| Speakers: |
Mark Burger, Ives Burger Law
Clare Jennings, 2021-2022 CBABC President, Crown Counsel-Victoria
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| Time: |
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 | 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Lunch will be served at 12:00pm, with the session starting at 12:30pm. |
| Location: |
Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community
399 Clubhouse Dr, Courtenay, BC |
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Participant Acknowledgement
By registering for this in-person program, registrants agree to follow the health and safety protocols of the venue to reduce the risks of exposure to and transmission of COVID-19, and agree to cancel their attendance if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.
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| CPD Hours: |
2 Hours of Approved Continuing Professional Development in BC.
Attendance at this webinar will provide you with 2 hours of the ethics, professional responsibility and practice management component for your Law Society of BC reporting.
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SYNOPSIS
Mark Burger and Clare Jennings involves audience members in discussions of real-life ethical dilemmas, case studies and the Code of Conduct.
Think critically about ethical dilemmas that challenge your professional responsibility. In this in-person seminar, we examine emerging ethical problems that could impact your practice and consider decision-making criteria to fulfill the obligations you have to your clients, the courts, our profession and the public.
ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
About Mark Burger
Mark moved to the Comox Valley in 2002 with his wife Ellen Vanderlaan and two young sons. He’s enjoyed his time coaching his sons in the Comox Valley Minor Hockey Association and the Strathcona Nordics cross country ski club. He now struggles to keep up with his sons as they surf, ski, bike and golf their way into young adults. Activities that occupy his free time are furniture building, playing with carving tools and learning how to make pizza and bread in a recently built wood fire oven.
Mark has been on the board of directors of the: Comox Valley Head Injury Society, Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Society, Comox Valley Community Justice Center, Comox Valley Squash Club, and the Comox Valley Community Foundation.
About Clare Jennings
President of the CBABC for 2021-2022, Clare Jennings is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria. Clare has been a provincial Crown Counsel in Victoria and Colwood since her call to the Bar in 2008. As a Victoria based practitioner, she has been involved with the Victoria Law Day committee for 10 years; was the chair for 4 years, and now primarily focuses her energies on writing the annual Fairy Tale Trial script. She has been on the executive of the CBABC Criminal Justice - Victoria Section for 6 years, and has also been involved with various CBABC Council Committees, including Access to Justice, Sections Standing Committee, REAL Advisory Board, and the regional Law Week Committee. She has been a member of the Executive Committee of the CBABC since September 2018, first as an Officer and currently as Secretary-Treasurer.
Outside of her dedicated commitment to the CBA, Clare has taught at PLTC and guest-lectured and guest-judged at the University of Victoria. She has been a member of the Human Research Ethics Board at the University of Victoria for the past 6 years; has been the Co-Coach of the McIntyre Moot team at the University of Victoria for the past 5 years; is member of the Atomic Vaudeville Theatre Society Board; and is a member of the Victoria Bar Association.
ACKNOWLEDGING FIRST NATIONS TERRITORIES
This seminar is hosted by CBABC, which is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage our members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada, past and present.
Participant General Acknowledgement
By registering, you agree that all materials related to this course are for the sole use of the registrant, and may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works, or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.
Cancellation Policy
Once payment has been processed there will be no refund issued, unless the registrant has to cancel because they have COVID symptoms. To cancel your attendance for any reason, please contact the PD Department at PD@cbabc.org.
