Bill Maclagan Award in Law

Award descriptionAwards totalling $3,600 have been made available through an endowment established by the Huscroft Family Charitable Trust in honour of William "Bill" S. Maclagan, Q.C. (LL.B. 1986) for domestic second- or third-year J.D. students in good academic standing, who have demonstrated community service, volunteerism, or leadership. Financial need may be considered. After graduation, Bill clerked at the County Court and B.C. Supreme Court, and joined Russell & DuMoulin before joining Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, where he became Partner in 1994. Bill's dedication for law is evident and he has been recognized as a leading lawyer in Canada by a number of publications, including Best Lawyers in Canada, International Tax Review's World, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, and Who's Who Legal Canada 2020. He has dedicated his spare time to community service and volunteerism, and has served as Chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation, as a Bencher of The Law Society of British Columbia, on the Board of Directors of the Washington Kids Foundation, Big Brothers, a United Way Fundraising Coordinator for Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, as Chair of the Vancouver Opera, and as a Board member and Chair for the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and its Foundation for over 20 years. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Peter A. Allard School of Law.