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Family Law Tips
Leading family law lawyers and LAWPRO counsel will share practical tips for family law lawyers. In this highly practical program, attendees will learn about key risk areas and how to effectively manage them to thrive in the practice of law.
Speakers
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- Yvonne Bernstein, Litigation Director and Counsel, LAWPRO Read their bio
Yvonne Bernstein is a graduate of McGill University. She practised family law and civil litigation prior to joining LAWPRO. Yvonne has continued her specialty in family law both in the area of claims as well as in the development of risk management tools for family law lawyers. In affiliation with DIVORCEmate Software, Yvonne worked on the development of Precedents+, a document creation program that utilizes a checklist format to create a customized and comprehensive domestic contract. Yvonne is a frequent speaker at programs on family law, risk management and professional responsibility. She was an instructor in both the Family Law Section and the Professional Responsibility Section of the Bar Admission Course for more than 10 years. She has authored numerous articles on family law and risk management issues.
- Kelly D. Jordan, Kelly D. Jordan Family Law Firm Read their bio
Principal Lawyer and Mediator with Kelly D. Jordan Family Law Firm in Toronto, Ontario. Practises in the areas of family and fertility law, wills and estates. Certified as a Specialist in Family Law by the LSO. Accredited Family Mediator (OAFM). Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University Faculty of Law. Particular expertise in family law issues pertaining to the gay and lesbian community and assisted human reproduction. Fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys. Co-counsel on Baker v. Francis (1999) and Miglin v. Miglin (2002) before the Supreme Court of Canada. Past Chair of the Ontario and Canadian Bar Association, Family Law Sections. Member of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer. Frequent lecturer and author on issues pertaining to family and fertility law. Co-author of Canadian Family and Immigration Law in 2015 for Carswell. Contributing author to Property and Support Rights and Obligations Under Ontario Family Law for Canada Law Book and to LGBTQ2+ Law: Practice Issues and Analysis for Emond Publishing. Contributing editor to Wilson on Children and Law for Lexis Nexis on assisted reproduction. Named as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada and as a Lexpert. Graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School 1993. Called to the Ontario Bar 1995.
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Program details
Thursday April 14, 2022
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
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 Attendees will be able to claim a $50 Risk Management Credit to be applied to their LAWPRO premiums. |
Registration Fee:
- Members: FREE
- Member Licensing Candidates and New Calls: FREE
- Friends of the TLA: FREE
- Non-Members: FREE
- Undergraduate Law School Students: Complimentary tickets are available before April 11, 2022.
- If you are a Friend-Student, please email your request for complimentary attendance to events@tlaonline.ca
- To become a Friend register for free
No refunds after April 7 , 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.