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LORNE W. SCOTT, Q.C.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta, 1963
Bachelor of Laws, University of Alberta, 1967
Called to the Alberta Bar: 1968

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Appointed Queen’s Counsel in the Province of Alberta in 1986

Counsel to Conrad, J.A. during the “Conrad Inquiry”, Yellowknife, N.W.T, 1990

Past-President, Calgary Bar Association

Founding member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Southern Alberta Criminal Justice Subsection, and Chairman of that Subsection: 1974-79

National Vice-President of the CBA’s Criminal Justice Section: 1980-81

Past Director Alberta Legal Aid Society: 1978-83 and Past Chairman of its Taxation Appeals Committee for Southern Alberta

Representative to the Law Reform Commission Committee for review of the Criminal Code of Canada: 1981-83

Representative for the Law Society of Alberta presentation to the Kirby Commission Inquiry into the Provincial Court System in Alberta

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Since being called to the Bar, Lorne Scott has practiced law both in and out of the courtroom. As a barrister, he has practiced senior civil and criminal law at all levels of Court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has successfully argued many of Alberta’s celebrated criminal cases and as a civil barrister, he has also successfully litigated cases involving a wide range of issues.

Lorne’s litigation practice encompasses a broad mix of complex matters, including commercial matters, insolvency and debtor-creditor matters and tax litigation.

In addition to his role as a civil and criminal barrister, Mr. Scott conducts an extensive real estate practice. He acts for a number of significant real estate developers throughout Alberta and has a personal interest in various real estate and golf course developments.

AFFILIATIONS:

Calgary Bar Association and Canadian Bar Association

 

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