Professionalism on Trial: The Rise of Incivility in Law

Speaker/s: Craig Boyer KC, Marc Adler

Date: Friday, September 25, 2026

Start Time: 12:00 pm

End Time: 1:00 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

Cost: Free

Register: Here

 

Description:

This CPD covers practical tools and deeper insight into how we can rebuild a culture of compassion, professionalism, and mutual respect.

 

Bio:

Craig Boyer is a second-generation administrative lawyer and partner at Shores Jardine LLP. He brings his experience in administrative law to a continuing role as pro bono counsel to a number of not-for-profit organizations. He also presents at professional development seminars and is an instructor for the Canadian Center for Professional Legal Education.

Marc Adler is a former energy project finance lawyer and General Counsel turned mental health advocate and educator whose work explores how physiology, perception, relationships, professional culture, and environment interact to shape how lawyers and law students experience and respond to the demands of legal education and practice. He teaches Canada’s first fully accredited law school course devoted to Mental Health and the Legal Profession and serves as Program Director at the Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society.