Continuing

Professional Development event

for lawyers from

North Eastern Ontario

presented by the

Sudbury District Law

Association Radisson Hotel, Sudbury

3 hour session – $135

$155 after September 30th

2 hour session – $105

$125 after September 30th

Thursday Lunch $30

(all meal prices include tax

and gratuity)

Speaker: The Hon. Heather

Forster Smith, Chief Justice of

the Superior Court of Justice

Thursday Dinner $75

(at Science North)

Speaker: The Rt. Hon. Beverley

McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of

Canada

Friday Lunch $30

Speaker: The Hon. Lise

Maisonneuve, Chief Justice of

the Ontario Court of Justice

This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Pro-

fessionalism Content by the Law Society of Upper Canada

LUNCH 12:00– 1:15pm Sponsored by: Miller Maki & Weaver, Simmons LLP

Guest Speaker: The Honourable Justice Smith, C.J. of the S.C.J.

1:30-4:45pm

FAMILY

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH

8:45am-12:00pm

REAL ESTATE

8h45 –12h00

DROIT DE LA FAMILLE

8:45am-12:00pm

ADVOCACY

1:30-4:45pm

ESTATES

1:30-4:45pm

CRIMINAL LAW

4:45—5:45p.m. YOGA (TBD)

COCKTAILS 6:00p.m. Science North, CTV Atrium Sponsored by: McKellar Structured Settlements

10:30pm Hospitality Suite (Radisson Hotel) sponsored by: Do Process

GALA 7:00p.m. Science North, Vale Cavern

Guest Speaker: the Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada

Sponsored by: Girones Lawyers

7:00-8:30am WOMEN’S NETWORKING BREAKFAST

Sponsored by: Wallbridge Wallbridge

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST

8:45 — 12:00 p.m.

CIVIL LITIGATION

1:30—3:45 p.m.

DROIT PENAL

1:30 –3:45 p.m.

EVIDENCE

4:00—5:30p.m. YOUNG LAWYERS MENTORING SESSION

Sponsored by: The Advocates’ Society

LUNCH 12:00 — 1:15pm Guest Speaker: The Hon. Justice Maisonneuve, C.J of the O.C.J Sponsored by: Feifel Broadbent Guallazi & Sinclair, Sinclair

MERCREDI 19 OCTOBRE

18h30– 20h30

FROMAGE ET RESEAUTAGE (Fromagerie Elgin)

8:45 — 12:00 p.m.

BUSINESS LAW

8:45 — 12:00 p.m.

INDIGENOUS LEGAL

ISSUES

Thursday October 20th MORNING

8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. ADVOCACY Professional Hours: 40 minutes Substantive Hours: 2 hours, 20 minutes Chair: Lisa Belcourt, Ferguson Barristers

8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. REAL ESTATE Professional Hours: 45 minutes Substantive Hours: 2 hours, 15 minutes Chair: Bob Yu, Yu Law Office Professional Corporation

Closing Arguments (Civil and Criminal) - Howard Lightle, Weaver, Simmons LLP and Danielle Vincent, Michel & Vincent Law, the

Hon. Paul Perell, SCJ-Toronto, and the Hon. Gregory Ellies, SCJ-North Bay

Objections: When and How to Make Them - Claude Lacroix, Lacroix Lawyers/Avocats, the Hon. Paul Perell, SCJ-Toronto, and the

Hon. Gregory Ellies, SCJ-North Bay

Summary Judgment: This is Now—Brian DeLorenzi, O’Neil DeLorenzi Mendes, Scott Hutchison, Henein Hutchison LLP, the Hon.

Paul Perell, SCJ-Toronto, and the Hon. Gregory Ellies, SCJ-North Bay

Sponsored by: Stockwoods and Giffin Koerth

12:00 to 1:15 p.m. LUNCH

Guest Speaker: Hon. Heather Forster Smith, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice

sponsored by Miller, Maki & Weaver, Simmons LLP

8h45 à midi DROIT DE LA FAMILLE Heure de professionalisme : 1 Heure, 45 minutes Heure sur le droit de fond : 1 heure et 45 minutes

Water rights as between landowners, the Crown and other third parties – Izaak de Rijcke, Izaak de Rijcke Law Office

Efforts on behalf of Real Estate Bar by the Working Group on Lawyers and Real Estate, Real Estate Liaison Group, Bencher Subcommittee and CBA National Property Section – Ray Leclair, Vice President, Public Affairs, LawPro

Read the Plan, Read the Plan, Read the Plan – Luc Maisonneuve, Maisonneuve & Associates Professional Corporation

Options, Rights of First Refusal, and Rights of First Opportunity – Brad McLellan, WeirFoulds LLP

What to do when a mortgagee instructs to add a parent on title – Bob Yu, Yu Law Office Professional Corporation

Highway Corridor Management – Christine Tudhope, Corridor Management Planner, MTO

Sponsored by: Royal Lepage

Animateurs : Paul Mongenais, Perras Mongenais et Louise Huneault, Aide juridique Ontario

Le déménagement d’un enfant après une séparation – Paul Mongenais, Perras Mongenais et Ben Gosselin, Gosselin Law Firm

Entretien avec Aide juridique Ontario sur la facturation – Louise Huneault et Natalie Phipps, Aide juridique Ontario

La représentation d’un parent aux prises avec l’Aide à l’enfance – Dominique Boucher, Beaudoin Boucher, et le Juge principal régional, l’Hon. Patrick Boucher, OCJ-Sudbury

Thursday October 20th AFTERNOON

1:30 to 4:45p.m. ESTATES Professional Hours: 1 hour, 10 minutes Substantive Hours: 1 hour, 50 minutes Chair: Guy Desmarais

1:30 to 4:45p.m. CRIMINAL LAW Professional Hours: 45 minutes Substantive Hours: 2 hours, 15 minutes Chairs: Stephanie Baker, Marcuccio Baker and Philip Zylberberg, Office of the Crown Attorney—Sudbury

1:30 to 4:45 p.m. FAMILY LAW Professional Hours: 1 hour, 10 minutes Substantive Hours: 1 hour, 50 minutes Chair: Carol Hartman, Miller Maki LLP

Evidentiary Issues that Arise in the Context of Sexual Assault and Domestic Assault Trials - the Hon. Michelle Fuerst, SCJ-Central East Region,

Erin Dunn, Di Luca Dunn LLP and John McInnis, Office of the Crown Attorney– Toronto

Top Ten Cases of 2016 –Michael Lacy, Brauti Thorning Zibarras, and Julie Lefebvre, Office of the Crown Attorney-Sudbury

Ethics and Civility in an Adversarial Process –Regional Senior Justice Patrick Boucher, OCJ-Sudbury, Terry Waltenbury, Paquette & Paquette, and

Keli Mersereau, Keli D. Mersereau Professional Corporation

Bankruptcy and Family Law – Bob Klotz, Klotz Associates and TBD Managing Risk in a Family Law Practice – Yvonne Bernstein, LawPRO Everything You Need to Know About F.R.O – A How to Guide to Dealing with the Family Responsibility Office – Ron Hurren, Senior Counsel – Family Responsibility Office Stephen Grant Interviews Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Gladys Pardu – the Hon. Gladys Pardu, Ontario Court of Appeal, and Stephen Grant, Grant & Sadvari

From the Bench: Five Regularly Encountered Issues in Estate Files – the Hon. Robbie Gordon, SCJ-Sudbury Updates on Litigation, Family Law, Tax Law, and Practice Points - Lise Poratto-Mason, Mason Poratto-Mason LLP, Jerome Gardner, Jerome Craigs Gardner, Guy Desmarais, and Ian Sinclair, Sinclair & Sinclair Running a Productive Practice - Raymond G. Leclair, Vice-President, Public Affairs, LawPRO Review of Business Issues for Solicitors – the Hon. Robbie Gordon, SCJ-Sudbury, Lise Poratto-Mason, Mason Poratto-Mason LLP, Jerome Gardner, Jerome Craigs Gardner, Guy Desmarais, Ian Sinclair, Sinclair & Sinclair, and Raymond G. Leclair, Vice-President, Public Affairs, LawPRO

COCKTAILS 6p.m. Science North, CTV Atrium Sponsored By: McKellar Structured Settlements

GALA 7:00p.m. Science North, Vale Cavern

Guest Speaker: the Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada

Come join your colleagues for an enjoyable evening with the Chief Justice of Canada. Complimentary shuttles will be offered between the Radisson Hotel and Science North, as well as to return to the

Radisson Hotel for the Hospitality Suite. Black tie optional. This event is generously sponsored by: Girones Lawyers

Finish your evening with your colleagues at the Hospitality Suite at the Radisson Hotel.

The event is generously sponsored by: Do Process

Friday October 21st MORNING

7:00-8:30am WOMEN’S NETWORKING EVENT WITH THE CHIEF JUSTICES

Come join your women colleagues and judges for a light breakfast during this open house. Comments will be made by the judges after 7:45am. The session is free thanks to a generous sponsorship by Wallbridge, Wallbridge. Registration by October 18 is required. Location has yet to be finalized.

8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS LEGAL ISSUES

Professional Hours: 1 hour, 30 minutes Substantive Hours: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Chairs: The Hon. Patricia Hennessy, SCJ– Sudbury, and Martin Bayer, Weaver, Simmons LLP

8:45a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CIVIL LITIGATION

Professional Hour: 1 hour, 10 minutes Substantive Hours: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Chairs: Gary Marcuccio, Miller Maki LLP, and John Michael Bray, Orendorff & Associates

LUNCH 12:00-1:15pm

Guest Speaker: The Honourable Justice Lise Maisonneuve, Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice

Sponsored by: Sinclair & Sinclair, and Feifel Broadbent Gualazzi

TO REGISTER for all sessions and meals:

VISIT WWW.SUDBURYCPD.COM and follow the link to register

Changes in Accident Benefit Law – Maia Bent, Learners Lawyers

Use of Examination Evidence at Trial – Thomas Orendorff, Orendorff & Associates, Geoffrey Larmer, Larmer Stickland, Scott Croteau, Weaver, Simmons LLP, and Jay Meunier, Girones Lawyers

Hot 5 Civil Cases – TBD

Use and Reliability of Experts at Trial – the Hon. George Strathy, Chief Justice of Ontario – OCA, Brian Greenspan, Greenspan, Humphrey, Lavine, and Paul Le Vay, Stockwoods LLP Barristers

Documents Required for Trial – Patrick Poupore, Wallbridge, Wallbridge

Sponsored by: McKellar Structured Settlements

Introduction to Indigenous Legal Issues - Gordon Waindebence, Elder, Anishinabek Nation, David Nahwegahbow, Nahwegahbow Corbiere, and Kim Murray, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Aboriginal Justice

Child Welfare Law: An Evolution in Ontario – Tracey O’Donnell, Private Practice and Cyndy Baksin, Assistant Professor, Ryerson University

Safety and Security of Aboriginal People – Dawn Lavell Harvard, PhD., President of Native Women's Association of Canada, Paul Pedersen, Chief of Police (GSPS), and Lisa Osawamick, Aboriginal Women's Violence Prevention Officer, N'swakamok Native Friendship Centre

Save $20 per session by registering on or before September 30th.

8:45 a.m. to 12:00p.m. BUSINESS LAW Professional Hours: 20 minutes Substantive Hours: 2 hours, 40 minutes Chair: Steve Moutsatsos, Weaver, Simmons LLP

Practical Business Strategies for Facilitating Ownership Transition - John Hughes, MNP LLP, and Steve Moutsatsos, Weaver, Simmons LLP

Basic Tax Planning for Effective Ownership Transition – Eddy Burello, MNP LLP

Shareholder Agreements for Family Businesses – Evan Marcus, Stikeman Elliot

Financing the Deal – Denis Goupil, Regional Director – Ontario, Roynat Capital

Sponsored by: MNP LLP

Friday October 21st AFTERNOON

13h à 15h Droit pénal – Droits linguistiques et audience sur le cautionnement simulée Heures de professionnalisme : 30 minutes Heures sur le droit de fond : 1 heure et 30 minutes

4:00 to 5:30 YOUNG LAWYERS MENTORING SESSION COCKTAIL PARTY (for those called to the bar in the last 10 years) Professional Hours: 1 hour, 30 minutes Chair: James Ross, Orendorff and Associates

Oops, I Did It Again! Bring your troubles to the table. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to meet with intermediate lawyers who are at the next stage of their careers and ‘get’ where you are coming from. Casually connect with mentors who have learned from their mistakes and can help you avoid (or recover!) from the hiccups all new lawyers will experience. They will listen to your issues, share their blunders and provide advice on how to navigate the early days of your career gracefully and successfully.

Mentors will include the Hon. Justice Del Frate (SCJ), the Hon. Justice Lische (OCJ), Doron Gold of Homewood Health, Thomas L.W. Orendorff of Orendorff & Associates, Edmond Paquette and Terry Waltenbury of Paquette & Paquette, and many more.

The session is free thanks to a generous sponsorship by The Advocates’ Society, but pre-registration is required because spaces are limited.

All sessions have been approved for LawPRO Risk Management Credits for 2018. To learn how to redeem a reduction on your 2018 insurance premiums, visit www.sudburycpd.com.

TO REGISTER for all sessions and meals:

VISIT WWW.SUDBURYCPD.COM and follow the link to register

Save $20 per session by registering on or before September 30th

Animateurs : Marc Huneault, Avocat, services régionaux, Procureur général; Renée Fuchs, Avocate de service, Aide juridique Ontario; et André Guitar, Avocat de service, Aide juridique Ontario.

Droits linguistiques et audience sur le cautionnement simulée – L’honorable Karen L. Lische, Cour de justice de l’Ontario; Marc Huneault, Avocat, services régionaux, Procureur général; Renée Fuchs, Avocate de service, Aide juridique Ontario; et André Guitar, Avocat de service, Aide juridique Ontario

Audience sur le cautionnement simulée – Suite à une discussion portant sur les droits linguistiques en droit pénal et une revue d’un lexique portant sur les termes en français utilisés couramment lors d’une audience de cautionnement, les participants auront l’opportunité de simuler une telle audience devant un juge afin de pratiquer l’utilisation des termes nouvellement appris. Le scénario choisit portera sur des allégations de violence conjugale.

Five in Five – A panel of five junior members of the family/criminal/civil bar will review the most significant evidentiary developments in their practice areas during the past five months

Social Media Evidence Panel – A demonstration on the admission of social media evidence during a trial, followed by a panel discussion about the different evidentiary issues that can arise regarding social media evidence – the Hon. Gladys Pardu, Ontario Court of Appeal, TBD

Sponsored by: Birnie Law Firm

1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. EVIDENCE Professional Hours: 20 minutes Substantive Hours: 1 hour, 40 minutes Chairs: Ted Tichinoff and Graham Jenner, Evans Bragagnolo & Sullivan LLP

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Colloquium 2016 was made possible with a huge amount of cooperation and hard work from many people and organizations. They deserve recognition and our collective appreciation: Organizing Committee: Erin Cullin (Chair), Lucille Shaw, Justice Patricia Hennessy, and James Ross. Session Chairs: Session chairs begin early in the year putting together a program responsive to the needs of the Northeastern Ontario Bar.

Speakers: We thank our local and “imported” speakers. Their expertise and scholarship is at the core of the event. Special thanks to our Guest speakers: Chief Justice of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin; Chief Justice of

the Superior Court of Justice, the Hon. Heather Forster Smith; and Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice,

The Hon. Lise Maisonneuve.

Sponsors: Contributions by firms, companies and organizations listed below make it possible to offer this high

level program at a reasonable cost. Please recognize them with your patronage.

Noémi C. Paquette provided administrative and logistical support. The support and assistance of the Sudbury District Law Association and the Cochrane Law Association is also greatly appreciated.

GOLD Sinclair & Sinclair

SILVER Sudbury District Law Association Nipissing Law Association

BRONZE

PLATINUM