Our Ethics & Professionalism Panel: Justice Michael T. Megaw, Justice Neal W. Caldwell, Judge Hugh M. Harradence, and Brian Pfefferle discuss Ethics in Everyday Practice.
Materials:
- Ethics in Everyday Practice – Dealing with your Client
- List of student questions asked during the event
If you have any ethical questions please do not hesitate to reach out to the Law Society of Saskatchewan by phone or email.
The Honorable Mr. Justice M.T. Megaw
Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan (Regina)
Justice Megaw obtained his Bachelor of Administration in 1983 from the University of Regina (with distinction) and his Bachelor of Laws (with distinction) in 1984 from the University of Saskatchewan. He was called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1985 and his practice largely focused on family law, civil litigation, and criminal law. Justice Megaw was awarded Queen’s Counsel in 2011 before being appointed to the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench Family Law Division in March 2014.
Previous to this appointment, he was in-house counsel for Saskatchewan Government Insurance from 1989 to 1990, an Associate at Robertson Stromberg from 1990 to 1992, a partner at Shirkey, Ulmer, Willner & Megaw from 1992 to 2001 and most recently a partner at Gerrand Rath Johnson LLP from 2001 to 2014. Throughout his practice, Justice Megaw appeared before all levels of Court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Megaw has been an active member of the Law Society and has held many positions within the organisation. He was a Bencher from 2010 to 2014, has Chaired various
committees, and has been a frequent presenter and facilitator at numerous continuing legal education events.
The Honorable Mr. Justice N.W. Caldwell
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (Regina)
Justice Caldwell holds a Bachelor of Laws (with distinction) from the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan obtained in 1995 and a Bachelor of Arts from that same university completed in 1992. He was called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1996 and the British Columbia Bar in 1997.
Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan in April 2010, Justice Caldwell was a partner at McDougall Gauley LLP, based at the Saskatoon office. Before that, he practised law in Vancouver with Clark Wilson LLP.
Justice Caldwell is published in corporate law, personal property security, electronic commerce, privacy, and regulatory compliance and was a registered trademark agent. He has taught courses at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Law and acted as a facilitator for the Saskatchewan Bar Admissions course.
Justice Caldwell proudly hails from Meadow Lake, in northern Saskatchewan.
The Honorable Judge Hugh M. Harradence
Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (Prince Albert)
Judge Harradence gained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan in 1985 and his Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall in 2011. He was appointed to the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan in 2006 and is Chairperson of the Saskatchewan Review Board.
Prior to his appointment Judge Harradence practised primarily criminal defense throughout Saskatchewan, he has also participated in a variety of legal education seminars both as a presenter and a participant throughout his career.
He has served in a number of capacities with the Canadian Bar Association, where he was President of the Saskatchewan branch from 1999 to 2000, the Law Society of Saskatchewan where he was a Bencher from 2004 to 2006. Hugh was also Chairman of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission in 2006, was Inquest Coroner in 2001, and served as a Commissioner with the Saskatchewan Commission on First Nations, Metis people and Justice Reform from 2002 to 2004. He has been a member of the faculty of the National Criminal Law Program
since 2015 and The Law Society’s Trial Advocacy Workshop since 2016.
Brian Pfefferle
BRP Pfefferle Law (Saskatoon)
Brian received his L.L.B. (with distinction) in 2007, and in 2010 graduated with a B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan having been recognized as the most distinguished graduate in the Department of Native Studies. He joined Cuelenaere & Company as an articling student and was called to the Bar in Saskatchewan in 2008. In 2011 Brian opened his own firm “Pfefferle Law Office” which operates out of the Historic Land Titles Building.
Brian has aided in the publication of several academic articles which have been featured in casebooks and course materials and taught as part of university courses in law, sociology, criminology and human justice. Brian has acted as a presenter with the Law Society of Saskatchewan Continuing Professional
Development Webinars, Saskatchewan Legal Education Society of Saskatchewan Inc., (SKLESI), Public Legal Education Society of Saskatchewan (PLEA), and he is a member of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, the Canadian Bar Association, the Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association, Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan, and the Saskatoon Criminal Defence Lawyers Association.
