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At the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association Annual General Meeting on May 25, 2018, Duncan Macgillivray was appointed Treasurer of OTLA. OTLA is an organization of 1,500 trial lawyers and law clerks that champion and advocate for the rights of those who have suffered injury and loss through the wrongdoing of others.  OTLA does amazing work ...

On May 8 2018, The Advocates’ Society, in partnership with the Indigenous Bar Association and the Law Society of Ontario, jointly published their Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples.   The Guide is intended to serve as a helpful resource for lawyers to learn about important historical and cultural elements that provide context for ...

Each year lawyers from the Ontario Trial Lawyer Association (“OTLA”) volunteer their time to support the development of trial skills, civility and professionalism amongst law school students by organizing the OTLA Cup. Law schools from across Ontario compete in a simulated trial which covers all aspects of a real personal injury court case. The OTLA ...

I do not miss being a law student. The exams. The assignments. The readings. Ick. No thanks. But now that I’m back at Law School, not as a student, but as a moot competition coach, I’ve got to say the whole experience is way better. Could this be because I get to make the students ...

You may not know this, but our law firm is located in the heart of downtown Port Arthur in Thunder Bay.   So not only can you grab a coffee and pretzel, buy some stylish clothes and luggage, check out some incredible local art, and get that tattoo you’ve been thinking about.  Now, you can ...