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ASSOCIATES From the courtroom to the basketball court, this young professional is at the top of his game. BY JEFFRE Y H. WAUGH Slam dunk S tephen Parker is back at his desk, in the Edmonton office of Fraser Mil- ner Casgrain LLP, after finishing up the season with the city's newest profes- sional basketball team, the Edmonton Chill. The Chill recruited Parker when the team joined the International Basketball League in October 2007. Parker knew the owners and management of the freshly minted team, allowing him time to prepare before they began selecting players. "I had a heads-up that this was going to be taking place, and I trained all the past year, just getting ready," says Parker. "They recognized that I still had some game left in me." The team did exceptionally well for its inaugural season. It placed third in the Western Division playoffs, having been beaten 129-101 in the second round by the Bellingham Slam on June 27. The Chill finished its first season with a re- cord of 13 wins and nine losses. Obviously, basketball isn't new for Parker. He remembers first picking up the ball in Grade 7 and being involved in community and school teams from then on. "In high school I played on the Al- berta provincial teams in addition to the high school teams," he says. And it didn't stop there. "Then I played five years at the University of Alberta." IP lawyer Stephen Parker has just finished up his first season with Edmonton's pro basketball team, the Chill. 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com