OBA Family Law PROGRAM | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (ET)

Your client's cultural background and history can be a key factor and influence in family law matters. How do you ensure that you are providing competent and effective representation for your client?

Join our distinguished faculty as they provide insights and practical advice for the first client meeting and throughout the family law dispute on the following:

• Client interactions
  • How to ask difficult or uncomfortable questions to obtain insights on your client's history;
  • How to recognize when your inability to relate to or understand your client's culture impedes your ability to assist
     
• Presenting the evidence
  • How to provide cultural and community context to the court effectively
  • Using cultural and community context to overcome misconceptions about clients’ actions
     
• Dispute resolution legal pluralism
  • The role of religious third parties and other individuals in dispute resolution
  • The role of lawyers in managing third parties and reviewing agreements

Register now and enhance your ability to understand your client's perspective and assist with their legal goals.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Justyna Waxman, Torkin Manes LLP (Toronto)

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Alexis J. Chernish, Legal Aid Ontario (Windsor)
Surinder Multani, Carson Lein LLP (Toronto)
Megan O’Neill, JJ Integrative Family Law LLP (Toronto)