Laura Legge
Laura Legge | |
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| List of Treasurers of the Law Society of Upper Canada Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada | |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| Preceded by | |
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| In office 1988–1988 | |
| Preceded by | William Daniel Chilcott |
| Succeeded by | |
Laura Legge, QC (January 27, 1923[1] –October 5, 2010[2]) was a recipient of the Order of Ontario in 2003.[3]
Legge graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1948 after earning a B.A. and a nursing degree.[4] Legge received an honorary LLD from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1988.
In 1955, she and her husband established the still active law firm of Legge & Legge.[5]
Legge was elected the Law Society of Upper Canada's first female bencher in 1975. Legge was twice elected treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada.[6] She was the organization's first female head.[7] Since 2007, the Law Society of Upper Canada has selected a recipient of the Laura Legge award to recognize women in Ontario who have exemplified leadership in the legal profession.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.lsuc.on.ca/newsarchives.aspx?id=2147485737&cid=2147483771
- ^ "Laura Legge Obituary (2010) - Toronto Star".
- ^ http://www.lsuc.on.ca/laura-legge-award/
- ^ http://leggeandlegge.com/
- ^ The Law Society of Upper Canada, List of Law Society Treasurers
- ^ Moore, Christopher (1997). The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario's Lawyers, 1797-1997. University of Toronto Press. p. 302. ISBN 9780802041272.
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