BarTalk April 2004
Volume 16, Number 2

Pro Bono Law of B.C. is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Doyle to the position of Chair of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2004.

Mr. Doyle, a partner with Lawson Lundell since 1984, practises commercial litigation with an emphasis on insolvency, restructuring and creditor/debtor remedies. He has written on topics related to insolvency, commercial leasing, contaminated property and dispute resolution. He has also acted as an arbitrator and mediator.

Mr. Doyle has long been involved in pro bono service and promoting a pro bono legal culture. In addition to acting as a Director on the Board of Pro Bono Law of B.C., he has served as a volunteer lawyer with the Salvation Army Pro Bono Lawyer Program and a member of the coordinating committee for the program. He is currently Vice-Chair on the CBA (National) Pro Bono Standing Committee. He is a former member of the joint Law Society/CBA Pro Bono Initiative Committee which presented its final report entitled “Pro Bono Publico-Lawyers Serving the Public Good in British Columbia” in March 2002.

Mr. Doyle has also been involved in other areas of professional service and responsibility. He serves as the Chair of the CBABC ADR-Vancouver Section, is a past member of the executive of the CBABC Insolvency Section, and is a long standing member of the Discipline Committee of the Yukon Law Society.

This article was published in the April 2004 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2004, all rights reserved.