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The CCCA Ontario Chapter is pleased to announce Paul Jonathan Saguil as the recipient of its 2019 CCCA Ontario Chapter Award of Excellence.

Voting for the 2019 Law Society of Ontario Bencher Election is now open. Lawyers elected to Convocation will be in a position to influence governance, regulation and the provision of legal services to the public for the next four years, so it's critical to consider how candidates will effectively serve in the role when it comes to tackling the most pressing issues.

The OBA will host a series of OBA Solution Circles over the coming months. OBA Solution Circles will address certain issues that we know are barriers to advancing gender equality (e.g., work interruptions and their impact on a legal career).

The OBA offices will be closed for the holidays between 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019.

Blockchain is slowly, but surely, revolutionizing commerce, banking, service, technology, and information industries.

Ontario Bar Association President Lynne Vicars appeared on CTV Ottawa’s Morning Live on Monday, Nov. 18 to talk about the OBA’s Make A Will Month

Up North: According to an Angus Reid survey from earlier this year, half of Canadians don't have a last will and testament in place. So the Ontario Bar Association is promoting November as "Make a Will Month".

The OBA would like to acknowledge our members who were recently named Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) would like to congratulate Benjamin Zarnett for his appointment as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Justice Zarnett is a former recipient of our Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation.

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates Justice Michael T. Doi on his recent appointment to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Brampton.