OBA Municipal Law PROGRAM | 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (ET)

Municipal and planning lawyers are increasingly encountering Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Arguments (OPCA or pseudolegal claims), brought by individuals who assert they are immune from government or court authority and utilize specific strategies in an attempt to avoid legal obligations or liability. Failing to manage these pseudolegal claims effectively can result in increased costs, disruptive conduct in hearings and public meetings, and obstruction of planning approvals and enforcement actions.  
 
Join us to learn how to navigate these increasingly common challenges and gain essential guidance from our faculty on key professionalism considerations when engaging with litigants advancing such pseudolegal arguments.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Stephanie Fleming, Municipal Law Chambers 
Peter Voltsinis, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP 

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Jennifer Evola, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Sandra Zwiers, Chief Administrative Officer, County of Essex
David Sundin, Director, Legislative and Legal Services, County of Essex
Sarah Hahn, Barriston Law