Menu
Log in

  

Small Firms, Sole Practitioners and In-house Counsel CPD (with timely content for all lawyers and paralegals)

  • 20 Nov 2024
  • 9:00 AM - 12:50 PM
  • The London Club (177 Queens Ave)

Registration

  • Please log into your member profile to be eligible for this rate. Breakfast is included in the registration fee.
  • Applies to lawyers and paralegals who are not current MLA members. Breakfast is included in the registration fee.
  • Applies to law firm students, clerks, and assistants. Breakfast is included in the registration fee.
  • Available to students enrolled in law school at Western University. There will be a $35 charge for Breakfast for this event.

Register


Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The London Club (177 Queens Ave, London, ON)

 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast will be served.

 9:35 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - Accredited content with a short mid-morning                                                break

*This CPD will be beneficial for all practicing lawyers and paralegals.


Chair: Leslie Jack, Shillington McCall LLP & MLA Board Trustee


Leslie joined Shillington McCall as an associate lawyer in 2024. Leslie is bilingual and completed a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole (2014). She also completed two Masters of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of Ottawa (2016) and at Osgoode Hall Law School (2020). Her practice focuses on insurance defence, including accident benefits, breach of fiduciary duty, and tort claims. Since Leslie’s call to the bar in 2021, she has worked for multiple regulatory bodies and major insurance companies focusing on investigations, regulatory compliance and regulatory litigation. When she is not serving her clients, Leslie is involved with Fanshawe College as a Professor at the School of Public Safety.

Committee Members: Christina McCreery (City of London), Kristen Dearlove (Aviva Trial Lawyers) and Kristen King (Wallace Smith LLP)

Our Speakers:

We are pleased to present a remarkable group of speakers for this "Small Firms, Sole Practitioners and In-house Counsel CPD"

  • Lakin Afolabi (Lakin Afolabi Law PC), Laura M. Gurr (Cohen Highley LLP) & Philip Millar (Millars Lawyers & Third Eye Insights Inc) will discuss the topic "Your Online Reputation: Marketing and More that Protects (and Promotes) Your Firm/Organization".
  • Gordon Lee (Seneca College), Alysia Christiaen (Lerners LLP) & Savvas Daginis (Siskinds LLP) will talk about "How to effectively handle and prevent cybersecurity and privacy breaches".

  • Tara Pollitt (City of London) & Nicole Rogers (Aviva Trial Lawyers), Doug Wallace (Wallace Smith LLP) & Samantha Puchala (Velox Law PC) will explore the topics "How to Better Serve Your Client/Organization & Managing Difficult Clients and People".
  • Michael Lamb, Counsel, Cohen Highley LLP will present on: Mandatory Succession Planning – LSO New Requirements as of January 1, 2025
*You can review our program agenda and speaker bios for more information. 

                     __________________________________________

    This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by The Law Society of Ontario.

    If you have any questions about the program, please email Tracy Fawdry, Executive Director, at cle@middlaw.on.ca

    Refund Policy: The Middlesex Law Association will refund the registration fee + HST if cancellation is received FIVE business days before the CPD program.

    Payment: Payment can be made online, via e-transfer, or by cheque. If paying by e-transfer, please transfer to library@middlaw.on.ca using the security code:

    CPD2024SSH (case sensitive). If you have trouble with the e-transfer, please email us. If paying by cheque, please allow for a processing delay.

    If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know and we will accommodate you.

    Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software