Branny Schepanovich

Who is Branny Schepanovich?

Branny Schepanovich, Q.C. was an Alberta lawyer and former politician.

Born in Cadomin, Alberta, he received his elementary education in Mercoal, Alberta and his senior matriculation from Edson High School in Edson, Alberta. He attended Royal Roads Military College in Victoria, British Columbia in 1959. He then earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and his LL. B. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton.

He was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1968 and was a long-time partner in the Edmonton law firm of McCuaig Desrochers LLP. He practiced law for nearly four decades throughout Alberta at all court levels. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2002.

He was a director of Air Canada from 1982-1985. Prior to practicing law, he worked as a Reporter for the Edmonton Journal in the summer of 1960, and as a reporter, news editor, managing editor, and editor-in-chief for the University of Alberta's Gateway from 1960-1964. He also worked summers as a news editor and reporter for CBC Television and CBC Radio from 1962-1966. Branny was President of the University of Alberta Students' Union from 1966-1967. He was a member of the Senate at the University of Alberta from 1966-1967. He was a Member of the University of Alberta Liberal Club from 1960-1967.