Access Justice

The Access Pro Bono Dugald Christie Award recognizes an individual Canadian or a Canadian organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the provision of free legal services. The awards committee evaluates nominations on the basis of nominees’ demonstrated leadership and activities to improving access to justice in their local area, in addition to nominees’ commitment to free legal service work on behalf of individual clients, communities, or charitable organizations.

The statue was designed by Mr. Jimmy Yan and rendered by Mrs. Selma Tahberer.

Winners

- 2010
Mr. Dale Darychuk is one of our most active pro bono lawyers and helped over 60 individual clients in 2010. “When we do pro bono work, we seek the best for our clients, but in doing so we are also seeking justice for the public, for all of us. It is not enough for us to have a legal system that tends to the needs and desires of those who have the financial means, the education, the physical and the mental health to navigate and persevere through the labyrinth of our laws. We lawyers are members of a noble profession. It is in the very best tradition of our calling that we provide our services for the public good.”	Mr. Dale Darychuk
- 2009
Mr. Thomas F. Braidwood is one of our most active pro bono lawyers and had volunteered with Access Justice at various agencies for over 100 clinics from 2007 to 2009.	Mr. Thomas F. Braidwood
- 2008
Mr. Catalin Mitelut is one of our most active pro bono lawyers and had volunteered with Access Justice at various agencies for over 100 clinics from 2005 to 2008. “I wanted to address social inequality through society. I wanted to go to the communities and provide services to immigrants. Access Justice had a way for there to be interaction between a lawyer and the community.”	Mr. Catalin Mitelut