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.
Morgan C. Cooper
President 2019-2020
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
mcooper@flsc.ca
Stephen G. Raby, Q.C.
Vice President and President-elect 2019-2020
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
400 3rd Avenue SW
Suite 3700
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2
Tel: 403.267.8226
steve.raby@nortonrosefulbright.com
Bâtonnier Nicolas Plourde, Ad.E.
Vice President 2019-2020
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
Ross F. Earnshaw
Past President 2019-2020
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
Pinder K. Cheema, Q.C.
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of British Columbia
Crown Counsel
3rd Flr.
940 Blanshard St.
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3E6
Tel: 250.387.4481
pkcheema@shaw.ca
Carsten Jensen, Q.C., FCIArb
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Alberta
JSS Barristers
800, 304 – 8 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C2
Tel: 403.571.1526
jensenc@jssbarristers.ca
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
Jacqueline Horvat
Council Member nominated by the Law Society of Ontario
Spark LLP
67 Yonge St., 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8
Tel: 416.639.2152
jacqueline@spark.law
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 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, Q.C.
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, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5M3
Tel: 709.330.7621
barryfleming621@gmail.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
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