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
The Federation is governed by a Council consisting of elected Council members nominated by the Federation’s 14 member law societies for a renewable term of one year. 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.
Ross F. Earnshaw
President 2018-2019
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
50 Queen Street North, Suite 1020
P.O. Box 2248
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 6M2
Tel: 519.575.7525
Fax: 519.571.5025
ross.earnshaw@gowlingwlg.com
Morgan C. Cooper
Vice President and President-elect 2018-2019
General Counsel
Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
230 Elizabeth Avenue
Arts & Administration Building, Room A1044
St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5S7
Tel: 709.864.6481
Fax: 709.864.6978
morgan.cooper@mun.ca
Stephen G. Raby, Q.C.
Vice President 2018-2019
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Alberta
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
400 3rd Avenue SW
Suite 3700
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2
Tel: 403.267.8226
steve.raby@nortonrosefulbright.com
Sheila M. MacPherson
Past President 2018-2019
Lawson Lundell LLP
Suite 200, 4915 – 48 Street
P.O. Box 818
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2N6
Tel: 867.669.5522
Fax: 867.920.2206
smacpherson@lawsonlundell.com
Herman Van Ommen, Q.C.
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of British Columbia
Law Society of British Columbia
845 Cambie Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 4Z9
Tel: 604.345.6822
Hermanhvanommen@outlook.com
Erin M. S. Kleisinger, Q.C.
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Saskatchewan
McDougall Gauley LLP
1500 – 1881 Scarth Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4K9
Tel: 306.565.5149
Fax: 306.359.0785
ekleisinger@mcdougallgauley.com
David Swayze
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Manitoba
Meighen Haddad LLP
110 – 11th Street
Brandon, Manitoba R7A 4J4
Tel: 204.725.8766
Fax: 204.726.1948
dswayze@mhlaw.ca
Michelle L. Haigh
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Ontario
14-1860 Appleby Line, Suite 122
Burlington, ON L7L 7H7
Tel: 1.866.541.3966 x.101
mhaigh@under25k.com
Me Louis-Martin Beaumont
Council Member nominated by the Chambre des notaires du Québec
Taillefer & Beaumont, Notaires
1620, boulevard de L’Avenir
Laval, Quebec H7S 2N4
Tel : 550.681.4121
lmbeaumont@notarius.net
Bâtonnier, Nicolas Plourde, Ad.E.
Council Member nominated by the Barreau du Québec
Sarrazin Plourde
485 McGill Street, Suite 500
Montréal, Québec H2Y 2H4
Tel: 514.360.4353
Fax: 514.845.6441
nplourde@sarrazinplourde.com
Bâtonnier George Filliter, Q.C.
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of New Brunswick
Filliter Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc.
PO Box 27001
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 9M1
Tel: 506.292.7678
george.filliter@gmail.com
Jill Perry, Q.C.
Council Member nominated by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Nova Scotia Legal Aid
Commerce Tower, Suite 401
15 Dorchester Street
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 5Y9
Tel : 902.563.2295
jill.perry@nslegalaid.ca
Donald K. MacKenzie
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Prince Edward Island
Mi’Kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island
199 Grafton St., PolyClinic, Suite 501
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 1L2
Tel: 902.626.2882
dmackenzie@mcpei.ca
Barry G. Fleming, Q.C.
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
Law Society of Newfoundland of Labrador
196-198 Water Street
P.O. Box 1028
St. John’s, NL A1C 5M3
Tel: 709.722.4740
barryfleming@mail.com
David A. McWhinnie
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Yukon
Law Society of Yukon
104 Elliott Street #304
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 0M2
Tel: 867.668.4231
Fax: 867.667.7556
david.mcwhinnie@northwestel.net
Karen L. Wilford
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of the Northwest Territories
Executive Director
Legal Aid Commission of the Northwest Territories
YK Centre East, Third Floor
P.O. Box 1302
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9
Tel: 867. 767.9360
Fax: 867.873.5320
Karen_wilford@gov.nt.ca
Sara Siebert
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Nunavut
Siebert Law
P.O. Box 685
Iqaluit, Nunavut
X0A 0H0
Tel: 867.222.9264
sara@siebertlaw.ca