In the Media

Orlando Da Silva speaks frankly about struggle with depression.

Orlando Da Silva, president of the Ontario Bar Association, is featured in a Law Times profile by staff writer Yamri Taddesse.

Vince De Angelis, chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates section, and former section chair Susannah Roth, are quoted in a Law Times story discussing how the practice of trusts and estates law is changing, and the resulting challenges that presents.

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.

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.

Business sideline a labour of love for OBA president.

The Ontario Bar Association’s partnership with the Trillium Gift of Life Network in support of organ donation was noted in a story in the Waterloo Region Record.

The new partnership between the Ontario Bar Association and the Trillium Gift of Life Network in support of organ donation was covered by the Hamilton Spectator.