Media Releases

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Trisha Jackson Honoured By Ontario Bar Association

  • October 19, 2015

TORONTO – The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) is honouring Patricia (Trisha) Jackson, one of Canada’s most successful civil litigation lawyers, with its prestigious Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation.

Brampton Lawyer Named President of the Ontario Bar Association

  • August 24, 2015

Local lawyer, Ed Upenieks, is the new president of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). As a civil litigator and managing partner at Lawrences Lawyers in Brampton for more than 19 years, Upenieks will bring great experience and a valuable regional perspective to the more than 16,000-member association.

Esteemed Northern Ontario Lawyer Wins Provincial Award

  • June 24, 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 Law Day Comes to Brantford

  • May 13, 2015

Brantford, ON – What does it take to become a lawyer or a judge? Some local high school students are about to get firsthand experience.