For 10 years, Gary Will, Founder and Managing Partner of Will Trial Lawyers has gathered the top experts in personal injury litigation and trial advocacy to share their knowledge and insights with our CLE audience across Canada.
To celebrate our 10th year of CLE programming, Gary wanted to do something special.
We will be running live, online panels throughout the summer where attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions to our panelists.
Please have a look at our upcoming CLEs below and register for any that are of interest.
If you have any questions, please email Alex Will (awill@willtriallawyers.ca).
Our first panel of the summer features archived tapes of Gerry Spence, award winning author and the greatest trial lawyer of the past century. Mel Orchard and Bryan Ulmer, Partners at The Spence Law Firm will be reflecting on these tapes and advising on how we can continue to use these trial advocacy strategies today.
Join us for an exciting and informative discussion about conducting jury trials in the modern era using lessons from Gerry Spence!
Check out Gerry Spence’s books here: https://gerryspence.com/
Check out the Gerry Spence Method here: https://gerryspencemethod.com/
We are using Mr. Spence’s name, likeness, voice, and image with Mr. Spence’s consent for this particular CLE program and with the consent of Gerry Spence Method, Mr. Spence’s exclusive source for sharing his techniques, approach, and methods.
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Join Gary Will, Jay Rudolph, Bill McCorriston, Paul Torrie, and Todd Archibald as they provide real examples of effective openings and share tips on how plaintiff and defence counsel can be more effective in their openings, first offers, and negotiations.
Presentation Details
Moderator: Gary Will, Will Trial Lawyers
Presenters: Jay Rudolph, Rudolph Mediation and Arbitration Services Inc.; Paul Torrie, Global Resolutions; Bill McCorriston, McCorriston ADR Inc.; and Todd Archibald, Archibald Mediation and Arbitration Solutions Inc.
Date: June 25, 9:00-11:30am (EST)
Location: Live, Online (zoom link)
Price: Free
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Join us in the virtual courtroom as we re-enact a condensed version of the Jon Graul v Kansal trial which is reported at 2022 ONSC 1958.
In just 6 hours, we will highlight the most important issues in the case by re-enacting in-chief and cross examinations, using real witnesses in the Graul trial, including Jon Graul, lay witnesses, and medical experts.
Our plaintiff and defence counsel will be providing short commentaries on why they are questioning the witnesses in certain ways and will be providing tips for how lawyers can be more effective in in-chief and cross-examinations.
Presentation Details
Moderator: Alex Will
Presenters: Gary Will, Brennan Kahler, Lane Foster, Michael Ellis, Gordon Marsden, Robert Seredynski
Witnesses: Jon Graul, Lydia Graul, Dr. Brenda Berge, Dr. Patrick Quaid, Alan Walton, Ian Wollach, & more to be announced at a later date
Date: August 20, 2025 at 9-3pm; Q&A from 3pm-4pm
Location: Online (zoom link)
Price: Free
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