Keeping Tabs February 2019

IN THE NEWS
Young Advocates in the News
In this feature, we highlight TAS young advocate members in the news. All of the lawyers profiled
have been called to the bar in the last ten years.
If you or a fellow young advocate has had a recent brush with the media about your/their work on
a case, please forward the news story link to:
Andrew Eckart, andrew@eckartmediation.com; or
Thomas Milne, tmilne@nncfirm.ca
• ‘He’s capable of killing me’: PhD student alleges sexual assault by Dominican Republican
official - CBC, October 1, 2018. Megan Savard of Addario Law Group LLP comments on her
client’s sexual assault allegations and ‘powerful’ case against a former member of the Dominican
Republican government.
• Rules on Weed in the Workplace – CBC News Network, October 10, 2018. Jacqueline Luksha,
associate at Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, speaks to CBC News Network host John
Northcott about the workplace implications of cannabis legalization.
• City of Regina wants court to quash ruling that allowed Westgate Properties more time to
build – CBC News, October 23, 2018. TAS member and associate at Gowling WLG, Sahil Shoor,
represents Westgate Properties in response to a judicial review launched by the City of Regina.
• POC’s in underrepresented workplaces pressured to speak for entire communities: Global
News, December 26, 2018. TAS member and associate at Nahwegahbow, Corbiere Genoodmagejig
Barristers & Solicitors, Thomas Milne, participates in a panel discussion regarding employment
on Living in Colour.
• Court upholds NPCA board appointments – St. Catharines Standard, December 21, 2018.
Erin Pleet of Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP successfully represented her clients in a dispute
over the governance of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority.
We are #TASProud of our Young Advocates who worked so diligently in raising awareness of
the impending closure of Pro Bono Ontario’s Law Help Centre. The collective effort of many
of our members has helped to ensure that the Law Help Centres will remain in operation
throughout 2019. The following are some of the news stories that highlight our members’
advocacy efforts:
• Lawyers says loss of Pro Bono Ontario help centres will make justice more difficult and
expensive – The Star, November 6, 2018. TAS member Lindsay Scott, Paliare Roland Rosenberg
Rothstein LLP, discusses the impact of closures of the Law Help Centres.
• Funding pro bono legal services a no-brainer for Ford government – The Star, November
13, 2018. TAS member and associate at Stockwoods LLP, Pam Hrick, provided an opinion
piece encouraging the Ontario government to fund Pro Bono Ontario to prevent the closure
of the Law Help Centres.
• Free civil legal service to close, despite study showing it saves Ontario $5M a year –
CBC News, November 7, 2018. Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP associate Alysha Shore
shares her experiences of volunteering with Pro Bono Ontario over the past 10 years.
TAS Member Erin Durant, associate at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, was interviewed for several
publications:
• Group trying to keep free legal help centre afloat in Ottawa – CBC Radio (Ottawa Morning),
November 8, 2018.
• ‘You don’t have justice if you don’t have access to a lawyer’: Legal Help Centre to close
– Ottawa Citizen, November 8, 2018.
• Bencher hopefuls push LSO on pro bono funds – Law Times, November 12, 2018.
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