Prior to joining Pink Larkin, Brenda completed her articles at the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General and worked as a lawyer in Toronto.  Brenda has appeared before various courts and administrative tribunals in Ontario and has experience helping clients with employment law issues.

The annual conference was co-chaired by Gordon Forsyth, who also acted as moderator for a number of the panels.

Ron Pink spoke as part of a panel discussing the topic “Pension Plan Issues: Seeking solutions to the pension plan sustainability crisis and dealing with day-to-day problems.” The panelists, who also included arbitrator E. Thomas Christie and employer counsel Peter McLellan, discussed how demographic considerations affect the sustainability of pension plans, problems resulting from employer insolvencies, strategies to make up funding shortfalls, and ideas for pension reform.

David Wallbridge presented on the social media panel, entitled “Social Networking and Privacy Concerns: Challenging scenarios in the wired workplace.” This is an evolving area that is of continuing interest to unions, employees and employers. The panel’s interactive discussion considered various factual scenarios to illustrate the implications of increasing social media use at the workplace.

A number of other Pink Larkin lawyers attended the conference, taking advantage of the opportunity to visit with clients and colleagues.

“Joel is an excellent example of the high-calibre legal talent our clients have come to expect from Pink Larkin”, says Ron Pink, founding and Managing Partner, Pink Larkin. “As part of our firm’s commitment to our clients, Pink Larkin is focused on continuous improvement in order to provide our clients with the highest calibre of representation possible”.

Joel has practiced law for over 30 years and is a past president of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society and the founding President of the Nova Scotia Criminal Lawyers’ Association. Mr. Pink served for several years as President of the Continuing Legal Eduction Society. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, making him the third lawyer in the firm to hold this distinction.

“Joel brings an exceptional depth of knowledge and experience to our practice”, says Ray Larkin, partner at Pink Larkin. “We have a long history of working with Joel on complex legal issues and his breadth of capability and legal expertise are invaluable to our clients and our team.”

“I am pleased to join the Pink Larkin family”, says Joel Pink. “The firm is focused on legal excellence in areas where it can be best-in-class including labour, entertainment and now criminal matters. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to be part of this great group of people.

Joel is a graduate of Acadia University and Dalhousie University Law. Mr. Pink appears regularly in all levels of Court with jurisdiction in the province. He has represented accused persons in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and often has a matter pending before the Supreme Court of Canada. For more than 30 years, Mr. Pink has lectured extensively and taught courses at Dalhousie Law School and St. Mary’s University. Mr. Pink has consistently maintained an AV rating with Martindale Hubbell. He has also authored texts for Carswell Legal Publishers in Canada.

On every case, and for every client, our enthusiasm is inspired by our unwavering belief that our work can help individuals. We are proud to have that goal as our guide.