Galeries

Mary Margaret Fox was joined by many friends, colleagues and family members on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Toronto, where she was awarded the OBA Award For Excellence In Insurance Law.

This year the OBA Foreign Conference took place in the Islands of Polynesia. For two weeks in March, participants meet with lawyers and judges in the major centres and on board the ship. Discussing on areas of current interest in Ontario practice and learning more about the legal systems on these islands.

On Thursday, May 27, 2014 the Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Section presented the AMS/John Hodgson Award. This year the section chose to honour the late Hugh M. Kelly, Q.C. Hugh was a true specialist in his field, with over fifty years of advising clients on charity and not-for-profit law and education law until his passing this past December. The OBA Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Section is pleased to present this posthumous award to a respected and honoured colleague and friend.

On May 27, 2014 the CCCA Ontario Chapter Award of Excellence was presented to Madeleine Ménard, Assistant General Counsel, NAV CANADA. The award dinner took place at the The Law Society of Upper Canada, Convocation Hall.

On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Kate A. Hughes was presented with the OBA Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Women's Equality.

On Thursday, May 15th, 2014 the Young Lawyers Division - East held an evening with The Honourable Mr. Justice Richard Wagner of the Supreme Court of Canada.

On May 22, 2014 Michael B. Rotsztain was presented the Murray Klien Award for Excellence in Insolvency Law.

OBA President attended a meeting of OBA Groupe Francophone in Ottawa on May 2.

Ron Ellis, Q.C. was joined by many friends, colleagues and family members on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, where he was awarded the OBA Tom Marshall Award of Excellence for Public Sector Lawyers. The award dinner tool place at Twenty Toronto Street Conferences and Events in Toronto.

Jim Phillips awarded Mundell Medal for Legal Writing, April 2014.