Byron L. Whitford, J.D.

• Law Society of Alberta, Member
• Lethbridge Bar Association, Member and Past Director
• Baseball Alberta (Alberta Baseball Association), Past Director
• Alberta Amateur Baseball Council, Past Director
• Canadian Cattle Association CYL Program, Past Member

Byron began his legal career with Torry Lewis Abells LLP after receiving his Juris Doctor from the University of Calgary. He articled and practiced as an Associate and Partner at Torry Lewis Abells LLP prior to the firm’s merger with North & Company LLP in November 2024. He is an active member of the Law Society of Alberta.

Byron maintains a broad practice of advising and assisting clients with business purchases and sales, commercial contracts, corporate governance, corporate reorganizations and succession planning, employment matters, estate planning and administration, financing and secured transactions, and real estate transactions (Agricultural, Commercial, and Residential), and tax laws.

Prior to law school, Byron received his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), where he also played NCAA Division 1 Baseball. As a student-athlete at UALR, Byron was named to the Chancellor’s List, Dean’s List, and Sunbelt Conference Commissioner’s List, recognizing his academic achievement. Byron remains passionate about supporting athletics and is a past Director on the Boards of the Alberta Baseball Association (Baseball Alberta) and the Alberta Amateur Baseball Counsel (AABC).

Byron is proud to be a former member of the Canadian Cattleman’s Association (CCA) for Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Program (CYL), where he mentored under the Executive Vice President of the CCA. During his time as a CYL with the CCA, Byron gained knowledge of the initiatives and issues dealt with by agricultural and livestock producers. He focused his time in the areas of Domestic Agriculture and Policy Regulations and Foreign Trade, where he joined the CCA delegation during several of their advocacy engagements, including the World Trade Organization Dispute Resolution between Canada, Mexico, and the US on Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL), Senate meetings of the Standing Committee of Agriculture and Forestry, and meetings of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Byron continues to be passionate about connecting young agricultural producers with opportunities through the CCA and other agricultural organizations.

When he is not at the office, Byron enjoys spending time with family and friends, walking his dog Nova, golfing, and volunteering with Lethbridge and Area Search and Rescue (LASARA).

Byron works from the Chancery Court office in downtown Lethbridge, attends the branch office in Fort Macleod (Monday), and meets clients at other branch offices by appointment.