2016 OBA Council

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Omar Ha-Redeye attended the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Council in Blue Mountains, Ontario, from Sept. 24-25, 2016, as an elected council member from Toronto.

He spoke on the issues of the Law Practice Program (LPP) being discontinued due to the new report, released Sept. 22, 2016, and on the issue of regulating civility, with the guest speaker and bencher, Joseph Groia.

 

Omar Ha-Redeye speaking to Joseph Groia about the importance of civility, and the growing problem of incivility in the bar.

Omar Ha-Redeye speaking to Joseph Groia about the importance of civility, and the growing problem of incivility in the bar.

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