Alberta Judicial Nominating Committee
Sara, Anand
Anand Pal Singh Sara, K.C., has practiced law in Calgary for over thirty years and is the founder of Sara Law in Calgary. Anand has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.), a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, all from Panjab University Chandigarh, India. He completed the requirements as determined by the Professional Examination Board in Law of the Universities Co-ordinating Council, Alberta, to upgrade his law degree from India. He was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1992.
Nicholson, Christa
Christa Nicholson, KC is a lawyer with over 30 years of experience. She has been a law partner at Blake Cassels and Graydon LLP, Osler Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, and Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP. She has written and presented on insolvency and restructuring law and alternative dispute resolution, and handled insolvency, commercial, and energy disputes. She currently works alongside a charity on human rights, including constitutional cases. She has a BA (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and a JD from Queen's University.
Evans, John
John Evans, KC, has been practicing law in Alberta for over 20 years and is currently the managing partner at the Stringam law firm. He has appeared at all levels of Alberta Courts, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Saskatchewan Provincial Court and Court of King's Bench, the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Tax Court of Canada. John is also a seminar presenter for the Legal Education Society of Alberta.
John Evans, KC, was directly recruited and appointed on the basis of acceptably meeting the competencies, skills and attributes required by the Committee.
Elkassem, Khaled
Kothari, Shamsher
Shamsher Kothari, KC, is a criminal and regulatory defence lawyer with diverse experience working within the criminal justice system throughout Alberta. Shamsher is a member of the Law Society of both Alberta and British Columbia. He is also a member of the Calgary Bar Association, the South Asian Bar Association, the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Shamsher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree, both from the University of Calgary.