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Pro Bono Perseverance

  • February 15, 2018
  • Robert Shawyer

How a chance pitch in an elevator brought one lawyer to a landmark case.

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Your Career Resolutions

  • February 15, 2018
  • Jill Lewis

We have rounded up a few resolutions we recommend young OBA lawyers take on this year to kick off their career in 2018.

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Are You Tax-Ready?

  • December 18, 2017
  • Dennis Tmej and Jin Wen

Proposed changes to eliminate the Work in Progress (WIP) deferral means many lawyers will find themselves facing additional taxes payable over the next five years.

Quinn Ross

President's Message

  • December 15, 2017
  • Quinn Ross

This has been a tumultuous year, globally, nationally and provincially. This is a time of reconciliation, a time that is seeing cultural shifts across borders and across industries. The OBA will continue to be part of these conversations and we look to you, our members – and our peer associations – for your valued input.

Hilary Linton

When Knowing is Half the Battle

  • December 14, 2017
  • Hilary Linton

The legal profession has come a long way in screening for intimate partner violence. We now have the right questions, but where are the answers?