PBSC Family Law Speaker Series
presents
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
Friday, February 5, 2021
1:00-2:30pm
This event will take place on Zoom.
PBSC is hosting a virtual speaker series to engage law students who are interested in family law. We hope to expose students to different areas of practice within the family law profession. On Friday, February 5th at 1:00pm, we are excited to host Tamar Witelson and Ghannia Bokhari from the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic.
Tamar is the Director of Legal Services at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, which provides legal services and other supports to survivors of gender-based violence. Tamar has worked for 18 years in several areas of social justice law. She was the Legal Director at METRAC Action on Violence; has practiced as a union-side labour and human rights lawyer; she worked on Constitutional and Charter issues as a lawyer at the Constitutional Law Branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General; she was counsel at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario; as well as staff lawyer at the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF).
Ghannia is a staff lawyer at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, where she provides legal services in the fields of immigration/refugee law, family law, and sexual assault law to women who are experiencing gender-based and sexual violence. Ghannia served as one of the Law Foundation of Ontario's Public Interest Articling Fellows and completed her articling Fellowship at the Clinic. Ghannia attended the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. She has significant experience working in the clinic and non-profit sector, providing service to vulnerable populations, including survivors of violence, refugees, self-represented litigants, and individuals experiencing poverty. She is passionate about access to justice issues and the rights of immigrant and non-status individuals.
Upcoming speakers in the series include:
If you’re interested in attending, kindly register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pbsc-family-law-speaker-series-barbra-schlifer-commemorative-clinic-tickets-138495827749
