Background
Burnham, Mechanical Engineering was born on November 14, 1938 in Florenceville, New Brunswick.
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University of New Brunswick. Acadia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). Dalhousie University (Bachelor of Laws, 1963).
Career
Worked at Borden & Elliot (Toronto, Ontario) specializing in General Practice. Banking and Finance; Corporate and Commercial including Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Arrangements and Reorganizations, Business Organizations and Competition and Marketing Law. International Business Law (including Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement matters).
Mining and Natural Resources.
Environmental Law; Expropriate Law. Municipal Law; Labour and Employment Law including Pensions and Employee Benefits.
Personal Services including Family Law, Wills, Estates and Trusts. Real Estate Financing, Development and Leasing.
Taxation (including Customs, Anti-dumping, Income and Federal and Provincial Sales Taxes).
Trial and Appellate Litigation before courts and administrative tribunals including Commercial, Criminal, Real Estate, Hospital and Medical Malpractice and Insurance Litigation (including Aviation, Casualty, Fire, Fidelity and Surety, General Liability, Motor Vehicle, Municipal, Professional Negligence, Errors and Omissions, Property and Personal Injury). Computer Technology, Intellectual Property, Biotechnology and Telecommunications. Admitted to the bar, 1963, New Brunswick.
1978, Ontario.
Appointed Federal Queen"s Counsel, 1992.
Director: The Wellesley Hospital, 1990. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, 1989.
The Canadian Club of Toronto, Director, President, 1995-1996. Life Network, 1993; Ranbaxy Genpharm Limited., 1994.
Trillium Growth Capital In., 1994.
Member: Acadia University National Campaign Committee. Conservation Review Board, 1986-1992. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1987-1992.
Trustee, Genesis Foundation, 1990-1993.
Past Chair, WIN, Support Fund for Personal Computer Women. Recipient of Young Women’s Christian Association Women of Distinction Award for Public Service, 1996.
Chair of Greater Toronto Area Review Panel, 1996. Chair, Wellesley Central Hospital.
Member: New Brunswick Barristers" Society.
Canadian Bar Association. Women"s Law Association. History & Growth: The firm was founded in 1936 by Henry Borden, Queen's Counsel and Beverley V. Elliot, Queen's Counsel, two distinguished members of the Ontario bar, whose service in the firm is recognized in its name.
Today Borden & Elliot is one of the largest law firms in Canada.
There are over 200 lawyers practising in our offices in the Scotia Plaza in downtown Toronto and our York Region Office in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Acadia University National Campaign Committee. Conservation Review Board, 1986-1992. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1987-1992.
Trustee, Genesis Foundation, 1990-1993.
Past Chair, WIN, Support Fund for Personal Computer Women. Recipient of Young Women’s Christian Association Women of Distinction Award for Public Service, 1996.
Chair of Greater Toronto Area Review Panel, 1996. Chair, Wellesley Central Hospital.
Member: New Brunswick Barristers" Society.
Canadian Bar Association. Women"s Law Association.
