MAG/CLA Joint Conference on Professionalism

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2015

The Criminal Lawyers Association and the Ministry of the Attorney General will be hosting our first ever joint program at:

Royal Ontario Museum
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
2:00 to 6:00 p.m. (Reception to follow from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
100 Queen’s Park, Toronto ON

Highlights include:

• Opening speech by Chief Justice George Strathy
• A “fireside chat” with Supreme Court of Canada Justice Michael Moldaver and Ontario Court of Appeal Justice David Doherty
• A special guest from the University of North Carolina to lead an interactive session using electronics to instantly survey attendees on various professionalism issues
• Panels of defence counsel, prosecutors and judges tackling difficult ethical issues

The  Joint Program on Professionalism  program to be held on September 30, 2015 has been accredited for  3 hr 45 min  Professionalism Content.

Evening Agenda:

2:00 – 2:20: Walk a mile in my shoes

• Iona Jaffe, Senior Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada
• Frank Addario, Addario Law Group

2:20 – 3:15: Interactive Session

• Jeff Welty, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

3:15 – 3:30: BREAK

3:30 – 4: Counsel panel

• John Norris
• Julianna Greenspan, Greenspan Partners LLP
• Jill Cameron, Deputy Crown Attorney, Ministry of Attorney General
• Henry Poon, Assistant Crown Attorney, Ministry of Attorney General

4 – 4:30: Judicial panel

• The Honourable Jane E. Kelly, Superior Court of Justice
• The Honourable Gary T. Trotter, Superior Court of Justice
• The Honourable Justice Donald McLeod, Ontario Court of Justice
• Moderated by The Honourable J. David McCombs, Superior Court of Justice

4:30 – 5: Wellness issues

• Roderick McLeod

5 – 5:40: Fireside chat

• The Honourable Justice Michael J. Moldaver, Supreme Court of Canada
• The Honourable Justice David H. Doherty, Court of Appeal for Ontario
• Moderated by Brian Greenspan, Greenspan, Humphrey Lavine

5:40 – 6: Closing Remarks

• The Honourable Chief Justice George R. Strathy, Court of Appeal for Ontario

6 – 8: Cocktail Reception