Innovator

Hamilton lawyer John Evans says it is time to get rid of his law books, which were owned by four generations of lawyers in his family, and some of which date back to the 1850s.

Today’s Speech from the Throne, read today in the Ontario Legislature, makes specific mention of legal aid as part of the government’s economic plan, saying it is one of the “necessary foundations” of Ontario’s success.

A group of 13 lawyers are collaborating in the writing, directing, producing and acting of a play that is being staged at Toronto’s Fringe Festival.

The Ontario Bar Association is extending warm congratulations to Janet Minor who has been elected as the new Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Lawyers are figuring prominently in the new Ontario cabinet that was sworn in June 24.

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur on her re-appointment as Attorney General of Ontario.

The Ontario Bar Association is extending its sincere congratulations to The Honourable George R. Strathy on his appointment as Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

The Ontario Bar Association is documenting the first 100 stories from its award-winning Why I Went to Law School campaign by issuing a yearbook-style publication.

Election results for OBA Council, the main governing body of the Ontario Bar Association, are now in.

Tom Conway, Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada, says making a Power of Attorney and deciding to register to donate one’s organs are “two vital life decisions” that everyone must make.