BarTalk February 2002
Volume 14, Number 1

New Associate Executive Director Announced

President Carman Overholt and Executive Director Frank Kraemer are pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline Nevin as Associate Executive Director.

The Associate Executive Director position was created as the result of a re-organization of operations to ensure exceptional service to the CBABC’s 9,700 members of the legal profession. Ms. Nevin, BarTalk Senior Editor, has served as CBABC Director of Communications and Government Relations for more than four years, and will continue to do so in addition to her new management responsibilities. “We made a strategic decision to expand Ms. Nevin’s role to ensure that her strong organizational development and management skills are put to good use in all areas of Branch operations,” said Mr. Kraemer.

Ms. Nevin has 15 years of experience in communications, government relations and organizational management, both in Alberta and BC. Since joining the CBABC, Ms. Nevin has led in the development of public, media and government relations strategies to increase awareness about professional and law-related issues of concern to lawyers. Ms. Nevin has also been responsible for helping the Bar to educate the public about the role of lawyers in improving the administration of justice and the law, and about the contribution of lawyers to BC’s economy.

Attorney General Speaks at Section Meeting

Attorney General Geoff Plant was the guest speaker at the Criminal Justice-Vancouver Section meeting held in November and attended by 94 members of the Section. Minister Plant addressed some issues immediately affecting the Criminal Bar.

A lively dialogue followed his brief speech, with impromtu questions raised on Legal Aid, Crown Counsel, the PST on legal services, the core values of a fair trial and public safety, and current budgetary concerns. The Section applauded the Attorney General for taking time to come and address these contentious matters.

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These articles were published in the February 2002 issue of BarTalk and are subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.