Michael Greene


Biography

Michael Greene was born and raised in Alberta. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Manitoba in 1979 and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary in 1982. He articled with the Alberta Court of Appeal and with a large Calgary firm. He was with the Calgary firm of Dunphy Calvert for 11 years before joining with Michael Sherritt to form the firm of Sherritt Greene in 1998.

Michael practices in all aspects of immigration and citizenship law. He assists applicants in all categories of immigration to Canada, provides assistance to corporations wishing to relocate foreign workers to Canada and the United States, and represents clients in immigration hearings and in all aspects of immigration and citizenship litigation.

Michael is active in the Canadian Bar Association, both provincially and nationally. He served as the National Chair of the Canadian Bar Association's Citizenship & Immigration Section in 2000-2001. He has previously served 5 terms as the Chairman of Southern Alberta Immigration Lawyers Section and was most recently the Chair of that section for 2004-2005. He has frequently been involved in national consultations with the Minister of Immigration and the Immigration Department regarding legislative and policy initiatives. He has appeared before committees of the Senate and House of Commons on immigration matters. He is currently the sessional instructor of the Immigration and Refugee Law course at the University Of Calgary Faculty Of Law. He has co-chaired 2 national immigration conferences and numerous provincial and local conferences and seminars. He has been a guest speaker for the Legal Education Society of Alberta, the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association, the Barreau du Quebec and the National Continuing Legal Education division of the CBA. He instructed a course in Immigration Law at the University Of Calgary Faculty Of Continuing Education from 1989 to 1997 and has frequently given lectures and presentations to members of the Bar, the general public and various community groups. He is listed in the "International Who's Who of Business Lawyers", "The Best Lawyers in Canada" and Lexpert. Michael received the 1995 Suzanne Mah Award from the Alberta Human Rights Commission for "exemplary human rights, principles and ideals in the practice of law". In 2001 he received the Louis St. Laurent Award of Excellence from the Canadian Bar Association for "distinguished or exceptional service to the objectives and goals of the CBA".


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