Nominations for the 2026-28 CBA Alberta Board of Directors have now closed, and we are pleased to present the candidates.
The election for the Board of Directors will run from May 4 to 25 at 12:00 NOON through Simply Voting. Voting members of the CBA Alberta will receive a ballot by email from Simply Voting from May 4. Read more about voting eligibility in Section 2.5 of the Branch Bylaws.
All eligible voting members of the Branch, (namely Active Regular and Scholar members holding membership for year 2025 - 2026 and Honorary members who have paid the fees by end of day April 30, 2026) will be electronically sent biographical information on each of the candidates, along with the link to their ballots and the date to return their completed ballot.
If you do not receive your ballot by email and are an eligible voting member of CBA Alberta, please contact us at mail@cba-alberta.org.
Meet your 2026-28 Board candidates
| Name | Firm/Organization | Location | Area of Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Aman | Hayher Lee LLP | Calgary | Family Law |
| Tracy C. Brown | Brown Law Group | Edmonton | Family Law |
| Jena B. Colpitts | Jones Divorce and Family Law | Calgary | Family Law |
| David Girard | Dolden Wallace Folick LLP | Calgary | Litigation |
| Jonathan Griffith* | Law Society of Alberta | Calgary | Professional Ethics |
| Julia R. Ibanescu | Kensian & Associates | Red Deer | Family Law Civil Litigation Real Estate |
| Raphael Jacob | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Calgary | Civil Litigation |
| Marc Massie | Vogel LLP | Calgary | Family Law |
| Renée L. T. Moore | New Beginning Law | St. Paul | Family Law |
| Tiffany Primmer | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo | Fort McMurray | Government In-House |
| Jacob James Stewart | Stock Stewart LLP | Calgary | Corporate and Commercial Law |
| Michael M. Thorne* | Brownlee LLP | Calgary | Civil Litigation |
| Marc Yu | Field LLP | Edmonton | Health Law Privacy Law Data Management Insurance Law |
| Neil Zimmerman | Brownlee LLP | Calgary | Civil Litigation |
*Incumbent