. In 2018 she was awarded an Arbour Award in recognition of her outstanding volunteer contribution to the University of Toronto.

Teresa Donnelly was nominated as a member of the Federation Council by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) in 2022.  She received her LL.B. from the University of Toronto, and was called to the Bar in 1991.

She was first elected as a Bencher with the LSO in 2015 and re-elected in 2019. Teresa then served as the law society Treasurer (President) for two years, becoming the fifth woman to hold the position in the 200-year history of the LSO. In that role, Teresa focused on the mental health of legal practitioners, reconciliation, the competence and ethical responsibilities of lawyers and paralegals, and the important role that paralegals play in access to justice in Ontario.

Teresa has been a lawyer with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General since 1994. She has been Assistant Crown Attorney in the Region of Waterloo and the County of Huron, and the Crown Attorney for the County of Huron. As West Region Sexual Violence Crown she was one of 7 full-time prosecutors in Ontario dedicated to enhancing the quality of sexual violence prosecutions and the victim’s experience in the criminal justice system. As a Crown, Teresa has been dedicated to prosecutions involving domestic and sexual violence against women and children.

Carsten Jensen, K.C., FCIArb was nominated to the Federation Council by the Law Society of Alberta in 2019.

Carsten was President of the Law Society of Alberta from 2013 to 2014, and was first elected as Bencher in 2006. He also served as Chair of several major law society committees, including Credentials and Education and Finance.

Carsten is a partner of JSS Barristers of Calgary. His practice with the firm focuses exclusively on dispute resolution, with an emphasis on corporate and commercial litigation, including commercial class actions, oil and gas disputes, shareholder disputes, multi-party litigation and arbitrations. Carsten also acts for the Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association in defence of professional negligence claims and on insurance coverage issues. Carsten is a Fellow of the London-based Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). He is also a member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

In 1998, during a two-year leave from JSS Barristers, Carsten acted as senior legal officer and team leader at the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in Geneva, Switzerland. In that capacity, Carsten worked on the Kuwait Oil Company claim for losses caused by oil well fires that were the result of Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait.

Andrea Argue, K.C. was nominated to the Federation Council by the Law Society of Saskatchewan in 2023.

Andrea practices law in Swift Current, SK at Argue Law, working in the areas of corporate and commercial law, real estate, business organization and succession, estate planning and estate administration, particularly with an agricultural focus. That expertise comes first hand: her family operates a large grain farm. Andrea obtained her LLB from the University of Saskatchewan in 2001. She then served articles of clerkship at the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan. She was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2021.

Andrea was first elected as a Bencher of the Law Society of Saskatchewan in 2018. Since then, her involvement with the law society has also included work on the Ethics, Discipline, Competency, Insurance, Firm Regulation and Trust Safety committees. She served as President of the Law Society for the 2023 term.

Andrea also volunteers as a presenter on legal topics to both professional and public audiences, and is chairperson of the Swift Current Comprehensive High School Community Council.

Lynda Troup was nominated to the Federation Council, effective November 2020 by the Law Society of Manitoba.

Lynda has served as a Bencher of the Law Society of Manitoba since 2014, and served as the 100th President of the law society for the  2020-2021 term..  She has also served on a number of law society committees.

Lynda is a partner at Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP in Winnipeg, where she has practiced since her call to the bar in 2004. Her practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation and administrative law. Lynda also provides procedural advice to various administrative bodies and has appeared before all levels of Court in Manitoba, the Federal Court of Canada and various administrative tribunals.

Mylène Lemieux has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 2013 and currently serves as Legal Leader for Canada at Cisco Systems Canada Co. Within this multinational company, she practices business and technology law, leads the Canadian legal team, and acts as the primary legal advisor to the President and the leadership team in Canada. She also serves as the Privacy and Security Lead for the entire legal team across the Americas, working with colleagues around the world on personal data protection, cybersecurity, and technology contract matters. In addition, she is a member of Cisco’s Pro Bono Committee.

Before joining Cisco, Ms. Lemieux gained valuable experience over five years at the law firm Gowling WLG, where she practiced commercial litigation and media law.

With more than ten years of experience in the legal profession, her commitment to the legal community also spans a decade. Whether in private practice or as in-house counsel, she has consistently dedicated herself to promoting access to justice, protecting the public, training lawyers, and advocating for the interests of young lawyers. She has notably served as President of the Young Bar of Montreal, Secretary of the Montreal Bar, Treasurer of ACC Quebec, and Vice-President of the Quebec Bar, and she is currently serving a second term as a director of the Quebec Bar.

Governance and female leadership have been priorities for Ms. Lemieux since the beginning of her career. Among the issues she is particularly passionate about are the use of technology and artificial intelligence to serve justice, the prevention and resolution of conflicts in legal practice, and fostering cultural change to support the psychological well-being of lawyers and the management of mental health within the justice system.

François Lebreux, L.L.B., D.D.N., L.L.M., M.B.A., is a seasoned legal and financial expert with nearly 40 years of experience spanning organizational development, financial recovery, and international law. As a notary with Notaires Groupe Conseils La Prairie Inc., François has built a distinguished career specializing in real estate law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate legal consulting. His expertise extends to managing complex financial recoveries, business diagnostics, and high-stakes negotiations. François has served in pivotal roles at prominent institutions like the National Bank of Canada and Ernst & Young, where he led teams in corporate finance and financial risk management.

Beyond his professional practice, François is a dedicated educator at the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law, where he has been a lecturer since 1999. His academic contributions include co-authoring legal publications and supervising notarial internships. His extensive legal background is complemented by advanced degrees in business and commercial law, making him a well-rounded advisor in both legal and financial spheres. François is actively involved in professional associations, holding memberships with the Chambre des notaires du Québec, reflecting his ongoing commitment to professional excellence and lifelong learning.

Frank E. DeMont, KC was nominated to the Federation Council by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society in September 2021.

Frank was a member of Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Council (NSBS) from 2015 to June 2019, and served as President in 2018-2019. He has chaired a number of the Society’s committees, and continues to chair the NSBS Code of Professional Conduct Committee (since 2016) and the Professional Responsibilities Policy and Procedures Committee (since 2018).

Frank has been a leader in the Multi-disciplinary Practices initiative and Trust Account reforms in Nova Scotia. Since 2012 his work has been increasingly as an Arbitrator and Mediator but he continues to represent a small group of Corporate and Municipal enterprises. Prior to 2012 Frank’s work was centered around Corporate and Commercial law.

For the first 15 years of his practice, Frank worked mostly in Criminal law including a period as a staff lawyer with Nova Scotia Legal Aid. During that time Frank made five appearances in the Supreme Court of Canada, most notably for the R. v. Borden case relating to DNA and search and seizure, and the Curragh Resources case, in which Frank was seconded to act for one of the managers of the Westray Mine in matters arising from the May 1992 mine disaster.

Frank is particularly proud of his small role in obtaining the posthumous pardon of Viola Desmond.

The Council of the Law Society of New Brunswick nominated Cathy to serve as its Federation Council representative member in 2025.  Cathy is a Past President of the Law Society of New Brunswick , Chair of the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Committee and a Vice-Chair of the Complaints Committee, along with service in many other capacities both to the Law Society and the Canadian Bar Association – New Brunswick Branch.  She was called to the Bar in New Brunswick in 1998, appointed Kings Counsel in 2020 and called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2025.

Cathy is a founding partner at Fawcett Cutler, a boutique firm in Saint John, New Brunswick, practicing Health Law, Civil Litigation and Administrative Law.   A lifelong resident of the Saint John area, Cathy serves the community on many boards and committees.

Cynthia is a lawyer with Key Murray Law in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.  Cynthia completed her education at University of Prince Edward Island (B.A., 2003) and University of New Brunswick Law School (LL.B. 2007) and was called to the bar of Prince Edward Island in 2008.

Cynthia represents clients who have been injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents, slips and falls, and pedestrian accidents, as well as representing clients whose family members were involved in a fatal accident.

She is an active volunteer with the Law Society of Prince Edward Island, and she is a past President of both the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association and the PEI Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. She is also the current Vice President Elect of the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association.

