A DYNAMIC ALLIANCE
O’Neill Associates is very proud to announce that Hayley Yorke has become a partner in our law firm effective January 1, 2025. Hayley represents management in all aspects of labour relations including matters at Grievance Arbitration, and the Labour Relations Board, as well as the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (HRTO). In recent years, she has […]
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY
Andrew’s passion for building a better community led him to his new volunteer role on the Board of Directors of the Lakehead Social Planning Council (LSPC). LSPC is a non-profit, non-partisan, charitable organization that is dedicated to building a better community through strategic alliances, social research and the provision of valid, reliable information. LSPC initiatives […]
CORDIAL WELCOME
O’Neill Associates is pleased to welcome Laura Ogden to our law firm. This fall, Laura is completing her Practice Placement at O’Neill Associates in her final year at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. Originally from Thunder Bay, she now resides on Vancouver Island with her husband following an 8-year stopover in Calgary. In her […]
WELCOME ABOARD
Emily Slessor and Yamandeep Malhi are the summer students at OA this year, and are a welcome addition to our firm. Emily will be completing her Practice Placement with OA as well in the winter of 2025. Emily will be entering her third year at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. In her first year […]
WELCOME CHARLOTTE
Charlotte Bueckert-Dyck is presently completing her Practice Placement at O’Neill Associates, and in her final year at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. During her studies, she serves immigrants in Northwestern Ontario at the Newcomer Legal Clinic, assisted Thunder Bay tenants with landlord-tenant issues at the Lakehead University Community Legal Services, and works as a […]
MITIGATION IN ONTARIO EMPLOYMENT LAW
LexisNexis recently advised that Mitigation in Ontario Employment Law by Dana DuPerron (Editor) and Paul Willetts (Editor) will be published on October 31. With input from experienced employer- and employee-side counsel across the province, Mitigation in Ontario Employment Law offers a detailed analysis of the many legal intricacies of mitigation, as well as practical tips for […]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Each year on the federally recognized National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we reflect and honour Survivors, their families and communities affected by the legacy of Indian Residential School policies, and to further our understanding of Indigenous culture. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history, and ongoing impacts of residential schools, is a vital […]
OA HELPS BRING TO THUNDER BAY THE FIRST ANNUAL BRAIDING DIVERSITY INTO JUSTICE
A new event entitled “Braiding Diversity into Justice” was held on April 28, 2023 at the Thunder Bay Courthouse. This program had originally been created by the Ontario Justice Education Network (“OJEN”) and its Kitchener-Waterloo Committee. The event was brought to Thunder Bay by the Thunder Bay Braiding Diversity into Justice Committee, chaired by Justice […]
A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR LAW STUDENTS
Nic LeBlanc and Paige Sutton are the summer students at OA this year, and we are excited to welcome them. Nic will be completing his Placement with OA as well in the upcoming academic year, beginning in January of 2024. Nic is a Summer Student entering his 3L year at the Bora Laskin Faculty of […]
THERE’S ROOM FOR EVERYONE ON THE NICE LIST
Although urgent matters will still be dealt with and email will be checked, the office of O’Neill Associates will be closed from 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2022 to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 to spend time with our loved ones, and other relatives. We hope Santa brings you presents – and […]