Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 14 Mar 1993, p. 12

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# OPENING DAY MARCH 17"" Not to be combined with other coupons or spéc‘uls. One coupon per customer per day. Offer good for one overnight movie rental per visit. Some restrictions may apply. See store for details. Good only at West Coast Video of 1395 Abbeywood Drive. Sign up for a free membership and you will receive a book for 10 free movie rentals. MORE COPIES of the HITS! 1395 Abbeywood Drive * Oakville, Canada LOGM 3B2 (416) 827â€"7636 : with new membership signâ€"up. Open seven days a week 10 a.m. â€" 10 p.m. His itinerary â€" which included Germany, Italy, France, England, and Scotland, as well as, Spain â€" also involved some selfâ€"discovery. (Continued from page 3) . do again; once is probably enough." He had just finished his year of articling (apprenticeship in law) and was on a twoâ€"month backpacking trek through Europe and Great Britain... riding the rails and staving in hostels. 350, when the weather is fine. The White Oaks alumnus went to _St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia for his undergraduate degree (three years), and then on to Queen‘s University Law School in Kingston (for another three years). He had just finished his year of articling (apprenticeship in law) and was on a twoâ€"month backpacking trek through Europe and Great Britain... riding the rails and staying in hostels. "It was the first extended trip I‘d ever taken by myself," he said, "I was a little concerned about being alone, but I found I quite enjoyed the freeâ€" dom; the freedom of movement and decision." To complete this part of the picture, the reader should also know Guy enjoys bungee jumping, whiteâ€"water rafting on the Ottawa River, and.zipâ€" ping around town on his trusty Honda Lawyer loves courtroom drama n KB BB i# a sn a in ce s t ue c St. Francisâ€"Xavier (the Prime Minister‘s alma mater), was a ‘tradiâ€" tional‘ school for his family, He wrote articles and edited the Features section of his college newspaper while he was there, and got tangled up in student government _as the Housing Commissioner on the. Student Union one year. He chose Queen‘s Law School for ical reasons. "I thought if I wanted to practise law here I should come back to Ontario," he explained. "And Queen‘s has a Correctional Law Program unique in the country â€" a kind of legal He landed a summer job with O‘Connor MacLeod and was then invited to article here in Oakville. Bisson explained he, also, had an offer from a large Toronto law firm, but he turned it down. Bisson said, he is grateful for the support he gets from the senior lawyers in his firm, adding, "They guide my work and make up for my inexperience." Terry O‘Connor was asked if the kidâ€"counsel was really as ‘nice‘ as he appeared. ‘"Yes, he‘s nice," the Law Partner and former MP laughed and blasted, "and good, too." . As an associate in this midâ€"sized firm, Bisson gets long hours and a variety of work thrown his way. One of his current duties is to perform *contract work‘, that the firm has been awarded by the Federal Crown Attorney‘s office, to prosecute local cases. The young lawyer, also, does some criminal defence work, but the bulk of his cases are in ‘civil litigaâ€" tion‘ such as personal injuries and family law. He spends:a few days each week in court. aid clinic which allows you to provide services to prisoners and really see how the penal system works." He said that he‘s enjoying being back home in Oakville after six years away at school. Does he like the drama of the courtroom? "Yes," he admitted predictably, "I do. It allows you to practice your skills. You can‘t ever call it a game because of the importance of it to your client, but it has that aspect of a competition. Your intelligence and legal abilities are challenged. It can actually be fun." Having said that, he was quick to point out, "Legal remedies are often quite impractical. (Huh?) Part of being a good lawyer is not only being an advocate, but sometimes counâ€" selling your client to pursue a nonâ€" litigious remedy." If you can obtain your client‘s objectives through negotiation, he maintained, so much the better. Having your day in court is not always the wisest choice. "The Toronto firms are generally larger and a lot less personal," he said, "and you get less interesting work, at first. Here you‘re thrown right in." He‘s on the Environmental Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and coordinates canâ€" vassers for the Cancer Society in his neighborhood. losing end of things, he added, "That can be pretty trying." "Sometimes," he said sensibly, "a quick resolution at low cost to the client is the best thing." uis it o t N oi ol t n is i on n i PHONE ALONE JOKE OF THE DAY CHECK YOUR HOROSCOPEL EVERY WEEK WITH PAT O‘KEEFE On the other hand, if you‘re on the

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