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Civility in the Courtroom

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 0.5
30 minutes
Published
2019
Presenter(s)
Trevor Brown
Jon Fuller
Sarah Starkie
Source
County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
30 minutes
Price
$139.00 plus tax
31st Annual Criminal Law Conference 2019
Includes Handouts

This panel will discuss how to keep your cool in the courtroom while best representing client. Defence counsel have an obligation to fearlessly defend their clients, without misrepresenting the law or the evidence, while acting in good faith and practicing with civility. Justice Brown and senior Crown counsel will discuss strategies that are effective versus ones to avoid, and lessons learned.

  • 1.4 Duty to act in good faith and avoid shart practice
  • 1.6 Duties related to advocacy (not to abuse the tribunal process, mislead the tribunal, need for full disclosure, etc.)
  • 1.16 Best practices for analyzing ethical dilemmas
  • 4.1 Practising with civility
  • 4.2 Treating the court, opposing counsel, parties and others with courtesy and respect – in and out of the courtroom
  • 4.4 Encouraging respect for legal institutions or authorities
  • 5.3 Best practices for career and profile management as a legal professional
  • 5.4 Mentoring best practices for lawyers

Presenters

Trevor Brown

Justice Trevor Brown was called to the bar in 2002. He spent most of his career as a criminal defence lawyer with Greenspon, Brown and Associates. Justice Brown has volunteered as an executive member of the Ottawa Collaborative Justice Program and volunteers as a youth hockey coach.

Jon Fuller

Jon Fuller joined the Newmarket Crown Attorney’s office as a summer student in 2006, and between 2007 and 2015 he worked there as an Articling Student and Assistant Crown Attorney. In the fall of 2015 the lure of colder winters and cheaper Leafs tickets led him to Ottawa, where he's now ensconced as an Assistant Crown. He received a Honors BA from the University of Western Ontario in 2004 and an LLB from Queen’s University in 2007, before being called to the bar in 2008. He received a Master’s degree in Criminal Law and Procedure from Osgoode Hall in 2014. You may recognize him as the former Team 4 Lead, or as that guy from #5 court.

Sarah Starkie

Sarah was born and raised in Ottawa. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice, with a minor in Political Science from Carleton University in 2008. Sarah subsequently attended law school at the University of Ottawa and received her Juris Doctor in 2011, graduating magna cum laude.

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