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John Hollander
Lawyer, Trainer, Author

Juliet Knapton
Lawyer, Educator, Adjudicator

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A civil litigator in Ottawa from 1978 to 2021, John founded the Advocacy Club in 2007, to train civil litigators and law students in the arts of trial advocacy. ​​
​The Advocacy Club now has more than 500 members across Canada, many of whom are leaders in the legal community. With Zoom, programs are available throughout Canada. 
 
For 10 years (until 2022), John taught 
trial advocacy ​techniques at the University of Ottawa's school of common law, an experiential course applying the Advocacy Club's methods to train upper-year law students to become junior associates in litigation practices. Advocacy Club members served as teaching assistants. Many students joined the Advocacy Club on graduation.

John continues to teach Advocacy Club techniques to law students across Ontario as an extra-curricular program, at no cost.

Through Irwin Law, John has published eight handbooks for lawyers on the subjects of interview skills, legal writing, discovery techniques, courtroom skills, mediation, case analysis and examination skills.  John has also produced five self-published handbooks. Introduction to Trial Advocacy, Outlining Examinations, Estate Litigation, Authenticity: 
Public Speaking for Professionals and Think! Write! Speak!: Persuasive Speechwriting for Professional. For details of all handbooks, visit Handbooks on this website.
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juliet@advocacyclub.ca
Juliet Lucy Chang Knapton has a passion for education and loves to witness the growth in each Advocacy Club member she trains and mentors. ​Juliet leads the Advocacy Club advanced sessions and Boot Camps.​
A former tribunal member and civil litigator, she is currently the Advocate-in-Residence at the University of Ottawa School of Common Law. She also serves as a Mentor and Assessor for the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Law Practice Program (LPP).

Before her appointment to the Immigration Appeal Board of Canada, Juliet represented clients at the trial and appellate court levels and in front of several administrative tribunals. Because she acted on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, she understands the motivations and challenges of litigation in each context.

Juliet is the Vice-Chair of the Roundtable of Legal Diversity Associations (RODA). She has held several leadership positions at the Ontario Bar Association, currently as the Chair of the Recognition and Leadership Development Committee. She served as a member of the Judicial Advisory Committee and has been actively involved with various community and advocacy groups, including the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA), the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL), the Wilson (Charter Section 15) Moot, public and Chinese language school councils, and sat for many years on the executive board of the Emily Murphy House in Ottawa.
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E-mail: john.hollander2@gmail.com
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