Business

Putnam Law new name for familiar law office

A name change took place at the Law office of Putnam & Lawson, located on 9702-100 Street, January 1. The general practice law firm, serving the Sturgeon County region will now be called Putnam Law LLP. […]

Local News

Canoe trip leads to greater understanding for local lawyer

Morinville lawyer Andrew Lawson recently returned from a two-week canoe trip. But unlike many Albertans who hopped in a canoe while camping this summer, Lawson’s journey was one of geographical distance as well as one with miles travelled in creating building blocks for Truth and Reconciliation. […]

Local Sports

Local lawyer to cycle 300-km for charity

Putnam and Lawson partner Andrew Lawson will join four friends from Calgary in cycling 300 kilometres through Guatemala as a fundraiser for Cause Canada and maternal health. The group leaves Sept. 27 and returns Thanksgiving weekend. […]

Local News

Olson second lawyer to be called to the bar in Morinville

A small ceremony at the Morinville Court House Friday afternoon marked the start of a career for a local lawyer, but the gathering also marked the continuation of a tradition that began in 2013. Samantha Olson, who has spent the past year articling under Andrew Lawson at Putnam and Lawson, was the second lawyer to be called to the Bar in Morinville. Judge Vaughn Myers conducted the ceremony, as he did with Olson’s colleague, Jessy Inkpen, in July 0f 2013.
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Local News

The week in photos

The Morinville Lions club have been collecting used glasses from Morinville and area residents and from a number of drop off points in town for a few years. It has resulted in more than 3,056 pairs of glasses being collected… […]

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Morinville News

Lawyer’s call to the Bar marks Morinville first

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A small ceremony at the Morinville Court House Friday afternoon marked the start of a career for a local lawyer, but the gathering also marked an historical first in the community. Jessy Inkpen, who has spent the past year articling with Putnam and Lawson, was the first lawyer to be called to the Bar in Morinville. Judge Vaughn Myers conducted the ceremony.

Inkpen took her oath, signed the necessary papers and received her robe in the courtroom after Myers accepted the application to the Alberta Law Society submitted by Morinville lawyer Gord Putnam on Inkpen’s behalf… […]