The Ontario Bar Association International Law section presented the 2012 Award of Excellence to James Klotz of Miller Thomson.

Omar Ha-Redeye chaired a luncheon for the Young Lawyers’ Division for the 2012 OBA Institute on February 10, 2012 at 12:20. The session, The 21st Century Lawyer: How to Navigate Your Career Goals was presented by Lesa Ong of NagataCONNEX Executive Legal Search and Paulette Pommells of Creative Choices for the 21st Century Lawyer,

Now more than ever, young lawyers are taking a stand! They not only want to lead more balanced lives, they also want to engage in meaningful work. Join legal career and lifestyle coach Paulette Pommells and legal recruiter Lesa Ong for a lively discussion as they introduce coaching concepts that will help steer you towards defining your ambitions. Learn to follow your personalized compass and develop career goals that are in line with your values. Discover how to break down those goals into manageable steps that will work for you at any stage of life. Be inspired, and be motivated to chart your course to an enriched career and lifestyle.

Program co-chairs are Kathryn Bortolussi of Kelly Manthrop Heaphy and Jennifer Quick of Miller Thomson.

The session was accredited by the Law Society for 1 hour of Professionalism Requirement, and 1 hour New Member Requirement.

(From Left, On Stage): Paulette Pommels, Lesa Ong, Omar Ha-Redeye

The Ontario Court of Appeal discussed the maxim of statutory interpretation expressio unius est exclusio alterius in the motor vehicle collision personal injury case of Kusnierz v. The Economical Mutual.  The case dealt with interpretation of the  Statutory Accidents Benefits Schedule (SABS).  See further discussion on Slaw.

Kusnierz v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company

Other resources include:

• Oatley, Vigmond (interveners in the case, on behalf of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA))
• Smitiuch Injury Law
• Thomson Rogers
• Daniel Strigberger of Miller Thomson at the Ontario Insurance Litigation Blog
• Alexander Rozine of D’Angela, Fox, Vanounou LLP at Canadian Health Law 

Jordan Furlong and Warren Smith named Omar Ha-Redeye as one of the top 12 social media influencers practicing law in Canada in the September 23, 2011 issue of The Lawyers Weekly.

The other influential lawyers included:

John Boscariol, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto. Twitter: @tradelawyer

David Canton, Harrison Pensa LLP, London Ont. Twitter: @davidcanton

Caroline Clapham, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver. Twitter: @carolineclapham

Michael Fitzgibbon, Watershed LLP, Oakville, Ont. Twitter: @managementlaw

David Fraser, McInnes Cooper LLP, Halifax. Twitter: @privacylawyer

Nicole Garton-Jones, Heritage Law Group, Vancouver. Twitter: @ngartonjones

Rob Hyndman, Hyndman Law, Toronto. Twitter: @rhh

Erik Magraken, MacIssac & Co., Victoria. Twitter: @erikmagraken

Stuart Rudner, Miller Thomson, Toronto. Twitter: @CanadianHRLaw

Barry Sookman, McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto. Twitter: @bsookman

Garry Wise, Wise Law Group, Toronto. Twitter: @wiselaw

Furlong and Smith also provided a list of a dozen non-practicing legal professionals who led the pack in social media influence:

David Bilinksy, Law Society of B.C., Vancouver. Twitter: @David_Bilinsky

Colin Cameron, Profits for Partners Management Consulting, Vancouver. Twitter: @colincameron

Samantha Collier, MBM Intellectual Property Law, Vancouver. Twitter: @samtaracollier

Connie Crosby, Crosby Group Consulting, Oakville, Ont. Twitter: @crosbygroup

David Eby, B.C. Civil Liberties Association, Vancouver. Twitter: @Dave_Eby

Simon Fodden, Slaw.ca, Toronto. Twitter: @fodden

Michael Geist, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Ottawa. Twitter: @mgeist

Dominic Jaar, KPMG, Montreal. Twitter: @dominicjaar

Steve Matthews, Stem Legal Web Enterprises, Vancouver. Twitter: @stevematthews

Shaunna Mireau, Field LLP, Edmonton. Twitter: @smireau

Dan Pinnington, LawPRO, Toronto. Twitter: @danpinnington

David Whelan, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto.Twitter: @davidpwhelan

Canada’s Top Social Media Influencers

The Ontario Bar Association presented a panel of practitioners from different career stages and practice areas to share the realities of being a lawyer.
Topics included:

• How to get the most out of your articles, practical advice
• Ups and downs of your first year on the job
• Managing work loads
• Expectations and realities
• Sole practitioner: benefits and disadvantages
• Tips on starting a business
• Examining different areas of practicePractical advice from a panel of experienced practitioners
• Interactive discussion addressing your questions!
• Why being a CBA-OBA member will benefit you now and in the future

Panelists:

• Aaron Atcheson, Miller Thomson LLP
• Rod R. Refcio, MacKewn, Winder LLP
• Joshua Seib, Articling Student, Chown, Cairns LLP
• Jamie Trimble, Hughes Amys LLP
• Jennifer J. Quick, Cohen Highley LLP
• Moderator: Sharon Ann Kour, OBA Student Ambassador