2023 I A Dialogue on Self-Representation (4:23:00)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2023

10:45 – 11:00 am: LOG IN AND ONLINE PROGRAM SET UP

11:00 – 11:30 am: WELCOME REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF THE NSRLP

Chair

  • Jennifer Leitch, Executive Director, National Self-Represented Litigants Project

11:30 am – 12:45 pm: Panel | Establishing a Dialogue Between the Judiciary and Self-represented Litigants

Moderator

  • Jennifer Leitch, Executive Director, National Self-Represented Litigants Project

Speakers

  • The Honourable Justice Peter Lauwers, Court of Appeal for Ontario
  • Meg Holden, self-represented litigant, family law; Professor, Simon Fraser University
  • Debra Catherwood, self-represented litigant, family law
  • Miray B. Cheskes-Granovsky, Deputy Judge, Small Claims Court, Toronto

12:45 – 1:30 pm: Presentation | Thinking Like a Non-lawyer

Speaker

  • Dr. James Greiner, The Honorable S. William Green Professor of Public Law; Faculty Director, Access to Justice Lab, Harvard Law School

1:30 – 2:00 pm: LUNCH BREAK

2:00 – 3:00 pm: Panel | When the Opposing Party is a Self-Represented Litigant: Lawyers’ Ethical and Professional Responsibilities

Moderator

  • Meg Holden, self-represented litigant, family law; Professor, Simon Fraser University

Speakers

  • Faisal Bhabha, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
  • Lauren Wihak, Partner, McDougall Gauley LLP

3:00 – 3:15 pm: BREAK

3:15 – 4:30 pm: Panel | Lessons from Administrative Law: How Self-Represented Litigants Fare in Tribunals?

Moderator

  • Christine O’Doherty, Lawyer & Executive Director, CIAJ

Speakers

  • Misha Buchholz, A/Director, Registry Operations, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (***Presentation not available)
  • Arlène Gaudreault, Past President & Member, Association québécoise Plaidoyer-Victimes
  • Jérôme Lavoie, Team Leader & Navigator, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (***Presentation not available)
  • Ann Quigley, Administrative Judge, Tribunal administratif du travail (***Presentation not available)

4:30 – 5:00 pm: Reflections On The Day: Where Do We Go From Here?

Moderator

  • Jennifer Leitch, Executive Director, National Self-Represented Litigants Project

Speakers

  • Faisal Bhabha, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
  • Misha Buchholz, A/Director, Registry Operations, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
  • Debra Catherwood, self-represented litigant, family law
  • Miray B. Cheskes-Granovsky, Deputy Judge, Small Claims Court, Toronto
  • Arlène Gaudreault, Past President & Member, Association québécoise Plaidoyer-Victimes
  • Meg Holden, self-represented litigant, family law; Professor, Simon Fraser University
  • The Honourable Justice Peter Lauwers, Court of Appeal for Ontario
  • Jérôme Lavoie, Team Leader & Navigator, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
  • Ann Quigley, Administrative Judge, Tribunal administratif du travail
  • Jana Saracevic, self-represented litigant
  • Lauren Wihak, Partner, McDougall Gauley LLP

5:00 – 5:15 pm: CLOSING REMARKS

Chair

  • Jennifer Leitch, Executive Director, National Self-Represented Litigants Project

2023  I  Free Program: A Dialogue on Self-Representation