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Michael Edelson is the principal partner of Edelson Clifford D’Angelo Friedman LLP. He graduated magna cum laude in 1975 from the University of Ottawa Law School, Common Law Faculty. Since 1997, his practice has been largely restricted to the defence of criminal and regulatory offences. In 1989, he was certified as a Specialist of Criminal Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is a member of The Advocates’ Society, The Criminal Lawyer’s Association, The National Association of Criminal lDefence Lawyers (US). He is also a member of the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Honour Society. Michael has been repeatedly voted by his peers as one of the “Best Lawyers in Canada” criminal defence, and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is an Adjunct Professor in Criminal Trial Advocacy at the University of Ottawa Law School, Common Law Faculty. He was on the faculty of the National Program, Federation of Law Societies (Criminal Law). He has argued several thousand criminal cases; he has conducted trials and appeals at all Court levels and in multiple provinces. He is a frequent speaker/lecturer at continuing legal education programs at the Law Society of Upper Canada, Osgoode Development Program, judges’ conferences for the Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Ontario and to Mexican lawyers in an extensive program developed by his law firm with respect to skills development in the adversarial system, conducted in Mexico.
Michael, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, is often called upon to provide opinions on complex legal issues involving individuals and corporations both before and after criminal charges are sworn. He is presently writing the Fourth Edition of “Cross-Examination, The Art of the Advocate,” originally authored by Mr. Justice Roger E. Salhany, along with Vincent Clifford. Michael was named the Best Lawyers' 2016 Ottawa Criminal Defence "Lawyer of the Year".
Justice Anne London-Weinstein was a defence counsel for most of her professional life. As a criminal lawyer, she represented individuals charged with serious matters, often from some of the most disadvantaged backgrounds imaginable. For two years early in her career she was an assistant Crown attorney in Scarborough, Ontario. As counsel, she appeared at every level of court in Ontario. Justice London-Weinstein graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1996 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1998. She received her LL.M. in criminal law and procedure from Osgoode Hall in 2011. She was certified as a specialist in criminal litigation with the Law Society of Upper Canada (now the Law Society of Ontario). Justice London-Weinstein has served as president of the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa and as regional director of the Criminal Lawyers' Association. In addition, she served on the Area Committee for Legal Aid Ontario. Justice London-Weinstein has been an active participant in legal education. She has taught evidence at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa and also taught trial advocacy for many years. She has presented at "Crown School" and at conferences hosted by groups including the Superior Court of Justice Eastern Region, the Ontario Court of Justice Eastern Region conference, the Criminal Lawyers' Association, the Advocates' Society, and the County of Carleton Law Association. Justice London-Weinstein and her husband, Neil, have three sons and two grandsons.
Justice David Paciocco was called to the Bar in 1983. He joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa in 1982 and has been a full professor since 1990. He has also served as an assistant Crown attorney in Ottawa. From 1994 to 1998, he was counsel for Addelman, Edelson and Meaghar, and, most recently, counsel at Edelson, Clifford, D'Angelo. Justice Paciocco has been a member of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers and the Canadian Italian Advocates Organization. He has given seminars on various legal topics at numerous conferences and has written four books and many articles. His legal writing has been cited in hundreds of decisions in Canada. Justice Paciocco was appointed to the Bench in August 2011.
Ms. Robitaille is a partner at Henein Hutchison, where her practice focuses on criminal, regulatory and disciplinary litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. Ms. Robitaille defends both individuals and corporations charged with regulatory or criminal offences. She has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario. Ms. Robitaille has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto and an LL.B. from Dalhousie University, where she won the Muriel Duckworth Award for “raising consciousness of women’s issues and feminism in the legal community.” Ms. Robitaille has lectured extensively including at The Law Society of Upper Canada, Osgoode Professional Development, The Advocates’ Society, the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario, Ministry of the Attorney General’s “Crown School” and the Ontario Court of Justice. Additionally, Ms. Robitaille is an instructor for the University of Toronto’s Trial Advocacy course.
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