▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁pract ised ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁with ▁Mon k ▁Good win ▁& ▁Company , ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁Crown ▁Att orney ▁with ▁the ▁provincial ▁Crown ▁( 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 9 ) ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁private ▁practice ▁with ▁Thompson ▁Dorf man ▁S we at man ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 9 ) ▁and ▁with ▁Hill ▁Ab ra ▁D ew ar ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch , ▁Mr . ▁Justice ▁Ab ra ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁with ▁Hill ▁Ab ra ▁D ew ar . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁appointment , ▁Mr . ▁Justice ▁Ab ra ▁pract iced ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁administrative ▁law , ▁civil ▁lit ig ation , ▁criminal ▁law , ▁ins urance ▁and ▁professional ▁li ability ▁lit ig ation , ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁prof essions ▁and ▁professional ▁discipline , ▁employ ment ▁law ▁and ▁labour ▁law . ▁Mr . ▁Justice ▁Ab ra ▁received ▁his ▁Queen ' s ▁Coun sel ▁design ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁acted ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Society ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 4 ), ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Queen ' s ▁Ben ch ▁R ules ▁Committee , ▁as ▁a ▁frequent ▁lect urer ▁for ▁the ▁Law ▁Society ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁Cont