Category: Community
Peter White Wins TBLA Community Award
Congratulations to Peter White, the 2023 Thunder Bay Law Association Service to Community Award recipient! The award recognizes a local lawyer who “has performed work over a number of years, above and beyond usual or normal expectations or standards, all for the benefit of the citizens of Thunder Bay.” Over the past 30 years, Peter ...
Over 2,000 Helmets Given Out in Thunder Bay
On June 5, 2023, White Macgillivray Lester along with it’s community partners from the Brain Injury Association of Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Eco Superior, gave out 140 free bike helmets to students at St. Vincent Elementary School in Thunder Bay. As part of the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association award-winning annual Bike ...
Mental Health After Injury
This blog post is adapted from a Free Legal Information Friday from January 29, 2021. You can watch the video version HERE. Picture this: You’ve been in a car crash. You’re hurt. Your body is in pain. You can’t go back to work. Bills are piling up. You’re healing, but, you’re not healing as fast ...
Rob’s Placement as an Agent of Good
This is a guest post from our placement student, Rob Stefanelli. He has been working at White Macgillivray Lester since January. He completes his placement this week and then will graduate law school. After that, he’ll be working for us for a couple of months before heading off to practice law in the big city ...
Spencer’s First Month at White Macgillivray Lester
By Spencer Thompson, Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, White Macgillivray Lester Summer Student My first month of summer employment at White Macgillivray Lester LLP has been an excellent experience. The firm has provided me with a great work environment and an amazing culture. They bestow the essential tools needed to learn and grow with adequate ...