The Advocates' Society Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Advocates' Society Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Advocates' Society Award for Excellence in Teaching honours those who have made an outstanding contribution in the classroom and to the profession.
2021 Award Winner:

Congratulations to Sandra Barton

Congratulations to Sandra Barton of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, recipient of the 2021 Advocates' Society Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award will be presented at End of Term on June 17, 2021.
The purpose of the award is to promote excellence in the teaching of advocacy skills. Recipients are honoured for:
  • Their commitment to The Advocates’ Society education programs (measured by number, geographical location and type of programs the individuals participate in)
  • Consistently excellent teaching based on participant evaluations
  • Professionalism in all aspects of his or her participation in education programming
Past Recipients:

2005 - Joel B. Kohm
2009 - John M. Buhlman
2012 - Barbara J. Murchie & Alf Kwinter
2013 - The Honourable Justice Wendy Matheson
2014 - Robert B. Bell
2015 - Gary Caplan & Leslie Dizgun
2016 - Laura B. Stewart
2017 - Helen A. Daley
2018 - Tom Curry
2019 - Michael S.F. Watson
2020 - Brian Grant