Mr. Patrick James

Mr. Patrick James at Pinto Wray James LLP, Toronto, Canada

Partner, Lawyer

Pinto Wray James LLP

393 University Avenue
Suite 2000
Toronto, Ontario M5G1E6
Canada

Phone (416) 703-2067
Fax (416) 593 4923
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Website Mr. Patrick James - Lawyer, Toronto, Canada

Lawyer's Profile

Mr. James practices primarily in the areas of employment and labor law, civil litigation, administrative law, human rights, and disability and benefits law. Mr. James also possesses extensive experience advising clients with respect to regulatory matters and government relations.

Mr. James earns the trust and confidence of his clients, and is dedicated to resolving their problems and achieving their goals in a timely, cost-effective manner.

Mr. James is a former member of the Ontario Bar Association's Executive, Council and Public Affairs Committee. Mr. James also served on the Ontario Bar Association’s Wrongful Dismissal Task Force and on the Board of Directors of the Society of Sharing, a charitable organization that provides volunteer services to seniors and disabled persons in downtown Toronto.

Bar Admission

• Ontario

Affiliations

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Executive Member, Ontario Bar Association
• Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario
• Toronto Board of Trade
• Former Board Member, Society of Sharing


Languages English, French, Spanish.

Lawyer's Areas of Practice



Career

Professional Experience

• Employment and Commercial litigation, Before Ontario Superior Court of Justice
• Appeals, Before:
- Canada Pension Plan Review Tribunal
- Pension Appeals Board
- Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)
- License Appeal Tribunal (LAT)
- Workplace Safety
- Insurance Appeals Tribunal
- Social Benefits Tribunal
- Ministry of Labor’s Employment Standards Branch
• Commercial Litigation, Before Superior Court of Justice
• Appeals, Under the Canada Labor Code
• Complex Human Rights Litigation, Before:
- Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
- Canadian Human Rights Commission

Seminars

• Speaker, Seminars, Conferences and Webinars relating to Workplace Law
• Speaker, Ontario Bar Association’s Annual Human Rights Conference, 2009
• Speaker, Canadian Institute’s National Administrative Law Conference in Ottawa
• Panelist, Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Webinar, Human Rights
• Speaker, Osgoode Hall Law School, Legal Practice Management

Past Employment Positions

• Senior Advisor, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• Senior Advisor, Minister of National Defense
• Senior Advisor, Minister of Veterans Affairs
• Senior Advisor, Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade
• Leading Management-Side Human Resources Consulting Firm

Education

• University of Ottawa (LL.B.)
• University of Toronto (Honours B.A.)
• Universite Laval (Diplome en Etudes de Francais)