Ian Patey was nominated to the Federation Council by the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2020.

He was first elected as a Bencher of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2015, and served as President for the 2019-2020 term. He has also chaired the law society’s Accounts and Finance, Complaints Authorization, and Mandate Review committees.

Ian was appointed public nominee to the Discipline Panel of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2009 and served in that capacity with the Institute and its successor organizations until 2018. He served on the Board and Executive Committee of The Rooms Corporation from 2012 to 2018. The corporation is responsible for the provincial museum, archives and art gallery. Ian also served on the host committee of the 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games.

As a partner in the St. John’s firm O’Dea Earle, Ian maintains an active practice in union side labour and employment law, civil litigation, real estate, wills and estates, and criminal law. He has appeared at boards of arbitration, numerous administrative tribunals, and all levels of court in the province as well as the Federal Court (Trial Division).

Ian received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 1997 from Memorial University and his law degree in 2000 from the University of New Brunswick. He was called to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 2001.

Megan É. Whittle was nominated to the Federation Council, effective November 2025, by the Law Society of Yukon.  She obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Ottawa in 2009 and was called to the British Columbia bar in 2010 and the Yukon bar in 2011.

Megan is a partner at Whittle & Company, a boutique law firm in Whitehorse, Yukon. Megan practices primarily in the area of family law. She is regularly appointed as a child lawyer in both family law matters and in child protection matters.  Megan is also a family law mediator.  From 2010 to 2014, Megan practiced in Vancouver, B.C., with a focus on insurance defence litigation – maritime and transportation law matters.  In 2014, Megan moved back to Whitehorse, Yukon, where she was born and raised. Megan has appeared at all levels of court in the Yukon, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and the Federal Court of Canada.

Megan has served as a Bencher for the Law Society of Yukon since 2022. Megan has served as Treasurer, Vice President, and President of the Law Society. She has also served on various Law Society Committees, including as the Chair of the Lawyer’s Assistance Program.

Margo Nightingale (she/her) was nominated to the Federation Council by the Law Society of the Northwest Territories in 2025. After moving north for 18 months to conduct criminal prosecutions, she stayed over 30 years to practice in policy, criminal defence, and in family law.  Since 2004 she has had a solo practice focussing on family law, mediation, and child protection matters.

She was called to the Ontario Bar (1992) and the NWT Bar (1994).  She was elected to the LSNT Executive (2012–2016) where she served as Secretary, Vice-President, and President (2015) of the Law Society.  She was the founder and chair of the NWT’s Access to Justice Committee from 2014-2020.

Margo has represented the NWT in the CBA Family Law Section (2016-2020), she currently represents the Law Society on the NWT Courts’ Civil Bench and Bar Committees (2021–present), and was the Law Society representative on the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee (2019–2024).

An avid musician, she has conducted Aurora Chorealis, Yellowknife’s adult choir, since 2001 and has volunteered with Choral Canada and the Canadian Chamber Choir boards.

Eric was nominated to the Federation Council by the Law Society of Nunavut in 2025. Eric has been a federal line prosecutor with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in Nunavut since 2021, serving 25 predominantly indigenous fly-in communities across the Territory. Eric completed judicial clerkships at the Ontario Court of Justice and the South African Constitutional Court, prior to articling at the United Nations Secretariat (New York) and at Cambridge LLP. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2018, the Bar of Nunavut in 2021, and added to the List of Assistants to Counsel at the International Criminal Court in 2024.

Eric holds a Masters in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University and law degree from Exeter University, as well as a Bachelor of Sciences from the University of Toronto (New College). Following accreditation of his overseas law credentials through the FLSC National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) process, Eric has litigated at all levels of Court in Ontario and before the Supreme Court of Canada (Application for leave).

Prior to litigation, Eric worked in the international law space for nearly a decade across Europe, Asia and South Africa, including a lectureship at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law (Chongqing, China), with client mandates at the European Parliament and UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies. Eric has also assisted with the work of a UN Special Rapporteur and at the European Court of Human Rights (Directorate of the Jurisconsult).