Chief Justice to address 2015 CBA Legal Conference Aug. 13-16 in Calgary

  • August 10, 2015

CALGARY – Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin headlines the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) 2015 legal conference in Calgary, Aug. 13-16.

The Chief Justice will address CBA Council, the Association’s governing body, on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 9:00 am in Imperial 4 at the Hyatt Regency. Immediately following her remarks, she will be available for a media Q & A in Neilson 3 at the Hyatt Regency.

On Aug. 13, Council will debate policy resolutions on criminal law and incarceration, physician-assisted suicide, solicitor-client privilege and family law (mobility after break-up), among others (Neilson 3 at the Hyatt Regency).

On Friday, Aug. 14 at 8:15 am, Chief Justice McLachlin delivers the keynote address on Building a better lawyer – why it’s important at the conference’s opening plenary in the Calgary Telus Convention Centre North, Exhibit Hall
Keynote speakers include:

  • Dr. Larry Richard, lawyer-psychologist, on the power of resilience on Friday, Aug. 14 at 11:15 am, Calgary Telus Convention Centre North, Exhibit Hall.
  • Michele Weslander Quaid, Google’s chief innovation evangelist, on embracing intelligent risk on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 9:00 am, Calgary Telus Convention Centre North, Exhibit Hall.
  • Leonard Brody, lawyer and business & technology visionary, on staying relevant in an environment of accelerating change on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 1:00 pm, Calgary Telus Convention Centre North, Exhibit Hall.
  • Margaret Hagan, lawyer and designer at Stanford University on bridging the generational gap on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 9:00 am, Calgary Telus Convention Centre North, Exhibit Hall.

Breakout sessions take place on Friday, Aug. 14 and Saturday, Aug. 15. 
The conference takes place at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre and the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Most sessions are open to accredited media. For accreditation, please contact Hannah Bernstein.

The CBA is dedicated to support for the rule of law, and improvement in the law and the administration of justice. Some 36,000 lawyers, notaries in Quebec, law teachers, and law students from across Canada are members.

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