We invite you to join us in building an Association of Family Lawyers for Family Lawyers in support of the work we do for and with Alberta families.

While we plan to offer further membership benefits in the future, becoming a member of AFLA will help AFLA effect change, by demonstrating that many lawyers share our concerns. Membership is currently free. When you become a member, your FamilyCounsel.ca account information will be shared with AFLA.

Please log in to FamilyCounsel.ca to become an AFLA member.

We are pleased to announce the recent formation of the Alberta Family Lawyers Association ("AFLA"). AFLA currently has 612 members.

Our current priorities are:

1. To get Family Bar voices at the table with Legal Aid Alberta in relation to Certificate Management, Tariff Modernization and adequate funding for Family Coverage (contact Legal Aid Advocacy Committee Chairs Tracy Brown and Emma Benarzi;
2. To seek opportunities to collaborate with the Courts on procedures affecting the Family Bar (contact Court Processes Advocacy Committee Chair Ashley Cox); and
3. To speak out about the Family Bar's needs with various levels of Government related to funding (contact Government Funding Advocacy Committee Chair Wayne Barkauskas, KC)
4. To host events and increase engagement with our Association (contact Events & Engagement Committee Chair Emma Benarzi)
5. To publish precedents and other useful documents for our members (the Practice & Precedents Committee Chair is Ken Proudman)
6. To advocacy for legislative change (contact Law Reform Committee Chair Doug Moe, KC

Through these initiatives we will strive to make our work as Family lawyers more efficient, cost-effective for the clients, and ensure access to justice is systemically facilitated within our specialized field. We are hopeful that AFLA will create an opportunity to fill in the gaps we see, to better serve our Family Law colleagues and clients at large.

While this page is hosted by FamilyCounsel as our interests align, AFLA is a separate organization.

co-President

Wayne Barkauskas, K.C.
Wise Scheible Barkauskas
(Calgary)

co-President

Ken Proudman
BARR LLP
(Edmonton)

Vice President

Krista Cossar
Wise Scheible Barkauskas
(Calgary)

Treasurer

Doug Moe K.C.
Moe Hannah LLP
(Calgary)

Secretary

Chelsea Boucher
Long Family Law Group LLP
(Edmonton)

Board Member

Linda V.Goold
LINDA V. GOOLD
(Calgary)

Board Member

IDOWU OHIOZE
ANDREW LAW OFFICE
(EDMONTON)

Board Member

Ashley Cox
Brown Law Group
(Edmonton)

Board Member

Emma Benarzi
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(Calgary)

Board Member

Joshua K. Wasylciw
Resolve Legal Group
(Calgary)

Board Member

Judith Acevedo
Brown Law Group
(Edmonton)

Board Member

Shantelle Smith
Cooper Regel LLP
(Edmonton)