Overview
Work History
Education
Academic Awards
Publications
Extracurricular Activities
Hobbies and Interests
Timeline
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Cole Perry

Toronto,ON

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Lawyer

Cremer Barristers Professional Corporation
06.2022 - Current
  • Counsel to 50+ clients with criminal matters before the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice
  • Conducted trials, pre-trial applications, preliminary inquires and sentencing hearings on behalf of clients in both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Ontario
  • Analyzed and applied legal principles and performed legal research to support litigation strategy.

Articling Student

Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development - Legal Services Branch
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Assisted counsel on regulatory prosecutions under Part I and III of the Provincial Offences Act with respect to Occupational Health and Safety Act offences, Consumer Protection Act prosecutions and offences under the Reopening Ontario Act.
  • Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
  • Conducted research and provided draft opinions in the areas of workplace health and safety and employment standards to provide support for client policy development.

Law Student Intern

Will Murray Professional Corporation Barrister & Solicitor
04.2019 - 06.2021
  • Attended trial with counsel and was responsible for organizing witness examination questions, exhibits and taking notes
  • Assisted counsel with the research, drafting, editing and submission of factums for a variety of files
  • Performed legal and general research, drafting memoranda, and correspondence

Wall Panel Assembly

KOTT Inc.
05.2019 - 01.2020
  • Cut and joined wood, using precise measurements and proper techniques to create wall frames of different sizes
  • Framed and sheeted wall panels according to blueprint specifications and prepared wall panels for shipment
  • Performed daily maintenance of machinery and equipment used to construct wall panels using a variety of hand and power tools.

Sawyer and Roof Truss Assembly

Tampa Hall Ltd.
09.2016 - 08.2018
  • Operated an industrial, automated Smart Saw to cut manufactured roof truss components
  • Performed routine cleaning and maintenance of the saw and replaced components of the saw according to a maintenance schedule
  • Assembled roof trusses according to blueprint specifications and prepared trusses for shipment.

Teaching Assistant

Brock University - Faculty of Social Sciences
09.2014 - 04.2016
  • Provided pedagogical support in various undergraduate classes including Introduction to Sociology, as well as upper-year courses in criminology
  • Led 3, one-hour seminars of approximately 20 students each, as well as weekly office hours where my interaction with students was tailored more specifically to their individual needs
  • Facilitated discussion about the weekly readings, acted as liaison between the professor and the students, answered questions from the students, and graded all assignments and final exams according to university standards

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) -

University of Ottawa - Faculty of Law
Ottawa, ON

Master of Arts (M.A.) Critical Sociology -

Brock University - Faculty of Social Sciences
St. Catharines, ON

Honours Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Sociology - Concentration in Criminology

Brock University - Faculty of Social Sciences
St. Catharines, ON

Academic Awards

  • Dean's Entrance Scholarship (Graduate), 09/2014, Brock University - Faculty of Social Sciences, St. Catharines, ON
  • Dean's Entrance Scholarship (Undergraduate), 09/2010, Brock University - Faculty of Social Sciences, St. Catharines, ON

Publications

A Lawyer's Obligation to be Civil: A review of recent caselaw applying the analytical framework from Groia, Cole Perry, Lawyers & Ethics: Professional Responsibility and Discipline, Thomson Reuters, 2021

Extracurricular Activities

Nelligan O'Brian Payne First Year Moot Court Competition (Semi-Finalist), 11/2018, University of Ottawa - Faculty of Law, Ottawa, ON,

  • Synthesized existing case law
  • Drafted and submitted a factum
  • Presented oral arguments to a panel of judges

Hobbies and Interests

  • Cycling (various disciplines)
  • Experimenting with new recipes
  • Tending to, propagating, and cultivating house plants
  • Listening to music and annotating music lyrics

Timeline

Associate Lawyer

Cremer Barristers Professional Corporation
06.2022 - Current

Articling Student

Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development - Legal Services Branch
07.2021 - 06.2022

Wall Panel Assembly

KOTT Inc.
05.2019 - 01.2020

Law Student Intern

Will Murray Professional Corporation Barrister & Solicitor
04.2019 - 06.2021

Sawyer and Roof Truss Assembly

Tampa Hall Ltd.
09.2016 - 08.2018

Teaching Assistant

Brock University - Faculty of Social Sciences
09.2014 - 04.2016

Juris Doctor (J.D.) -

University of Ottawa - Faculty of Law

Master of Arts (M.A.) Critical Sociology -

Brock University - Faculty of Social Sciences

Honours Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Sociology - Concentration in Criminology

Brock University - Faculty of Social Sciences
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