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LAW TIMES / JUNE 9, 2008 NEWS PAGE 5 week to recipients of its an- nual awards for commitment to the legal profession. The ceremony at Convoca- Law Society of Upper Canada hands out the hardware T BY ROBERT TODD Law Times he Law Society of Up- per Canada handed out the hardware last Chown, John Evans, Abraham Feinstein, Clifford Lax, Audrey Loeb, Sidney Troister, and Da- vid Ward. The award is given to lawyers showing outstanding service in a particular area of practice, the academic sphere, or other professional activity. Cherniak practises liti- tion Hall honoured 10 lawyers who the law society said "repre- sent the highest level of achieve- ment and commitment to serv- ing society and the profession." The law society's honour, the Law Society Medal, went to Earl Cherniak, Kirby highest gation at Lerners LLP and served as commissioner of the Ontario Law Reform Com- mission and president of The Advocates' Society. Chown is the Ontario re- gional managing partner of McCarthy Tétrault LLP and is a well-known family law and civil litigation lawyer. Evans practises civil litiga- tion with his firm Evans Sweeny Bordin LLP and is a past presi- dent of The Advocates' Society. Feinstein is a real estate lawyer with the firm Soloway Wright LLP who has been a law society bencher since 1991 and a direc- tor of LawPro since 2006. Lax is a leading litigator with the firm Lax O'Sullivan Scott LLP and past chairman of the Ontario province com- mittee of the American Col- lege of Trial Lawyers. Loeb is co-chairwoman of the condominium practice group at Miller Thomson LLP and author of leading texts on condominium law. Troister is a senior partner in the commercial real estate group of Torkin Manes Cohen Arbus LLP, and from 1990 to 2001 served as co-head of the real estate section of the bar admission course. Ward is a founding partner of the firm Davies Ward Phil- lips & Vineberg LLP and is considered a leading expert in Canadian tax law. This year's Lincoln M. Al- exander Award, which goes to a lawyer who shows commit- ment to the public through community service, was award- ed to Morley Wolfe. He has served as chairman of the To- ronto regional council of B'nai Brith Canada and as national president and the Canadian representative on the councils of B'nai B'rith International. Susan Elliott received the inaugural Laura Legge Award, which is given to an Ontario woman lawyer who has shown leadership within the pro- fession. Elliott served as the second woman treasurer of the law society from 1995 to 1997. LT THINK BIG. WIN BIG. Litigator keeps getting bigger and better In addition to tens of thousands of actual court documents in Civil Practice, Insurance, Torts, and Employment, Litigator™ now offers new document collections in Corporate/Commercial and Real Property. Litigator does the heavy lifting so you can do the heavy thinking Access tens of thousands of pleadings, motions, and facta from actual leading cases. Review quantum services that tell you instantly what a claim is worth. Analyze trends and patterns in the judge's rulings and opposing counsel's actions. Get the persuasive arguments, competitive intelligence, and big picture strategy you need to build a strong case. www.litigatoronline.ca AUTHORITATIVE.INNOVATIVE.TRUSTED. Untitled-2 1 www.lawtimesnews.com 5/30/08 9:17:46 AM 11540(T2) MM2 04/08

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