Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada | |
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In office 1983–1986 | |
Preceded by | Brendan O'Brien |
Succeeded by | Pierre Genest |
In office 1988–1988 | |
Preceded by | William Daniel Chilcott |
Succeeded by | Lee Kenneth Ferrier |
Laura Legge, OOnt, QC (January 27, 1923[1] –October 5, 2010[2]) was a recipient of the Order of Ontario in 2003.[3]
Legge graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1948 after earning a B.A. and a nursing degree.[4] Legge received an honorary LLD from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1988.
In 1955, she and her husband established the still active law firm of Legge & Legge.[5]
Legge was elected the Law Society of Upper Canada's first female bencher in 1975. Legge was twice elected treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada.[6] She was the organization's first female head.[7] Since 2007, the Law Society of Upper Canada has selected a recipient of the Laura Legge award to recognize women in Ontario who have exemplified leadership in the legal profession.