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By Nicole Reis

Queen's Counsel

Meadow Lake lawyer recognized by Queen’s Council

Dec 14, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Fourteen Saskatchewan lawyers are being recognized for their contributions to the legal profession and public service with the Queen’s Counsel designation including one lawyer from Meadow Lake.

The 2019 Queen’s Counsel recognized Frances Alice Atkinson, a senior Crown prosecutor with Saskatchewan Justice in Meadow Lake. She was admitted to the bar in 1981.

“The Queen’s Counsel designation is a tradition that honours those lawyers who have demonstrated superior legal ability and outstanding public service,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said in a press release.

“I’m proud to be able to recognize their hard work and dedication, not only to the legal profession, but to communities across our province.”

Queen’s Counsel appointments are based on recommendations from a selection committee consisting of Saskatchewan’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, the chief justice of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan or the chief justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench and the past presidents of the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

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Individuals must live in Saskatchewan and must have practiced law for at least 10 years in the superior courts of any province or territory of Canada, the United Kingdom or Ireland.

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