E-BRIEF - Jan-Feb 2004 - The Advocates' Society

Spotlight On a
Board Member
Margaret L. Waddell is a member of
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein
LLP. She was called to the Ontario
bar in 1989, and to the Alberta bar in
1991. Margaret obtained her LL.B.
degree from Queen’s University and
her LL.M. from Osgoode Hall. She
joined Paliare Roland Rosenberg
Rothstein LLP in September 2003,
after practising for the preceding ten
years with Paul J. Pape, Barristers.
Margaret has a varied advocacy practice
that encompasses a broad range
of corporate, commercial, securities
and shareholder litigation, class
actions, professional liability cases,
and appearing as appellate counsel.
She has appeared in all levels of the
Ontario Courts, and has made applications
for leave to appeal to The
Supreme Court of Canada.
Additionally, Margaret instructs civil litigation
at the Bar Admission Course
and appears as a speaker at various
continuing education programs.
Margaret is a member of The
Advocates’ Society’s Sub-committee
on Advocacy and Practice, where she
has interfaced with the Rules
Secretariat of the Civil Rules
Committee in responding to proposed
changes to the cost grid and Rule 49
offers to settle.
Wed., March 3
Thurs., March 4
Fri., March 5
Thurs., March 11
Fri., March 12 &
Sat., March 13
Wed., March 24
Thurs., March 25
Fri., March 26
Sat., March 27
Mon., March 29
Wed., March 31
Thurs., April 1
Fri., April 2
Thurs., April 15
Tues., April 20
Sat., April 24 -
Sat., May 1
Tues., May 4
Calendar of Events
Mentoring Dinner Series: “What I know now that I wish
I had known in my early years of practice”
(Jointly with Toronto Lawyers Association)
Toronto: Campbell House
Administrative Tribunal Skills Certificate Program:
Opening Statement and Closing Argument
Toronto: Federal Court of Canada
Chief Justice of Ontario’s Advisory Committee on
Professionalism: Second Colloquia
Toronto: Osgoode Hall Law School‘s Professional
Development Centre
2004 Ottawa Advocate Honoree Dinner: A Tribute to
Wayne B. Spooner, Q.C., & the late David Sgayias, Q.C.
Ottawa: National Arts Centre
Sopinka Cup
Ottawa: Ottawa Court House
New Members’ Breakfast
Toronto: Campbell House
Mezzaluna Mentoring Dinner Series: Risk Management
Ottawa: Café Mezzaluna
Women's Luncheon Series: I Want to be a Judge
(Jointly with Women's Law Association of Ontario)
Toronto: Campbell House
Criminal Litigation Skills Certificate Program:
a.m. - The Bail Hearing; p.m. - Speaking to Sentence
Toronto: Federal Court of Canada
Dinner in Honour of The Honourable John W. Morden
Toronto: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Young Advocates’ Wine and Cheese with the Bench
Toronto: Campbell House
Civil Litigation Skills Certificate Program:
Dynamic Discoveries
Toronto: St. Andrew’s Club and Conference Centre
40th Anniversary Spring Symposium
Advocacy: The Art of Persuasion
Toronto: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Administrative Tribunal Skills Certificate Program:
Opening Statement & Closing Argument
Toronto: Federal Court of Canada
Expert Evidence
Toronto: St. Andrew’s Club and Conference Centre
International Conference
The Hague and Amsterdam
Civil Litigation Skills Certificate Program:
Opening Statement and Closing Argument
Toronto: Federal Court of Canada
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