Meet a few Virtual Associates®
TVA’s network of over 90 Virtual Associates® contract lawyers provide you access to a full array of expertise across Canada. Our team has conducted hearings at a variety of administrative tribunals and appeals at every level of court including the Supreme Court of Canada. TVA’s most experienced contract lawyer is a retired judge who is available to fine-tune your submissions.
Below are a few profiles:
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Year of Call |
Profile |
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1965 |
Retired Justice of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario Justice for over 20 years; Formerly civil litigator for over 20 years Former Regional Senior Justice and member of Judicial Advisory Committee |
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1966 |
Civil Litigator with emphasis on Personal Injury Plaintiff personal injury lawyer with over 40 years in practice LL.M. Business Law |
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1974 |
Tax Law, Estates, Corporate/Commercial Six years federal Department of Justice tax litigation LL.M. in tax; Called to the bar in Nova Scotia and Ontario |
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1979 |
Corporate, Employment, Human Rights, Privacy Former General Counsel of worldwide IT company for over 25 years LL.M. in Labour Relations and Employment Law and author |
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1980 |
Legal Research and Writing Over 30 years practicing exclusively as a legal researcher LL.M.; Several published articles; Clerked at Ont. Court of Appeal |
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1982 |
Corporate/Commercial, Commercial Leasing, Real Estate Astute negotiator/drafter of commercial leases and agreements Author of annotated precedents in a business agreements text |
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1987 |
Commercial/Civil Litigation, Criminal Law Operates a barrister style practice; Extensive courtroom experience Counsel to several law firms; Articled at Gowling and Henderson |
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1988 |
Municipal, Privacy, Administrative, Human Rights, Constitutional Law Superior drafting and research skills in municipal and privacy law Professor at UWO and UBC; B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D in Geography |
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1988 |
Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Corporate/Commercial LL.M. with concentration in intellectual property Associate at Lang Michener; Also called to Alberta Bar 1983 |
| 1991 | Civil Litigation, Health Law, Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation Fluent in French and German; Accomplished author and speaker Formerly at Gowling, Strathy & Henderson |
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1993 |
Commercial Litigation, Employment, Shareholders’ Remedies, Corporate Extensive experience in commercial litigation Articled at Holden Day Wilson |
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1997 |
Environmental Law, Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Municipal Law Experience in municipal, planning, environmental & agricultural Masters environmental studies; Articled at Blake, Cassels & Graydon |
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1998 |
Sports Law, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Legal Research Lecturer/panellist at various law schools/conferences Former litigation associate at Torys and at Goodman and Carr |
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2000 |
Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, Immigration Awards in administrative law, secured transactions & insolvency Called to the New York Bar in 1999 |
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2000 |
Legal Research, Commercial Litigation & Employment Law Barrister experience includes Commercial Court and WSIAT Legal Officer, Deputy Judge Advocate (Rank of Major) |
| 2001 | Legal Research, Labour & Employment Law Formerly a labour and employment law associate at Donahue E&Y Articled at Borden Ladner Gervais included labour & employment |
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2001 |
Tax, Wealth Management, Estates & Trusts, Corporate Updates leading estates and tax law texts Formerly at Borden Ladner Gervais |
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2002 |
Criminal Law, Security, Intellectual Property, Tax Policy Formerly with the Department of Finance Articled at Stikeman, Elliot |
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2003 |
Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Personal Injury & Insurance, Product Liability In addition to litigation experience, also provides strategic business advice to corporate clients |
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2004 |
Insurance Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Administrative Law, Employment & Labour, Human Rights Formerly a Teaching Assistant at the University of Ottawa & Part-Time Professor at Fanshawe College |
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2005 |
Legal Research, Commercial Litigation, Labour & Employment Law Practice includes both OLRB and WSIB matters LL.M., Certificate of Pharmacology |
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2007 |
Legal Research, Intellectual Property, Corporate & Securities Articled at Miller Thomson; Adjunct professor at University of Ottawa LL.M. & Ph.D.; Called in New York (2001), BC (2007), Alberta (2013), Ontario (2017) |
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2007 |
Estate Litigation, Estate Administration, Insurance Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law Articled at Osler, Hoskin & Hardcourt with an emphasis on Franchise Law and Privacy Issues Former Secondary School Teacher |
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2008 |
Civil Litigation, Health Law, Administrative Law and Employment Law Several years doing Quality and Risk Management consulting in-house (hospital) |
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2009 |
Family Law Has practiced exclusively in Family Law since called to the bar, also a columnist for many different publications (legal and non-legal), and an instructor at Seneca College Award-winning journalist published in The Lawyers Weekly, National Post, and The Globe and Mail |
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2009 |
Tort Law, Insurance/Personal Injury, Civil Procedure and Employment Law Full-time researcher, multiple areas of law Articled at Borden Ladner; Called in BC (2009), Ontario (2016) |
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2010 |
Immigration and Refugee Law, CPP Disability and Administrative Law |
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2011 |
Insurance defence/Personal Injury, Property Loss, Product Liability, Professional Liability Legal writer and researcher, producer of legal conferences including content development |
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2014 |
Environmental Law, Corporate Law and Governance, Class Actions, Toxic Torts Summa cum laude and silver medalist in law school with several awards; articled at Lerners LLP LLM (Yale), PhD Candidate (Yale) |
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2014 |
Criminal Law Articled at the Alberta Court of Appeal, and at Miller Thomson; Research assistant for several law professors and a private foundation; journalism background Called to the BC bar |
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2015 |
Fluent in French and Spanish; called in BC and ON; author of several articles and editorial peer reviewer for law journal |
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2017 |
Newer lawyer called in 2017, and before law school gained 10 years’ experience as a law clerk doing legal research, drafting demands, statements of claim, affidavits of documents, motion records, trial records, settlement proposals, mediation memoranda, and appeal facta |