Stay up to date on the latest accomplishments of our alumni—King’s Counsel designations, judicial and government appointments, distinctions, awards, and even a recent grad turned professor!
Congratulations to the six UNB Law Alumni, who recently received the King’s Counsel designation in recognition of their high level of personal and professional integrity, and for their outstanding contributions to the legal profession.
KENNETH MCCULLOGH, K.C. (LLB) was appointed to the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board. In 2023, McCullogh retired after a lengthy career as a lawyer in private practice. He has experience in civil litigation and arbitration. He is a retired member of the Law Society of New Brunswick, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers.
HON. ALYSON TOWNSEND (LLB) was sworn in as a member of Susan Holt’s Executive Council. MLA for Rothesay, Townsend will serve as the Government of New Brunswick Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, Minister responsible for the Research and Productivity Council, and Minister responsible for the Regulatory Accountability and Reporting Act.
HON. CAMERON H. GUNN (LLB) was appointed a Judge of the Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick, Trial Division, in Woodstock. Justice Gunn was appointed to the Provincial Court of New Brunswick in 2019. Prior to his appointment to the Provincial Court, he had been the Executive Director of Public Prosecution Services for the New Brunswick Office of the Attorney General.
HON. BRIAN MCLEAN (LLB) was appointed Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick for a seven-year term. Justice McLean was first appointed to the Provincial Court in 2014 and became Associate Chief Judge in 2022. He was admitted to the bar in 1996 and practised law for almost two decades in Carleton County prior to his appointment to the Provincial Court.
HON. KAREN LEE LAMROCK (LLB) was appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick. Justice Lamrock was admitted to the bar in 2001. Prior to this appointment, she served as Executive Director of Public Prosecution Services.
COLLEEN O'TOOLE (LLB) was named a 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year - Atlantic award winner. O’Toole is the CEO of Lighthouse Transportation Inc., a trucking and transportation company in Lakeside, NS.
HON. TRINA D. SIMMS (LLB) was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, General Division, in St. John’s. Justice Simms has spent her legal career in public service as a Crown Attorney and Senior Crown Attorney with Public Prosecutions Newfoundland and Labrador, initially in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and later in Corner Brook. Most recently, she has worked with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in St. John's.
HON. KARIN L.E. TAYLOR (LLB) was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in Yellowknife. Justice Taylor served as a family lawyer at the Northwest Territories Legal Aid Commission and as litigation counsel for the Government of Northwest Territories. In 2020, she was appointed director of the Legal Division for the Government of Northwest Territories, where she focused on civil litigation and public sector law.
JESSICA BUNGAY (LLB) was named a Lexpert Rising Stars - Leading Lawyer 40 and Under. Bungay is a Partner with Cox and Palmer’s Fredericton office where she specializes in employment, labour, human rights, and administrative law. She is also the Chair of Cox & Palmer’s Regional Employment & Labour Group.
PATRICK MCNALLY (LLB) was named a Lexpert Rising Stars - Leading Lawyer 40 and Under. McNally is a Partner with Stikeman Elliott’s Calgary office. His practice focuses on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities.
MARK MANCINI (JD) has joined the faculty at Thompson Rivers University as an Assistant Professor of Law. Prof. Mancini’s research interests include administrative law, the law of judicial review and legislative interpretation. His work has been published in academic journals across Canada and has been cited in courts across the country including the Federal Court of Appeal, British Columbia Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada.
