UBC Law magazine: Lawyers in small communities think big

ByHeather Conn

UBC Law winter 2012 low-res

A book about John Steinbeck’s marine biologist friend inspired B.C. lawyer Myron Plett to move to Ucluelet and set up practice in this island town.

Plett is one of four B.C. lawyers I profiled for the cover story “Thinking big in small communities” for the winter 2012 issue of UBC Law magazine.

Pictured on the issue’s cover is another lawyer I interviewed for this feature: Theresa Arsenault, QC, based in Kelowna.

Click this UBC Law winter 2012 link to read these two profiles.

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