Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA), 18th Annual Associate Judges' Motions for Licensing Candidates and Recent Calls

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Date & Time

Sep 20, 2022 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - 18th Annual Associate Judges' Motions for Licensing Candidates and Recent Calls – “The Steps of a Civil Motion”

Location

361 University Avenue
3rd floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1T3
Canada

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Note: This program is now sold out!

This popular, perennial program returns! Get the straight goods from two Toronto Associate Judges (formerly called “Masters”) before whom you might appear. This program is essential for Licensing Candidates, recent calls and others who are new to arguing motions or want a refresher. “ The Steps of a Civil Motion” addresses the critical stages of a civil motion, including procedure, presentation, practice management, remote communications, professionalism and ethics.

Hear about the topics below.

Avoiding motions
- Why you want to avoid motions and how to go about it.

Preparing written materials

- How to write persuasively.
- Start by considering what you want. Then draft your notice of motion to reflect that.
- Ensure you understand the legal tests that apply so your evidentiary record covers each point.
- Accurately present the current state of the law.

Service before filing
- How to avoid pitfalls so your motion is not adjourned because it was not served on time or properly.

The oral presentation

- Tips for effective oral advocacy, whether in person or remotely.
- How to make a compelling argument, without deviating from the evidence or the applicable law, to ensure you’re heard and understood.

Advice on remote motions.
Ethical advocacy.

Please join us for a mix and mingle reception after the presentation. Light refreshments will be served.

Note: Law school students are NOT eligible for this program.

Speakers

Associate Justice Linda Abrams Read her bio

A seasoned Associate Judge (formerly Master) of the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Associate Justice Abrams used to be a civil litigator– first with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and later Torys LLP. Concurrent with her law practice, she served as an adjudicator (and Vice Chair) at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board. She now serves as a member of the Executive of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Associate Justice Abrams has presented at several CLE programs; she has acted as a coach for the National Judicial Institute (NJI) judicial dispute resolution/settlement conference programs; and, for more than a decade, she co-taught the Osgoode Hall Law School “Lawyer as Negotiator” course. She is also the co-author of Canadian Civil Procedure Law, 1st and 2nd editions (LexisNexis), The Practitioner’s Evidence Law Sourcebook (LexisNexis), Halsbury’s Laws of Canada - Civil Procedure and Interim Preservation of Property Rights (LexisNexis) and Canadian Credit Union Law - A Detailed Survey (CCH Canadian) and is a contributor to LexisNexis Practical Guidance.

Associate Justice Jay Josefo Read his bio

Associate Justice Josefo has been an Associate Justice (formerly Master) of the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) for four years. Before his appointment, for 28 years, Associate Justice Josefo was a civil litigator, practicing primarily but not exclusively in Labour and Employment Law, and Human Rights law as it pertained to employment. From 1999 through to 2018, he was a Vice Chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT). For nine years ending in 2018, Associate Justice Josefo also served as a member of the corporate board of the National Research Council (NRC), Canada’s leading science and technology agency operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry. He was an elected public school board trustee in the 1990s. Associate Justice Josefo admits that his most arduous challenge in the past decade was serving as the founding co-Chair of an owners’ group, and then President, of his condominium corporation for five years, followed by remaining on that Board for two more interminable years!

Moderator: Deputy Judge Mark Gannage, Litigation Counsel, TLA Director of Special Programs Read his bio

Mark Gannage, previously of Torys, McCarthy Tétrault, Stikeman Elliott, and Goodmans, is a Deputy Judge of the Toronto Small Claims Court, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario). He is a litigation counsel and a certified adjudicator who has served on various tribunals. He has given seminars and workshops to judges, lawyers and law students on legal writing and other topics and has moderated numerous education programs and events. He is the author of Gannage’s Ontario Civil Litigation Commentary and Checklist (Thomson Reuters), three chapters in Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Canadian Precedents of Pleadings (Thomson Reuters), published articles in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation, The Advocates’ Quarterly and other refereed journals, and two federal law reform works . He is a Contributing Editor of the Toronto Law Journal. A former full time and adjunct law professor, Deputy Judge Gannage conceived, designed and taught U of T Law School’s first course in Advance Legal Research, Analysis and Writing. He was the first (and last!) Head of Legal Research and Analysis of the now deceased Bar Admission Course.

Program details

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
In-person at TLA Lawyers Lounge.

This program is eligible for 30 minutes of Professionalism content and up to 90 minutes of Substantive content.

This program has been approved for LAWPRO’s Risk Management Credit.

Registration Fee: $25 + HST for everyone.

Law school students are NOT eligible for this program.

No refunds after September 16, 2022. An administrative fee of $25.00 will be applied to all cancellations.

This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.

Any opinions expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily the opinions of the Toronto Lawyers Association, its directors and staff.

Note: This program is now sold out!

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