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The OBA Pensions and Benefits Law Section is pleased to announce Mark Zigler as the winner of this year's Award of Excellence in Pensions and Benefits Law.

OBA President Orlando Da Silva shares his experiences with depression in a Waterloo Region Record story.

OBA President Orlando Da Silva called Convocation's move to establish a mental health task force a "huge step toward promoting mental wellness in the justice sector," Law Times reports.

OBA Criminal Justice Section Vice-Chair Jody Berkes discussed hopes for the new Toronto courthouse in a Law Times article.

A cross-country tour to discuss mental health in the workplace concluded this week. OBA President, Orlando Da Silva, participated in three of the five sessions hosted by the Economic Club of Canada in conjunction the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Lundbeck Canada, Cookson James Loyalty, Excellence Canada, and Mental Health International.

The OBA congratulates the Honourable Elizabeth C. Sheard on her recent appointment to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

The Ontario Bar Association applauds the Law Society of Upper Canada for establishing a new Task Force to Create a Strategy to Promote Wellness and Address Mental Health, which was approved by Convocation yesterday.

The OBA is pleased to announce that Patrick James, partner at Pinto Wray James LLP in Toronto, will serve as Chair of the JUST. Editorial Board effective July 1, 2015.

Sudbury, ON – Northern Ontario lawyer, Owen Smith, Q.C., will be posthumously recognized this week at a special celebration for his contributions to insurance law, which have greatly benefitted the regional community.

OBA President Orlando Da Silva has been touring Canada as part of a national mental wellness corporate challenge led by the Economic Club of Canada, Lundbeck Canada, Cookson & James Loyalty/ Best Life Rewarded, Mental Health International, Excellence Canada, and The Mental Health Commission of Canada.