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Toronto, ON – OBA Institute kicks off today and is expected to bring more than 1500 of Ontario’s lawyers and judges to Toronto.

OBA President Orlando Da Silva joins Lorna Dueck and other guests to discuss depression and the importance of reaching out for help

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.

The Ontario Bar Association wishes to congratulate Edward Iacobucci on being appointed Dean of the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.

This afternoon, the government released the mandate letters that the Premier sends to each minister outlining her expectations of that Minister during the mandate.

Orlando Da Silva, president of the Ontario Bar Association, was recently interviewed by Paul and Carol Motts, hosts of the popular radio program The Motts which is broadcast in Toronto on NewsTalk1010 as well as about a half dozen other radio stations across Ontario.

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.

OBA’s Downey quoted in story of Chief Justice George Strathy’s Opening of the Courts speech

Orlando da Silva knows what it's like to be in a "dark place” from which he almost didn’t return. Before starting his presidency of the lawyers’ association, he decided to share his story.

Editorial praises “courage” of OBA President Orlando Da Silva for speaking out on depression and mental health.