MEDIA RELEASE                                                    
March 11, 2010

For Immediate Release
Contact: Linda Langston, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, (905) 639-6852, llangston@otla.com

University of Windsor law students big winners at OTLA Cup Competition awards law students $4,000 in prizes

WINDSOR, ON – University of Windsor law student Tiffany Canzano was the big winner at this year’s OTLA Cup Competition, garnering three awards for Best Overall Advocate, Best Team and Best Opening Argument.

Four schools participated in this year’s event, which was held at the Windsor Courthouse on March 6, including the University of Windsor, Queen’s University, University of Ottawa and the University of Western Ontario. This year’s competition was presided over by the Honourable Mr. Justice Steven Rogin.

The annual OTLA Cup Competition provides law students with a unique opportunity to develop and demonstrate their advocacy skills in the courtroom environment. It’s one of the very few competitions where students get to participate in a mock trial. The trial focuses on a civil case, and students present their case before a jury made up of OTLA member lawyers.
 
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association congratulates all of this year’s student award winners:

Will Barristers Award for Best Opening Argument:    Tiffany Canzano, University of Windsor
Greg Montforton Award for Best Examination-Chief:    Kimberly Hyslop, University of Ottawa
George Bonn Award for Best Cross-Examination:    Julie Menten, University of Western Ontario
Tim Boland Award for Best Overall Advocate:   Tiffany Canzano, University of Windsor
H. Bruce T. Hillyer Award for Best Closing Argument:   Patrick Chan, Queen’s University
Bergeron Clifford Award for Best Team:   Tiffany Canzano, Jason Burns, University of Windsor

The OTLA Cup is generously supported by the association and its Members, who help organize the event, act as jurors and donate financial prizes to the students. Greg Monforton and Shirley Linton, who are both Windsor based lawyers and OTLA Members, also generously sponsored lunch and dinner at the event. This year’s OTLA Cup Chair was Michelle Jorge of De Rose Barristers & Solicitors in Toronto.

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For more information: Linda Langston, Executive Director/CEO, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association,
(905) 639-6852 or llangston@otla.com.

            
About Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (www.otla.com)

Founded in 1991, the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is an organization of almost 1,200 plaintiff lawyers, law clerks, articling students and law students. Its mission is to champion the cause of those who have suffered injury or injustice. OTLA members are actively involved in efforts to preserve and improve a civil justice system which is equally accessible to all and protects the rights of those who have suffered injury or losses as a result of the wrongdoing of others.