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Ethical Advocacy: A Judges’ Panel

Ethical Advocacy: A Judges’ Panel

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 0.5
30 minutes
Published
2017
Presenter(s)
John Johnston
Jennifer Mackinnon
Anne Trousdale
Gerry Yemensky
Source
County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
30 minutes
Price
$99.00 plus tax
26th Annual Institute of Family Law

This panel will discuss how to be an ethical advocate, addressing professionalism and access to justice issues. This will include a review , from the bench, of what lawyers can do to resolve and de-escalate conflict.

Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Duty to act in good faith and avoid sharp practice

Professional responsibility - rule 2 - duty to act honourably and with integrity; Rule 5 Relationship the Administration of Justice, including courtesy, duty as an advocate, encouraging respect for the administration of justice

Client Service - recognizing and being sensitive to client needs in high conflict cases, including mental health aspects, and options for assisting them, managing difficult clients

Ethical Advocacy - how civility, courtesy and respect can prevent high conflict cases from escalating

Presenters

Justice John Johnston

The Honourable John M. Johnston, was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Brockville) on September 30, 2010. He regularly sits throughout the East Region and sits regularly in Family Court in various locations. Mr. Justice Johnston received a Bachelor of Arts Hons.(B.A.) from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Calgary. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1989. Mr. Justice Johnston has practiced law in Brockville, Ontario: he has been a sole practitioner since 1996. He was a partner at Beale, MacIntosh, Lewis and Johnston (1991-1996) and at Beale, MacIntosh, Lewis, O’Shaughnessy and Johnston (1989-1991). His main areas of practice include criminal law, family, and child welfare. Mr. Justice Johnston is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Leeds-Grenville Branch and member since 2001.He was a past member of Child and Youth Wellness, Leeds-Grenville and Career Services, Brockville. He was President of the Leeds-Grenville Law Association (2006-2007) and member of the Legal Aid Committee in Brockville since 2002 to 2010.

Justice Jennifer Mackinnon

Justice Jennifer Mackinnon was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in 1999. She sits in the Family Court in Ottawa. She is the local administrative judge for the Ottawa Family Court and has held that position for more than six of the years that she has been on the bench. Justice Mackinnon has a strong track record in judicial and legal education. Combined, she has more than 100 articles and presentations on family law topics. Her articles have been published in the Canadian Family Law Quarterly, the Advocates Quarterly and the Reports of Family Law. She has been invited to present on family law topics for the National Judicial Institute, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Advocates Society, the Ontario Bar Association and the Federation of Canadian Law Societies, amongst others. Justice Mackinnon was a member of the Federal Government Advisory Committee on the Child Support Guidelines and the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, from 1997 to 2007, and was a member of the Ontario Family Law Rules Committee, 1990 – 1999, during the development of the current Family Law Rules. Locally she has lectured at the Bar Admission Course, the University of Ottawa Law School and is a frequent speaker at County of Carleton Law Association programs. Her recent initiatives include the Ottawa Family Court Coordinated Case Management Project for high conflict custody and access cases, an Ontario wide annual Family Law Negotiation Competition, scheduled to commence in 2015, as an adjunct to the Walsh Cup Moot, and an east Region Consultation process aimed at identifying local measures to contribute to the implementation of the National Access to Family Justice Committee Report. She is a graduate of Queen’s University law school, called to the Ontario Bar in 1978, and former partner in the Ottawa law firm, Burke-Robertson LLP.

Justice Anne Trousdale

Gerry Yemensky

Gerald Yemensky was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1986. Since that time, he has maintained a private practice in Ottawa in conjunction with the law firm Campbell Clark Yemensky. Gerald focuses primarily on family law arbitration, mediation and collaborative family law. He is actively involved in the County of Carleton Law Association and the Family Bar Association. Gerald currently serves as a Director for Collaborative Practice Ottawa. He is also an active member of the Ottawa Association of Family Arbitrators. Gerald has acted as a mediator in family matters since 1992 and is an active member of the Ontario Association for Family Mediation. He has been a fully accredited Arbitrator since 2008, has acted as Collaborative Family Counsel since 2003, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Collaborative Practice Ottawa. He is past- president of the Children’s Bridge Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to assisting children abroad (www.cbfoundation.com). When the sun goes down, Gerald cranks up the Stratocaster as lead guitar for the Verdict, a band of mostly lawyers who perform regularly at charity and fundraising functions in the Ottawa region. The Verdict was honoured by the County of Carleton Law Association in 2006 with the Gordon F. Henderson award in recognition of exceptional contributions to the community for its ten year history of raising funds for worthy causes. This is Gerry’s first year on the conference planning committee.

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