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Dana Martin Appointed Young Lawyers’ Chair for the Newfoundland and Labrador Executive of the Canadian Bar Association
Published:
September 11, 2018
McInnes Cooper is pleased to announce that Associate Dana Martin was recently appointed to the Young Lawyers Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Executive of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA).
The Newfoundland and Labrador Branch of the CBA represents some 360 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across the province.
As a Young Lawyers Chair, Dana also sits on the Executive of the National Young Lawyers Section of the CBA, as the representative of Newfoundland & Labrador to further assist with advancing professional development for young lawyers members across the country.
Congratulations Dana on this new role.
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