Blakes is pleased to welcome the Honourable Michael H. Tulloch, Chief Justice of Ontario, for a timely conversation on the role of civility and professionalism in successful legal practice. The Chief Justice will also discuss his newly established Advisory Committee on Professionalism and the challenges it has been tasked with considering.
Civility does not require lawyers to be less forceful or less ambitious. When practised well, it can make advocacy more persuasive, negotiations more productive and client relationships stronger. It can also enhance a lawyer’s reputation, generate referrals and make difficult matters easier to resolve.
The discussion will offer practical guidance on how lawyers can be demanding without being demeaning, disagree without becoming disagreeable and develop a professional reputation that attracts clients and earns the confidence of colleagues and opposing counsel.
The program will also feature Blakes Partners Brian Facey, Cathy Beagan Flood and Emily Hazlett, who will bring perspectives from litigation, transactional practice, client relationships and Firm leadership.
Guest Speaker: The Honourable Michael H. Tulloch, Chief Justice of Ontario
This program is the inaugural session in a new series featuring the Chief Justice of Ontario on professionalism in legal practice.
Event Details
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
12 - 1 p.m. (ET)
Online
Mandatory Continuing Education
Ontario
This program contains up to 1 hour of Professionalism content. This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.
British Columbia
This program has been accredited for up to 1.0 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia.
Quebec
Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “accredited provider” has been abolished.
Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.
October 20, 2026 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
