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Harry McMurtry, Law’89 (second from left), and Sue Thompson (left) have met a lot of supporters as they walk from New York City to Toronto. (Supplied Photo)

Walking 500 miles to fight Parkinson's

June 3, 2016
Harry McMurtry, Law’89 (Artsci’85), a former Queen’s varsity basketball player, is now putting up a big fight against the illness he suffers from – Parkinson’s disease. With fellow Queen’s grad Sue Thompson (Artsci’87, MA’89) and Dr. Ross Sugar of Baltimore he is taking part in 500 Miles For Parkinson’s. It’s a fundraising walk from New York City to Toronto that started on May 7 and sees the trio travel up to 15 miles a day for 45 days with the goal of raising $500,000.
Corry Award winner Leslie O’Donoghue, Law’88, and fellow grads reconnect at the Queen’s Law reception in Calgary on May 2.

Queen's Law Albertans have lots to celebrate

May 26, 2016
“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who went to Queen’s Law and those who wish they could go.” That’s how Blair Yorke-Slader, Law’82, Vice-Chair and partner at Bennett Jones LLP, summed up the sentiment expressed by a crowd of Queen’s Law alumni, students and friends who gathered in his firm’s Calgary office for the school’s annual cocktail reception.
Queen's Law Journal editors Jason Paquette, Katrina van Kessel, Alexander Hinds and Jessica Toldo, all Law’16, stand beside the plaque commemorating Professor Bernie Adell outside the QLJ office.

Queen’s Law Journal students memorialize legendary faculty advisor

May 3, 2016
Before a gathering of students and faculty outside the Queen’s Law Journal (QLJ) office on April 21, a memorial plaque was unveiled to commemorate the work of Professor Bernie Adell. As long-time faculty advisor to QLJ and editor-in-chief of the Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal, he influenced scores of student editors in producing two of Canada's leading scholarly legal publications.
Angela Fallow, Law'06

Law students and lawyers team up to help refugee sponsors

April 29, 2016
Newly allied Queen’s Law students and local lawyers are positioning themselves to assist private refugee sponsors in sponsorship application paperwork. On April 16, students and lawyers participated in the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program, locally supported by Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham LLP and the Frontenac Law Association in cooperation with the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub.