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The Intersection of Family and Criminal Law; The Year in Review

The Intersection of Family and Criminal Law; The Year in Review

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 0.25
Substantive: 1.0
Published
2015
Presenter(s)
Aaron Franks
Mitch Hoffman
Lynn Rockman
Barry Tobin
Source
County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
75 minutes
Price
$129.00 plus tax
CCLA Family Law Conference 2015
Includes Handouts

Presenters

Aaron Franks

Aaron has a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of British Columbia. He graduated from the Joint M.B.A./LL.B Program at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Shulich School of Business in 1996 and was called to the bar in 1998. Since his call to the bar, he has practiced exclusively in the areas of family law (and related areas) and the defense of solicitor’s negligence claims. He has been an Adjunct Professor (Family Law) at the University of Toronto Law School and at Osgoode Hall Law School. He was formerly an instructor with the Family Law Section of the Bar Admission Course, and he is a Dispute Resolution Officer for the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. He has co-authored “This Week in Family Law” (Carswell) since January 2020. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Reports of Family Law (Carswell) since January of 2000 and was Associate Editor starting in 2005. Aaron is a regular contributor/speaker at continuing legal education programs, and he has authored papers and chapters in several publications on family law issues. He is regularly retained to mediate and/or arbitrate family law matters. Aaron is listed in the Lexpert (“most frequently recommended”) and Best Lawyers directories; ranked in Chambers & Partners Global High Net Worth Guide in Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth (Canada); Doyle’s Canadian Guides for Leading Family Lawyers and American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the Planning Committee for the bi-annual National Family Law Program run by the Federation of Canadian Law Societies, and was previously Co-Chair of the Six Minute Family Lawyer for 8 years, and on the Board of the Advocates’ Society.

Justice Mitch Hoffman

Justice Mitch Hoffman was called to the Bar in 1989 and specialized in criminal law. As assistant Crown attorney for Essex County, Justice Hoffman served as bilingual designate, child abuse designate as well as hate crimes designate. He was the acting Crown attorney for both Bruce County and Haldimand County and was the regional Crown liaison for the Provincial Joint Forces Biker Enforcement Unit. Justice Hoffman served as a member of the Essex Child Abuse Council and Sexual Offenders Task Force Sub-Committee and was co-chair of the Domestic Violence Advisory Committee. He has also been a participant in the Six Nations community justice initiative working to develop a community justice program. As an active member of the community, Justice Hoffman sat on the board of directors for the Windsor branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association and was a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Windsor, St. Clair College, area high schools and community forums. Justice Hoffman transferred to the Ontario Court in Ottawa in 2013.

Lynn Rockman

Lynn Rockman was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1990. She has a private practice in family law. Lynn is a guest speaker at various family law continuing legal education programs. She has been a lecturer and seminar instructor at the Bar Admission Course. Lynn holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University and an LL.B. from the University of Toronto.

Justice Barry Tobin

The Honourable Justice Barry M. Tobin received his B.A. from Dalhousie University in 1974, his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa in 1977 and was called to the bar in Ontario in 1979. He was a partner at Brown Beattie Donovan practicing mainly in the area of Family Law including Mediation/Arbitration. Justice Tobin was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice in September 2009 and sits in Windsor, Ontario. He is a co-author of McLeod's Ontario Family Law Rules Annotated. Justice Tobin has written and presented on various family law topics and was a member of the Family Justice Working Group of the Action Committee on Access to Justice and Civil and Family Matters.

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