What do you get when you put over 300 women and over 170 handbags in the same room? A really exciting fundraiser! On June 15, 2017, hundreds of women converged on the Lamplighter Inn for the Handbags for Hospice fundraiser to benefit St. Joseph’s Hospice. Lerners LLP has been the presenting sponsor for Handbags for […]
On Thursday, May 4, it may have been dull and dreary outside, but the London Hunt and Country Club was bright with the smiles of those enjoying delicious wine and food at Tastings. Lerners was again a sponsor of the Tastings fundraiser for the London Health Sciences Foundation. This black tie affair features wineries from […]
A Hair Affair: It’s Not Cheating If It’s For A Good Cause. Giving back to the community we serve is important to the lawyers at Lerners. I have been on the board for the Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario since 2013. My grandfather had Parkinson’s which is what led me to volunteering with this organization. Lerners […]
On April 14, 2017, creativity truly was Unbound in London. Unbound 2017 – The Fanshawe College Fashion Design Program graduates debuted their final collections at the Norton Wolf School of Aviation Technology. I have attended this fashion show for the last five years and each time I am even more impressed with the inventiveness of […]
Food and wine and cider and beer…. these are a few of my favourite things! Eat & Drink Norfolk This weekend I was fortunate enough to attend Eat & Drink Norfolk and enjoy all of them. Tip – go early, with an empty stomach, and be prepared to spend a few hours there. There is […]
With the advancements in technology, and the debilitating addiction to electronic devices plaguing most, the law has had to develop new causes of action to respond to the often devastating impact that the spread of private, and sometimes intimate, information can have. Most people can understand the Sloan Sabbith of The Newsroom response to a […]
Why Women’s Symposium? Many will question whether a women focussed-event is still necessary – hasn’t equity between the sexes been achieved? When one looks at Lerners LLP, the answer is as close to yes as any organization can hope to come. Lerners is one of the first law firms in Canada to achieve gender parity […]
Last weekend, history was made. A members-only golf club in St. Thomas held a very special event, the first of its kind in the club’s 120 year history…Wait for it – disc golf. I could not pass up the opportunity to sponsor such a unique event! The St. Thomas Golf and Country Club opened its […]
Giving back to the community is an important value at Lerners LLP. I have volunteered with the Brain Injury Association of London and Region (BIALR) since 2012 when I became a member of the board of directors. I have been the president of the board of directors for the BIALR since 2015. The BIALR provides […]
“My time at Lerners was my first experience inside the legal profession for a personal matter. It was a very trying time for me, both physically and mentally, but I am pleased to say it was a positive experience throughout Most of my dealings were one-on-one with Alysia and I found our time together very […]