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Login to watch this video if you have a subscription. Learn more about subscriptions.This presentation is about charitable services on behalf of the committee. There is great value for lawyers giving back to the community through volunteerism. This presenter is the recipient of the 2017 Gordon F. Henderson Award given by the County of Carleton Law Association for his volunteerism efforts with the Ottawa Chapter of the Lawyers Feed the Hungry program of the Ottawa Mission.
This presentation speaks directly to a lawyer's obligation as a professional to give back to his/her community and the integrity of our practice. In addition, this presentation will address work life balance principles as set out in Rule 5 and specifically 5.5.
David Ang is an associate lawyer with Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP in Ottawa, ON. He was called to the Bar in 2016. He practices mainly family law, and he has a particular interest in same-sex and LGBT family law issues. David is actively involved with the CCLA in Ottawa. Besides being part of the Institute’s Planning Committee, David is also the vice-chair of the CCLA’s Diversity Committee.
A native (and resident) of Orléans, Jon has practiced with Augustine Bater Binks since his call to the bar in 2007. Jon practices in the areas of civil litigation, particularly personal injury and construction law, and family law. Jon has conducted trials in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Small Claims Court, and has argued appeals at the Ontario Court of Appeal. Jon is the chairperson of the Ottawa chapter of the Lawyers Feed the Hungry program, which serves a warm meal to the clients of the Ottawa Mission on the third and fourth Thursdays of every month. For his work with Lawyers Feed the Hungry, Jon was the 2017 recipient of the Gordon F. Henderson award, given by the Carleton County Law Association to an Ottawa lawyer who has made a significant contribution to the welfare of the community by performing charitable services on behalf of the community. Jon is a past chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division – East, and past member of the OBA’s Family Law Section Executive. He is currently an elected member of the governing Council of the Ontario Bar Association and is a frequent speaker and chair of continuing legal education programs. Jon is a former national champion of “Reach for the Top”.
Professor, Dalhousie Law School (now Schulich School of Law), since 1982 (full professor since 1992). Executive Director, Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, 1982-85 and 1991-94. Recipient of Dalhousie Law Alumni Association and Dalhousie Law Students Society Award for Teaching Excellence 2001-02 and of the Vincent J. Pottier Award for Exceptional and Outstanding Contribution to Dalhousie Legal Aid Service (awarded in 2005). Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2011. Editor of the Canadian Family Law Quarterly. Co-director (with Prof. Carol Rogerson), Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines Project, Department of Justice Canada 2001-2008. On sabbatical 2006-07 at University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, taught Evidence. Also teaches Child and Spousal Support course at Osgoode Hall Law School, Osgoode Professional Development, Family Law Ll.M. (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015). Associate at Kitz, Matheson, Green & MacIsaac, Halifax, 1980-82. Member of N.S. Bar since 1980. Clerk to Justice Brian Dickson, Supreme Court of Canada, 1978-79. Ll.B. (Dalhousie, 1978); B.A. (Hons. Economics & Political Science) (McGill, 1971). Teaching subjects: Family Law, Evidence, Civil Procedure, Supreme Court (Family Division) Placement, Clinical Law.
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