Please Note: This course, and its waitlist, are now full. We anticipate offering this course again in June, 2023. Sign up for the LESA E-List to be notified when registration becomes available.

Dates: June 6 – 11, 2022

Venue: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)  

Price: $3,495 + GST 

Develop a confident, professional courtroom presence by exploring every aspect of trial and hearing work. LESA’s Intensive Advocacy course is an intense, learn-by-doing program that offers an incomparable opportunity to develop skills as an advocate. The course couples continual performance with rich performance feedback. With the aid of brief faculty lectures and faculty demonstrations, attendees perform drills and exercises designed to hone critical advocacy skills. The course focuses on four key competencies designed to help attendees develop and perfect their advocacy skills: case analysis, storytelling, evidence, and courtroom decorum. On the final day of the course, attendees integrate these competencies in a simulated trial or hearing.

“The course did an excellent job of simulating the rigors of a week of trial while also providing clear instruction that resulted in improvements and changes in advocacy skills that were extremely noticeable within a short period of time.” ~ 2021 Participant

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*Please Note: Program formats and dates are subject to change depending on the COVID-19 situation at the time of a program running. We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of all attendees, volunteers, and staff (and their families). We have instituted a mandatory COVID vaccination policy for this program. For more information, visit LESA.org/covid19 

Chair

Judge S.L. Corbett, Provincial Court of Alberta 

Team Leaders

Judge J.L. Dixon, Provincial Court of Alberta

Mona T. Duckett QC, Dawson, Duckett, Garcia & Johnson 

Tim Mavko, Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP

Justice R.E. Nation, Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta 

Jennifer Ruttan, Ruttan Bates

William W. Shores QC, Shores Jardine LLP 

Alexander Yiu, Ackroyd LLP

Guest Instructors

Neil Dobson, Alberta Department of Justice

Kaysi Fagan, Kaysi Fagan Professional Corporation

Danielle E. Green, Crown Prosecutors’ Office

Rod J.A. Gregory, Davidson Gregory Tralenberg

Carla L. MacPhail, Crown Prosecutors’ Office

Linda A. Maj, Department of Justice Canada

Laura A. Marr, Provincial Court of Alberta

Tom McCartney, Alberta Securities Commission

Robert D. McDonald QC, Bennett Jones LLP

Brent W. Mielke, MLT Aikins LLP

Judge K. Molle, Provincial Court of Alberta

Richard Muenz, Richard W. Muenz Law Office

Ryan K. O’Fee, O’Fee Law

Thomas P. O’Leary, Dentons Canada LLP

Darren J. Reed, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Roger Smith, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Mylène D. Tiessen, Peacock Linder Halt & Mack

Andrew P. Wilson, JSS Barristers

Matthew Woodley, Reynolds, Mirth, Richards & Farmer LLP

LESA has secured a special rate for attendees of the 39th Annual Intensive Advocacy program at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Calgary NW (2373 Banff Trail NW).

A special rate of $134.99 plus taxes per night for a “One King Bedroom Suite” is being offered until 6:00 pm MDT, May 5, 2022 or until the room block has been sold out. This room rate includes parking, Wi-Fi, and breakfast. This property is less than a five minute drive from SAIT and is also on the C-Train line which stops at SAIT. The week of Intensive Advocacy is also the same week as the Global Petroleum Conference in Calgary and hotel rooms are in high demand. Please book your reservations early.

Please click here to contact the hotel directly to make your room reservation or call 587.390.6100 and mention the group name “Intensive Advocacy”.

Hotel reservation does not constitute registration in the program. Guests will be responsible for all room charges. Cancellation charges will apply after 6:00 PM five days prior to arrival.