# CBA Criminal Justice Law Conference

- Dates: September 2026
- Location: 20 Toronto Street , 2nd Floor, Toronto ON M5C 2B8, Toronto, Canada
- Organiser: Criminal Lawyers' Association
- Industry: LegalTech

## About

The 2026 Annual Spring Conference by the Criminal Lawyers' Association is a professional event focused on criminal law topics including changes to the Ontario Court of Justice, police property procedures, AI in policing, and legal motions. It is designed for legal professionals and offers both in-person and virtual attendance options.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://criminallawyers.ca/events/2026-annual-spring-conference/)

## Topics

- AI and Policing
- Charter Motions
- Voluntariness Voir Dire
- Amicus Curiae
- NCR
- Professionalism
- EDI

## Speakers

- Cassandra DeMelo, Co-Chair, Spring Conference, CLA Director, London
- Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas, Ontario Court of Justice
- Renata Dziak, M.Sc., Forensic Scientist, Biology
- Brendan Neil, Neil Lawson Criminal Defence (Milton)
- Susan Pennypacker, Pennypacker Law (Toronto)
- Sweta Tejpal
- Savena Bhangal, Bhangal Law (Brampton)
- Jesica Cacciavillani, JC Criminal Law (London)
- Sara Little, Little Legal (Toronto)
- Brooke Rogers, Atwood Labine LLP (Thunder Bay)
- Alison Shields, Bottomley VanderHeyden (Toronto)
- George Joseph, Co-Chair, Spring Conference, CLA Director, Thunder Bay
- Justice Brock Jones, Ontario Court of Justice (Toronto)
- Shaunna Kelly, Shaunna Kelly Law (Scarborough)
- Dean Embry, Embry Dann LLP (Toronto)
- Maija Martin, Martin Barristers (Toronto)
- Paula Rochman, Defence Lawyer, Toronto
- Jessyca Greenwood, Greenwood Law (Toronto)
- Justice Clayton Conlan

## Ticket pricing

CAD 45 to 225

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