Deborah Wolfe, is the Executive Director, National Committee on Accreditation and Law Schools Programs with the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The NCA assesses the qualifications of individuals with legal education and professional experience obtained outside of Canada, or in a Canadian civil law program, who wish to be admitted to a common law bar in Canada. Ms. Wolfe also leads the process to approve Canadian common law, law school programs.
Harry Brar is the founder lawyer at Harry Brar Law. Immigration, Real Estate and Family Law are his areas of specializationHarry was called to the bar in November 2020.He feels happy helping people who reach out to him for guidance regarding the NCA, lawyer licensing and moving to Canada. He always tells people that in the beginning everything might seem overwhelming, but the end is worth it.Harry’s advice for everyone is: Getting licensed in Canada is a long and expensive process so it is important to save and spend money wisely.
Deborah Wolfe, is the Executive Director, National Committee on Accreditation and Law Schools Programs with the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The NCA assesses the qualifications of individuals with legal education and professional experience obtained outside of Canada, or in a Canadian civil law program, who wish to be admitted to a common law bar in Canada. Ms. Wolfe also leads the process to approve Canadian common law, law school programs.
Alicia is an Associate Lawyer with Hummingbird Lawyers Civil Litigation practice.A native of Ocala, Florida, known as the Horse Capital of the World, Alicia has been an avid equestrian since the age of 8. She has owned, ridden and shown hunter/jumper horses for much of her life. Currently, she rides hunters in the Milton area and has a soft spot for off the track Thoroughbreds.After completing her Juris Doctorate in California, Alicia was called to the bar in Florida in 2007. Shortly thereafter, Alicia enrolled in St. Thomas University School of Law to obtain her LL.M. in Intercultural Human Rights. During her time at St. Thomas, Alicia worked as the research assistant to the director of the LL.M. program and received multiple top student awards for her coursework. Alicia also served as editor-in-chief of the Intercultural Human Rights Law Review. After graduating magna cum laude with her LL.M., Alicia clerked for the chief judge of the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami, Florida.Alicia’s law practice has focused on litigation and appellate work. As a litigator, Alicia has represented clients in multi-million dollar lawsuits, as well as represented defendants charged with crimes including drug trafficking and first-degree premeditated murder. Alicia has also represented both civil and criminal clients at all levels of the appellate process.Alicia relocated to Canada and is called to the bar in Ontario. She now focuses her practice exclusively on civil litigation, appeals and equine law.
Juda manages and promotes practicePRO, LAWPRO’s innovative claims and risk management initiative, including identifying emerging claims and risk, resource creation, and outreach to the profession.Prior to joining LAWPRO, he served as a Policy Counsel at the Law Society of Ontario, where he provided strategic counsel with respect to key issues facing the legal profession, including access to justice, professional regulation, governance and legislative issues. Prior to that, Juda practised litigation, and served as a Fellow at Physicians for Human Rights in Cambridge, MA, as President of Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) from 2013 to 2018, and as a Director of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation. Juda has a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in Humanistic Studies and International Development Studies, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto.