Please note the times of these sessions are in Eastern (Toronto) time.
Notes
Co-authors/collaborators are listed in brackets beside the lead presenter's name.
Presentation abstracts and proposals can be found by clicking the "Read more" link under each session.
A breakdown of CPD (LSO) hours have been reflected under each session below.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Registration & Refreshments
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference Opening - Classroom B
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Keynote with The Honourable Michael H. Tulloch, Chief Justice of Ontario, Court of Appeal for Ontario - Classroom B
Generously sponsored by the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution
CPD (LSO): 1h Substantive
15-Minute Break
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Community Legal Education / A2J Programs and Intervention Tools - Classroom A
Kate Fischer Doherty
Belinda Lo (Chalita Ugrinovski, Donna Askew)
Julie Mathews
Rebecca Robichaud
Rebecca L. Sandefur
Chair: Shelley Kierstead
CPD (LSP): 70m Substantive; 20m Professionalism
Justice Digitization - Classroom B
Naomi Creutzfeldt
Erik Bornmann
Bonnie Hough
Jennifer Leitch
Tania McKenna (Jenni Smith)
Justice Samuel Thumma
Chair: Jennifer Leitch
CPD (LSO): 60m Substantive; 30m Professionalism
15-Minute Break
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Legal Advantage/Vulnerability - Classroom A
Hugh McDonald
Weston Ley (Emily Ryo, Ian Peacock)
Emily Taylor Poppe (Megan Doherty Bea)
Issy Quek (Elaine Marinas)
Chair: Emily Taylor Poppe
CPD (LSO): 65m Substantive; 10m EDI
Person-Centred Justice - Classroom B
Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly
Albert Currie
Trevor Farrow
Nicki Lees
Georgina Rychner
Lauren Sudeall
Chair: Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly
CPD (LSO): 65m Substantive; 10m Professionalism
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Reception with The Honourable Doug Downey, Attorney General, Ministry of the Attorney General
Law Society of Ontario, 130 Queen St W, Toronto
Enter via East Entrance - Get directions
In person only (no virtual option available)
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration & Refreshments
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
AI & Legal Tech - Classroom B
Zoe Chan
Daniel Escott (Michael Litchfield)
Nye Thomas
David Wiseman
Zach Zarnow (Andy Wirkus)
Chair: Trevor Farrow
CPD (LSO): 80m Substantive; 10m Professionalism
15-Minute Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Legal Needs Surveys - Classroom B
Daniela Barba (Alejandro Ponce, Grace Hulseman)
Meredith Brown
Natasha Brown (Gerard Kennedy)
Matthew Burnett
Luis Guevara (Ernesto Cardenas)
Heather Heavin (Brea Lowenberger, Trisha Esmeralda)
Chair: Matthew Burnett
CPD (LSO): 70m Substantive; 20m Professionalism
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Gender-Based Violence - Classroom A
Natalia Antolak-Saper
Michelle Choe (Keren Harvey, Douglas Kwan)
Loralei Colquhoun
Janet Mosher (Jennifer Koshan, Wanda Wiegers)
Miriam Roger
Laura Snowdon
Erin Weaver
Chair: Janet Mosher
CPD (LSO): 90m EDI
Legal Services Market - Classroom B
Elizabeth Chambliss
Ellie Frazier
Milan Markovic
Tanina Rostain
Chair: David Wiseman
CPD (LSO): 90m Substantive
15-Minute Break
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Youth & Family Justice - Classroom A
Natasha Jaczek
Diana Lowe
Kristen Wallwork (Ashleigh Newnham)
Chair: Mary Birdsell
CPD (LSO): 80m Substantive; 10m EDI
Legal Education - Classroom B
Thais Cattani Perroni
Antonio Coronado
Ricardo Lillo
Chair: Karen Drake
CPD (LSO): 80m Substantive; 10m EDI
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration & Refreshments
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Justice Epidemiology - Classroom A
Delphine Bellerose (Emily Kothe)
Kerryn Butler (Catriona Mirrlees-Black)
Andrew Pilliar
Chris Povey
Paul Prettitore
Ryan Sakoda (Daria Fisher Page, Brian Farrell)
Chair: Andrew Pilliar
CPD (LSO): 60m Substantive; 30m Professionalism
A2J & Health - Classroom B
Liz Curran
Lynne Haultain
Michele Leering
Amy Slotek (Tess Sheldon, Jayda Goldhar, Diya Parikh)
Jennifer Stone (Rami Shoucri)
Patricia Vagg
Chair: Lynne Haultain
CPD (LSO): 40m Substantive; 20m Professionalism; 30m EDI
15-Minute Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Court & Tribunal Design - Classroom A
Varsha Aithala
Justice David Brown
Suzanne Chiodo
Jon Khan
Carey Majid (Catherine Kelly, Maria Dussan)
Joaquin Santuber (Emily MacLoud)
Noel Semple
Chair: Suzanne Chiodo
CPD (LSO): 60m Substantive; 20m Professionalism; 10m EDI
A2J & Income - Classroom B
Claire Johnson Raba (Dalié Jiménez)
Danielle Kalil
Erin Turner
Juliet-Nil Uraz
Chair: Sean Rehaag
CPD (LSO): 90m Substantive
15-Minute Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Keynote with The Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada - Classroom B
CPD (LSO): 90m Substantive
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Conference Closing - Classroom B