On Thursday, April 25, members of the bar and judiciary congregated in Toronto to recognize members of the profession who have made an outstanding contribution to the practice of law in Ontario and to the Ontario Bar Association. Honoured guests included: the Honourable Warren K. Winkler, Chief Justice of Ontario, Chief Justice Heather Smith of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Chief Justice Annmarie Bonkalo of the Ontario Court of Justice, Patrick J. Monahan, Deputy Attorney General of Ontario.
The evening included the following award presentations:
OBA Award for Distinguished Service
Dennis W. Brown, Q.C., Ministry of the Attorney General, Crown Law Office - Civil
Martha Mackinnon, Barrister and Solicitor
James C. Morton, Steinberg Morton Hope & Israel LLP
OBA Linda Adlam Manning Award
R. Lee Akazaki, Gilbertson Davis Emerson LLP
OBA President’s Award
The Hon. Warren K. Winkler, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Mundell Medal for Legal Writing
Dean Lorne M. Sossin, York University