Advocates' Society
The Advocates' Society (TAS) is a Canadian not-for-profit association based in Toronto, Ontario.
Organization
TAS's leadership and personnel are available on its website.[1]
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Darryl Cruz | President | McCarthy Tétrault |
| Sheree Conlon | Vice-President | Nijhawan McMillan & Conlon Barristers (NM&C), Nova Scotia Barristers' Society (NSBS), Schulich School of Law |
| Sheila Gibb | Treasurer | Epstein Cole |
| Scott Hutchison | Secretary | Henein Hutchison Robitaille (HHR) |
| Vicki White | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | - |
| Ira Nishisato | Director | Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies |
| Peter Osborne | Director | Lenczner Slaght |
| Nadia Effendi | Secretary, Appellate Advocacy Practice Group[2] | Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies |
| Guy J. Pratte | President (2020-2021)[3] | Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) |
| Christine Mohr | Modern Advocacy Task Force member[4] | Department of Justice Canada |
| Alexander Pless | Modern Advocacy Task Force member | Superior Court of Quebec, Department of Justice Canada |
| Owen Rees | Modern Advocacy Task Force member | Department of Justice Canada, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Supreme Court Advocacy Institute (SCAI) |
| Thomas Cromwell | Modern Advocacy Advisory Group member | Cross-Jurisdictional Technical Advisory Group, Supreme Court of Canada, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) |
| Beverley McLachlin | Modern Advocacy Advisory Group member | Cross-Jurisdictional Technical Advisory Group, Supreme Court of Canada |
| Robert Sharpe | Modern Advocacy Advisory Group member | Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies |
Sponsors
TAS events have been sponsored by:[5][6]
- 30 Forensic Engineering
- Banack Resolutions
- DLD Financial Group[7]
- Farris
- Fasken
- Heuristica Discovery Counsel
- McEwan Partners
- MNP
- Pivot HR Services[8]
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- Triage Data Solutions (TDS)[9]
- Veritext
- Victory Verbatim
Publications
- June 2021: "The Right To Be Heard: The Future of Advocacy in Canada" by the Modern Advocacy Task Force
External links
Officers & Directors. The Advocates’ Society. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.advocates.ca/TAS/About/Officers___Directors/TAS/About_Pages/Officers_Directors.aspx ↩︎
Nadia Effendi. Borden Ladner Gervais. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.blg.com/en/people/e/effendi-nadia ↩︎
Guy J. Pratte. Borden Ladner Gervais. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.blg.com/en/people/p/pratte-guy ↩︎
Pratte, G. J. (2021). The Right to be Heard: The Future of Advocacy in Canada - Final Report of the Modern Advocacy Task Force. The Advocates’ Society. https://www.advocates.ca/Common/Uploaded files/Advocacy/ModernAdvocacy/The_Right_to_be_Heard_The_Future_of_Advocacy_in_Canada_DIGITAL.PDF ↩︎
The Advocates’ Society BC in Bloom Gala 2025. The Advocates’ Society. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from http://archive.vn/2025.02.27-210305/https://www.advocates.ca/TAS/TAS/Events/Showcase_Pages/The_Advocates_Society_Vancouver_Gala_2025.aspx?EventKey=GALAV25 ↩︎
Fall Convention 2024. The Advocates’ Society. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.advocates.ca/TAS/TAS/Events/Showcase_Pages/Fall_Convention_2024.aspx?EventKey=FC2024 ↩︎
The Vancouver Gala. The Advocates’ Society. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.advocates.ca/TAS/TAS/Events/Showcase_Pages/The_Vancouver_Gala.aspx?EventKey=GALAV23 ↩︎
Pivot Sponsors The Advocates’ Society’s Fall Social Event. Pivot HR Services. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://pivothrservices.com/pivot-sponsors-the-advocates-societys-fall-social-event/ ↩︎
The Advocates’ Society Vancouver Gala 2024. The Advocates’ Society. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.advocates.ca/TAS/Events/Showcase_Pages/The_Advocates_Society_Vancouver_Gala_2024.aspx?EventKey=GALAV24&WebsiteKey=06cf22b6-e7ad-4e74-b12b-196172e60ffc ↩︎