Christine E. Silverberg

Christine E. Silverberg (born 1949, Bertram) is a Canadian lawyer who was the first female Chief of the Calgary Police Service[1] and later practiced law alongside Hersh Wolch, who famously won David Milgaard's wrongful conviction case.[2]

Silverberg was born in Brampton, Ontario and met her husband Ben Silverberg in Toronto while earning a B.A. in political science at York University, working as an undercover police officer and then working for the Ontario Solicitor General's Office.[2][3] She later finished an M.A. in criminology from the University of Toronto and was appointed Chief of the Calgary Police Service in 1995, which she remained at until 2000.[3] Silverberg then gained admission to the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary, graduating with a J.D. degree in 2003, and then practiced at Gowlings where she was named Partner in 2008.[2][3]

Silverberg additionally completed the Queen's University School of Business Executive Program and is certified with the F.B.I.'s National Executive Institute.[4] She was named among Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2004 and is the recipient of the B'nai B'rith Woman of Valour Award.[5] In 2010 Silverberg was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of Alberta to Hearing Tribunals established under the Health Professions Act of Alberta.[5]

Since 2008 she practiced law at Wolch deWitt Silverberg & Watts. She currently practices at SilverbergLegal in Calgary.

References

  1. ↑ "Christine Silverberg appointed Calgary's first female police chief in 1995.". Calgary Herald. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Christine Silverberg, LLB'04 | Law | University of Calgary". Law.ucalgary.ca. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "CBC Archives". Cbc.ca. 2001-09-11. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ↑ Hyacinthe Miller. "Moderator & Speaker Biographies" (PDF). Webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  5. 1 2 "Lisa Martilotta" (PDF). Webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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