Law Society awards top honours: 2006 Law Society Medal and Lincoln Alexander Award

28 May 2006

Advocates for women's rights and equality rights, as well as lawyers dedicated to community legal service and legal education, were among those awarded the 2006 Law Society Medal and the 2006 Lincoln Alexander Award. Law Society of Upper Canada Treasurer Gavin MacKenzie presented the prestigious awards at a special ceremony at Osgoode Hall on May 25, 2006.

The Law Society Medal, established in 1985, recognizes outstanding Ontario lawyers whose service reflects the highest ideals of the profession.

The Lincoln Alexander Award recognizes an Ontario lawyer who has demonstrated a commitment to the public and its well being through community service. The award was created in 2002 in honour of former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Member of Parliament and Law Society Medal recipient The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, P.C., C.C., O. Ont., Q.C., LSM, to reward his dedication to the people of Ontario and the legal community.

Law Society Medal Recipients:

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Sheila Block, LSM - Toronto

Linda Silver Dranoff, LSM - Toronto

Neil Gold, LSM - Windsor

Stephen Grant, LSM - Toronto

Eva E. Marszewski, LSM - Toronto

Elizabeth McIntyre, LSM - Toronto

Leon Paroian, Q.C., LSM - Windsor

Benjamin Zarnett, LSM - Toronto

Lincoln Alexander Award Recipient:

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Patricia DeGuire, F.C.I.P., LLM - Toronto

"The Law Society is pleased to honour these outstanding members of the legal profession for their exemplary representation of the profession and estimable commitment to their Ontario communities," said Treasurer MacKenzie. "They are truly an inspiration for our profession. Each of the recipients demonstrates the character and values to which we all aspire."

The Law Society of Upper Canada is responsible for regulating the legal profession in the public interest by ensuring that the people of Ontario are served by lawyers who meet high standards of learning, competence and professional conduct, and by upholding the independence, integrity and honour of the legal profession for the purpose of advancing the cause of justice and the rule of law.

Editor's note: Biographical information for the 2006 Law Society Medal recipients and the Lincoln Alexander Award recipient is available on the Law Society website at: www.lsuc.on.ca.

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