Speakers

Calvin William Beresh graduated with a BA from Oral Roberts University  in 1975 before obtaining his LLB from the University of Western Ontario in 1978.  During his final year at law school, he hosted the student law conference at Western during which the Christian Legal Fellowship was founded and was a member of the steering committee for incorporation of CLF.  With a strong entrepreneurial spirit and an even stronger desire to take Christ into every man’s world, he began his own law practice in 1980.  He joined with another CLF member, Ashley R. Gnys, and, together, they took over a practice established in 1894 to form the firm of Sharpe, Beresh & Gnys in Niagara Falls, Ontario.  The firm now has three lawyers and fifteen support staff.  Cal’s emphasis is on Wills, Estates and Wealth Management.  Cal, and his wife of 29 years, Janet, have three children, Melanie, 25, Ben, 23, and Stephen, 20.  All three children followed their father’s footsteps in choosing Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma for their post-secondary education.  Cal has a passion to share his vision of Law as a ministry particularly to students. He has been meeting with students on campuses across the country and looks forward to connecting with these and new students at the conference.

Barry Bussey is a native of Newfoundland, Canada.  After obtaining his B.A. in Theology (Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska) Barry served as pastor for two churches in Newfoundland.  In 1992 he graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario).  He practiced law for four years in Newfoundland before taking the position of Trust Services and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) Director at the Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Since January 1, 2003, he is serving as the General Counsel/Public Affairs Director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada.  In May 2002, He was awarded a M.A. Degree in Political Science from Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John’s, Newfoundland). Currently he is studying for the LL.M. Degree in Constitutional Law at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University (Toronto, Ontario).  Barry is married to LaVonna (nee Corkum) and they have three children.