The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) held its Fall meeting for the Student Division Executive to discuss various initiatives for the upcoming year.
Omar Ha-Redeye is an articling student representative for the area of Toronto for 2010-2011.
Justice Harvey Brownstone was awarded a plaque by the Canadian Bar Association honouring him as a Colleague in the Spotlight at a Judges’ Forum Reception for their CLC Conference.
Justice Harvey Brownstone Presented a Plaque by the CBA
The plaque was presented at a private reception for members of the judiciary and their guests.
Justice Harvey Brownstone with Omar Ha-Redeye
The Central Chapter of the Young Lawyer’s Division of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) hosted a fundraiser for the Jays Care Foundation at the Rogers Centre. The Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1, with 5 home-runs.
The event was sponsored by Lawyer Locate, a lawyer referral service, Canadian Lawyer, Law Times, Title Plus, Advocate Placement, and Radical Stitches.
Photo Credit: Jonathan Clancy, OBA
Photo gallery can be found on the OBA website:
Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone will be doing a live filming on July 13-14, 2010 at Island Industrial FX in Victoria, B.C.
Topics covered over the course of these two days include: The Collaborative Divorce, Meet the Mediators, Protecting the Children, Making the Most of Your Lawyer, The Prenup: What is it? Why get one?, and Elder Abuse.
Family Matters Filming
Media kit, including sponsorship options, below:
In this episode, Justice Harvey Brownstone speaks to Katina Kavassalis and Dan Goldberg of The Office of the Children’s Lawyer. You can find related forms here:
For more on Family Matters, see Slaw.
For child support guidelines mentioned in the video, see the Federal Department of Justice. Simplified tables are available for all provinces and territories across Canada:
Alberta | Nova Scotia | British Columbia | Ontario | Manitoba | Prince Edward Island | New Brunswick | Quebec | Newfoundland and Labrador | Saskatchewan | Northwest Territories | Yukon | Nunavut
For more on Family Matters, see Slaw.
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) held its annual Awards Gala at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Toronto.
The OBA’s Award for Distinguished Service went to Steven F. Rosenhek of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Dianne Saxe of Dianne Saxe Professional Corporation, and Jonathan Speigel of Speigel Nichols Fox LLP.
The OBA’s Linda Adlam Manning Award went to Audrey P. Ramsay of Withrow & Associates.
The OBA’s President’s Award went to Hon. R. Roy McMurtry, OC, O.Ont, Q.C., of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP.
The Hon. Chris Bentley, Attorney General presented the Mundell Medal for Legal Writing to Professor Brenda Cossman of the University of Toronto and William Kaplan, Barrister & Solicitor.
For more photos and information about the awards, see the OBA website:
The Centre for Abrahamic Religions at Huron College is hosting a Scriptural Reasoning conference at the University of Western Ontario. The school is part of the Diocese of Huron.
Omar Ha-Redeye is slated as a teacher for the session.
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