William M. Everett, Q.C., new president of the LSBC.(Law Society of British Columbia)

From: The Advocate | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Keighley, Peter; Woods, Thomas S. | Copyright information

At perhaps one of the most important junctures in the long history of the Law Society of B.C. (the "LSBC"), the presidency has been placed in the steady and capable hands of Bill Everett. Lawyers and members of the public at large (in whose interest the LSBC governs the legal profession) have every reason to be confident that, whatever the coming year may throw in his way, Bill will exercise his mandate as president in a manner that will be a credit to the important position he now...

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