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FERRIS, A was born on July 23, 1929 in Winnipeg, Alberta.
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A FERRIS, Canadian Lawyer, Partner of Anderson, specializing in the field of General, Commercial and Corporate Practice, Intellectual Property, General Litigation (Civil and Criminal) including Trial and Appellate Courts. Administrative and Regulatory Tribunals, Banking, Securities Regulation, Immigration, Taxation, Estate Planning, Commercial and Residential, Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Receivership. Labor Relations, Personal Injury, General Insurance, Natural Resource, Municipal and Transportation Law.
Education
University of Manitoba. University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Laws, 1954). Appointed Queens Counsel, 1969.
President, Canadian Bar Association, 1976-1977.
Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia, 1973-1979. 1980-1981. Director, Vancouver Bar Association, 1968-1970.
Founder, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 1969-1971. Governor of the Law Foundation of British Columbia, 1971-1973.
President of the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 1971-1972.
Honorary Counsel to the Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1972-1986. Director and Executive, British Columbia Research Council, 1978-1981. Honorary Director, Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Greater Vancouver, 1980-1986.
Career
Working as a partner of Anderson. Admitted to the bar, 1955, British Columbia. 1981, Yukon Territory.
Achievements
Membership
Manitoba Bar Association (Honorary Member). Law Society of Saskatchewan (Honorary Member). American Bar Association (Honorary Member).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
