Long Time Central Alberta Law Firms Merge

12 February 2015

TWO OF CENTRAL ALBERTA’S LONGEST ESTABLISHED LAW FIRMS JOIN FORCES

Dave Manning and Keith Lamb of Johnston Ming Manning LLP of Red Deer and Joe Lehane and Monty Wild of Miller Lehane & Wild are pleased to announce that Johnston Ming Manning (Innisfail) LLP has acquired the law firm of Miller Lehane & Wild in Innisfail effective January 1, 2015.

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Johnston Ming Manning LLP was established in the City of Red Deer in 1953 and has continuously provided legal services to Red Deer and Central Alberta for over 60 years.  The law firm currently has 11 lawyers and 2 articling students and a further articling student soon to join their ranks.  The Innisfail subsidiary will be known as Johnston Ming Manning (Innisfail) LLP and will operate from the former offices of Miller Lehane & Wild.

Miller Lehane & Wild in Innisfail was established in 1977.  The current lawyers, Joe Lehane and Monty Wild, have over 80 years of combined experience and will continue to provide legal services together with the lawyers from Johnston Ming Manning (Innisfail) LLP.

Both of these law firms have been long-time members of Central Alberta’s legal business and agricultural community.  The new law firm will continue to provide a full range of legal services to Innisfail and the Central Alberta community.

The well-trained, talented and personable support staff and legal assistants working with both law firms will continue to work for the new combined law firm to help meet the needs of all of their clients.  Johnston Ming Manning (Innisfail) LLP will continue with Joe Lehane and Monty Wild to provide legal services from their offices located at 5035 – 49 Street in  Innisfail.  The new office will now be in a position to provide a full slate of legal services to meet their many clients’ needs with the Red Deer office making available to the Innisfail branch all of the expertise of its lawyers.