Masters' (Associate Judges') Motions for Licensing Candidates and Recent Calls – “The Anatomy of a Motion”
Associate Judge Linda Abrams
A seasoned Master (now Associate Judge) of the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Associate Judge Abrams used to be a civil litigator– first with the law firm of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and later with Torys LLP. Concurrent with her law practice, she served as an adjudicator (and Vice Chair) at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board. She now serves on the Board of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Associate Judge Abrams has presented at a number of CLE programs; she has acted as a coach for the National Judicial Institute (NJI) judicial dispute resolution/settlement conference programs; and, for more than 10 years, she co-taught the Osgoode Hall Law School “Lawyer as Negotiator” course. She is also the co-author of Canadian Civil Procedure Law, 1st and 2nd editions (LexisNexis), The Practitioner’s Evidence Law Sourcebook (LexisNexis), Halsbury’s Laws of Canada - Civil Procedure and Interim Preservation of Property Rights (LexisNexis) and Canadian Credit Union Law - A Detailed Survey (CCH Canadian).