Hot Off the Press
The Western News, the University of Western Ontario’s newspaper, covered the release of Omar’s new book, Population Health, Communities, and...
Puisine Denning at The Runt
The Mature Students Club hosted a Puisine Denning at The Runt Club. Fanshawe student media were present to ask questions...
Social Media Meetup
The BlogLDN group hosted a Social Media Meetup at Molly Bloom’s. The event is an opportunity for bloggers and podcasters...
Progressive Bloggers Meetup in Waterloo
The Progressive Bloggers held a meetup in Waterloo at the Waterloo Central Railway. Attendees included Jeff Jedras of A BCer...
Stuttering is Cool Too
An interview with Daniele Rossi at a Podcaster Meetup is now posted on Stuttering is Cool. Omar talks about managing...
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- Reconciling the Need for Empathy With Low EQ January 8, 2025Several of my posts this year have focused on the importance of plain language for our profession. Good, clear communication is a vital component of client management as it helps us better understand our client’s needs and enable the client to make informed decisions. On the other hand, poor communication is a leading cause of […]
- Tension on the Ontario CA: Thwarting a Judicial Coup? January 7, 2025INTRODUCTION In the midst of writing this post yesterday, January 6th, I thought back to that day in 2021 when Donald Trump attempted a coup in the United States to seize the presidency despite having lost the 2020 election. This year’s certification of the 2024 election involved no such threat to democracy only because Trump […]
- Harsh Realities, Questionable Ethics and the Proliferation of Litigation in Legal Information Provision January 7, 2025Whether or not there is truth in the rumours that upstart, Harvey, has been keen to acquire the much-admired vLex, it was interesting to read the analysis by Isha Marathe, of Legaltech News, on the topic, as reported via legal market heroes, House of Butter. The HoB report concludes, “If Harvey wants to make true […]
- Monday’s Mix January 6, 2025Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Crossroad Family […]
- Strategic Growth in the Legal Services Market – Expansion or Contraction? January 3, 2025Strategic and profitable growth has nothing to do with size. Instead, it has everything to do with market positioning. [This is Part Two of a two-part series on Strategic Growth in the Legal Services Market and the foundation for the second half of my September 2024 keynote address to the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association […]