Nouvelles

The OBA office will be closed for the holidays from December 24th to January 3rd, re-opening on January 4th.

Past OBA President Orlando Da Silva shares his experiences with depression in an interview with CBC Radio's Matt Galloway that touches on mental health and the stigma often attached to mental illness.

It is with mixed emotions for the OBA and the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) as we bid farewell to their outgoing Executive Director Patricia Hughes and welcome her successor Nye Thomas. Ms. Hughes has penned a very complimentary letter to the OBA, identifying how the input of lawyers has been key to ensuring that their perspectives and knowledge are incorporated into LCO projects.

OBA member Lorin MacDonald, who sits on the Equality Committee, was recognized this week as a recipient of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO) Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities 10th Anniversary Champion Award.

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates the Honourable Jonathan Bliss on his appointment to the Ontario Court of Justice.

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates the OBA members who were recently recognized as LEXPERT’s Rising Stars 2015.

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates Dianne Saxe on her appointment as the next Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, effective December 1, 2015.

The OBA congratulates member Justice Melanie Sager on her appointment to the Ontario Court of Justice.

New OBA President and Brampton lawyer Ed Upenieks has been featured in local paper The Brampton Guardian.

Local lawyer, Ed Upenieks, is the new president of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). As a civil litigator and managing partner at Lawrences Lawyers in Brampton for more than 19 years, Upenieks will bring great experience and a valuable regional perspective to the more than 16,000-member association.