Throughout his 48 years in private law practice, Jack Giles, who appears on this month's cover of the Advocate, has been actively involved in virtually every aspect of our profession. He has debated former Prime Minister Kim Campbell at the Stephen Leacock Debate in...

Pausing to gaze from his office window on the 47th floor of the Library Tower downtown, Jack McConaghy admits the past several months have been "stressful." On Aug. 7, McConaghy and his partners gave in to months of defections and voted to dissolve...