Jeffrey R. Manishen

Jeff is a Partner at Ross & McBride LLP, practising in the Criminal Law Group.
 
He was an Assistant Crown Attorney in Hamilton from 1977-85, Past-President of the Hamilton Criminal Lawyers' Association and Past- Chairman of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Criminal Law Specialization Sub-Committee. He has instructed on trial advocacy for various law schools, legal organizations and the Crown Attorneys' Association. He has lectured on expert evidence for the Canadian and International Association of Forensic Sciences and on police testimony for various Ontario police services and the Ontario Fire College. He developed the Law Society's Charter of Rights Update Program which he has co-chaired bi-annually since 1993.
 
He has been recognized for his practice in Criminal Law by The Best Lawyers in Canada in 2006 - 2011, as well as Canadian Who's Who in 2010. He is frequently a legal commentator on both CHML AM 900 Radio and CHCH television in Hamilton. In 1983, he developed the concept of lawyers performing "Twelve Angry Men" on stage, an idea which has led to numerous productions across North America.

Areas of Expertise

• Criminal Law Trials and Appeals
• Administrative Tribunals
• Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Highway Traffic and other Provincial Offence matters

Organizations and Activities

• Law Society of Upper Canada, Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Criminal Law (1989)
• Ontario Criminal Lawyers’ Association
• Hamilton Criminal Lawyers’ Association
• National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers (U.S.)
• Advocates’ Society
• Hamilton Law Association
• Past Board Member, Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton
• Board Member, United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton (2003 - 2012)
• United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton Campaign Chair, 2000
• Winner, Edward J. Orzel Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, Hamilton Law Association 2010
• Winner, Ray Johnson Award for Volunteer Contribution presented by the United Way here in Hamilton in 2010

Conferences and Lectures

• Expert Witness Advocacy:
  International Association of Forensic Sciences Triennial Meeting, Vancouver, 1987
  Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, Niagara Falls, 1985
  Ontario Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, 2005, 1983
• Co-Chaired Panel and Presented, "Wrongful Convictions, Lessons Learned: The Canadian Experience", International Association of Forensic Sciences Triennial Meeting, Hong Kong, 2005
• Hamilton St. Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild, Red Mass Breakfast, “International Issues on Wrongful Convictions”, 2005
• Annual Hamilton Community Prayer Breakfast, “Admirable Qualities of Character”, 2005
• University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, Criminal Law Students’ Association, “How Hollywood Can Make Us Better Advocates”, 2006
• Law Society of Upper Canada, "The Six-Minute Criminal Defense Lawyer" 2001-2012
• "Current Developments in s.24(2) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms", Ontario Criminal Lawyers' Association Fall Convention, 2011, Toronto
• "Wrongful Convictions in Child Homicide Cases", National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers Annual Convention, Toronto, 2010
• "Expert Evidence", International Association of Forensic Sciences Triennial Meeting, Madeira, Portugal, 2011