The E. Neil McKelvey, Q.C. Pro Bono and Volunteer Service Award recognizes outstanding pro bono legal and/or volunteer services to the community by a lawyer residing in New Brunswick.
ELIGIBILITY
Canadian Bar Association membership is a prerequisite. There are no posthumous awards.
NOMINATION PROCEDURE
- A letter of nomination including full details as to why the individual should receive the award.
- A concise curriculum vitae of the nominee must be included.
- Each nomination must be accompanied by three letters of support from CBA members stating reasons for the candidate’s nomination.
- The full name, business & home address, telephone, fax and e-mail information of both the nominee and the three nominators shall be included with the nomination.
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NOMINATION DEADLINE
December 1, 2024
PAST WINNERS
- Michel Doucet, K.C., Moncton
- Carley Parish, K.C. (Lutz, Parish, Gerrish)
- LA Henry, Fredericton
- John Gillis, Saint John
- Kelly VanBuskirk (Lawson & Creamer)
- Kathryn L. Stratton (McInnes Cooper)
- Bruce D. Hatfield, K.C (Cox and Palmer)
- Access to Family Justice Task Force – 2009, Including:
- The Honourable Mr. Justice Raymond J. Guerette
- Michelle Boudreau-Dumas of Campbellton
- Sheila Cameron of Moncton
- Jennifer Donovan of Fredericton,
- Mary-Eileen Flanagan of Saint John,
- David Lutz, K.C. of Hampton
- Brenda Noble, K.C. of Saint John
- Robert Charman
- Edward Derrah, K.C., New Brunswick Legal Aid Services
- Howard T. Myatt Allen Dixon Smith Townsend – Fredericton
- Legal Aid Lawyers of New Brunswick
- Honourable Anne Dugas-Horsman -Provincial Court of New Brunswick, Moncton
- René J. Basque, K.C., - Forbes Roth Basque, Moncton