- Instructors
Dante Spadacini and John Paul Rodrigues
- Date
TBD, 2025 at 9:00am EST
- Price
$150
- Duration
5 hours
- Format
Attend Live and On-Demand Recording
SUMMARY
This online workshop will provide practical advice on how to draft effective pleadings within a Small Claims Court settings. In addition to discussing practical tips and best practices, the instructor will review the main elements of the Plaintiff’s Claim, Defence and Defendant’s Claims. Multiple example of effective and poor drafting will be provided throughout the course.
- Attendance at the live webinar
- Access to the course materials
- Ability to watch the webinar until December 31, 2026
- Certificate of Completion
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Paralegal/Lawyer and Client Relationship
- Initial Considerations in Drafting
- The Plaintiff’s Claim
- Form 7A
- The Defence
- Form 9A
- Defendant’s Claim
- Amending pleadings
CPD CREDITS
Substantive Hours: This program is eligible for up to 5 hours. This program includes 30 minutes of professionalism.
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INSTRUCTOR
Dante Spadacini is a lawyer with a practice focusing on commercial and residential real estate, corporate law and civil litigation. Dante has appeared before various courts in Ontario, including the Small Claims Court, Divisional Court and Court of Appeal. He holds two Master of Laws degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School, one in Canadian Common Law and a second in International Business Law and is currently faculty at the Centre for Legal and Administrative Studies at Centennial College.
This session will be moderated by John-Paul Rodrigues, who is an award-winning legal instructor, being a past recipient of Career College Ontario’s Excellence in Teaching Award and the Instructor of the Year at one of the colleges that he teaches at. He is passionate about helping paralegal students accomplish their dreams and goals at a number of colleges, where he is focused on developing and nurturing future legal practitioners into becoming strong and successful advocates.
J.P. is also the host of the Justice in Pieces Guest Speaker Series, where he has discussed with 500+ lawyers, paralegals, judges, politicians and other guests about various areas of the law. J.P. is also an experienced lawyer, working as telephone duty counsel, providing advice to those in need.
