Talking with Lawyers about Mental Health 20 janvier 2015 OBA President sat in on the CBC’s Ontario Today program taking calls from lawyers and addressing the topic of mental health in the legal profession
Addressing mental health in the legal profession 05 janvier 2015 OBA President Orlando Da Silva discusses the OBA’s work to raise awareness and advance a public conversation about mental health in the legal profession.
Hear more about the OBA’s Mindful Lawyer CPD Series 05 janvier 2015 : In an interview with CBC Ottawa, OBA President Orlando Da Silva discusses some of the unique concerns of lawyers when it comes to managing their mental health and what the OBA is doing to address those needs.
OBA members among 2014's top newsmakers 16 décembre 2014 The Law Times has named OBA President Orlando Da Silva and OBA SOGIC Executive Member Douglas Judson as two of the legal sector’s top newsmakers for 2014.
OBA President featured on an episode of Context with Lorna Dueck 09 décembre 2014 OBA President Orlando Da Silva joins Lorna Dueck and other guests to discuss depression and the importance of reaching out for help
OBA President Discusses Mental Health in the Workplace 27 novembre 2014 OBA President Orlando Da Silva spoke recently at the Niagara Health System’s “Day in Psychiatry” event. By sharing his experiences with depression, he is helping to advance the conversation about mental health in the legal profession and beyond.
Lawyers Improving Access to Justice with Technology 29 octobre 2014 Cornwall lawyer, Michele R.J. Allinotte was front and centre at the Ontario Bar Association's TECHxpo 2.0. along with co-chair Chris Jaglowitz. Read the full story as featured in the Cornwall Standard Freeholder.
LAW TIMES: Jeffrey Leon Wins Litigation Award 20 octobre 2014 Bennett Jones LLP litigator Jeffrey Leon has received the Ontario Bar Association’s civil litigation award.
OBA president speaking out about depression inspires: Law Times 19 septembre 2014 The writer, himself a lawyer who suffers from depression, says his fellow lawyers sometimes are stereotypically expected to show “invincibility” because of the adversarial legal culture.
Comments by Chief Justice on access to justice welcomed by Ontario Bar Association’s Doug Downey: Canadian Press 10 septembre 2014 OBA’s Downey quoted in story of Chief Justice George Strathy’s Opening of the Courts speech