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Jon Doody has been with Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter since 2011 when he started working as a summer student. He was called to the bar in 2014, and has been practicing criminal law since. During his time with the firm, Jon has had the opportunity to work with senior counsel assisting in the defense of a number of criminal and quasi-criminal charges. He has represented clients facing a wide array of criminal offence charges including, but not limited to: impaired driving, assault, assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, possession of a firearm, murder and terrorism. Jon has assisted on matters before the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice (including both jury and non-jury trials), the Ontario Court of Appeal and a military courts martial. Jon also represents clients in regulatory matters, such as Highway Traffic Act offences and By-law infractions, as well as appeals of such matters. Jon has expertise in reviewing and challenging both search warrants and the underlying documents -- Information to Obtains (ITOs) -- used to request a search warrant. Search warrants are often used in cases involving drugs, weapons and computer-related offences such as child pornography. Successfully defending these charges often requires a careful assessment of the search warrants and challenging them when necessary. After completing his Honors Degree in History and Film at Queen's University, Jon attended the University of Windsor where he completed his J.D. in 2013. While in law school, Jon worked at the Community Legal Clinic in Windsor, and in his final year he completed a clerkship with Justice Dean of the Superior Court in Windsor. Jon is a member of the Criminal Lawyers Association and the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa.
Justice Peter K. Doody was called to the Ontario bar in 1982 and the Nunavut bar in 2010. A partner with the firm Borden Ladner Gervais since 1990, Justice Doody carried on a large and varied litigation practice focused on public and administrative law, commercial litigation, insurance law, and arbitration, together with regularly acting as criminal defence counsel. He frequently acted for governments at all levels and ministers of the Crown. He appeared as counsel in and to a number of commissions of inquiry, including as counsel to former Prime Minister Chretien in the Gomery Inquiry, as a senior Commission counsel in the Elliot Lake Inquiry, and as counsel to the Correctional Investigator in the Prison for Women Inquiry. He has appeared as counsel in all levels of court in Ontario and Nunavut, including the Supreme Court of Canada on a number of occasions. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Best Lawyers in Canada in a number of categories. He has been a sessional lecturer at the law schools at Queen's University and the University of Ottawa, and in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, in criminal law, conflict of laws, public law, and civil procedure. Justice Doody was appointed in 2016.
Anne-Marie McElroy is a sole practitioner who practises exclusively criminal law. She completed her undergrad at the University of King’s College in Halifax and graduated from Ottawa University with her law degree in 2009. She practised at Hale Criminal Law Office and May & Konyer before founding McElroy Law in 2015. Anne-Marie is a director for the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa and a member of the Community Adult Justice Network. Her blog won a 2015 Canadian Law Blog Award (Clawbie) for Best New Blog and a 2016 Clawbie for Best Practitioner Blog.
Michelle O'Doherty has been at Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter since she began her articles in 2011. She was called to the bar in 2012 and has been practicing in criminal defence since that time. She completed her law degree at the University of Ottawa graduating in June 2011. Ms. O’Doherty is a Junior Director of the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa and is involved in the planning of the Montebello Conference. Outside of law, Ms. O’Doherty plays softball and curls. She is a board member for the organization LiveWorkPlay where she has volunteered for over 5 years.
Tony Paciocco is a criminal lawyer and associate at Edelson & Friedman LLP. He completed a B.A. at McGill University, where he graduated with distinction. He received his J.D. from Queen’s University in 2014. In his final year at law school, Tony was the recipient of the Dean’s Bronze Scholar Award, which is awarded annually to the student who obtained the third highest grade point average in his or her year. He also had the distinction of receiving the Queen’s Law Prize in Advanced Criminal Law. During his legal studies, Tony served as a student caseworker for Queen’s Legal Aid, did pro-bono work for the Ontario Justice Education Network, and was a volunteer editor of the Queen’s Law Journal. In 2012-2013, Tony represented his school at the Canadian Client Consultation Competition, where Queen’s made it to the final round of the national competition. The following year, Tony acted as student coach for the Queen’s Arnup and Sopinka Cup Trial Advocacy Team, where the team placed first in provincials and third in nationals. Tony worked as a summer student and then as an articling student at Edelson Clifford D’Angelo Friedman LLP. As a member of the firm, Tony has assisted with legal research and trial preparation. He has drafted material for all levels of court in Canada, including the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Tony was called to the bar in 2015. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Criminal Lawyers’ Association. Tony is also a part of the firm’s Affordable Defence Initiative.
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