Irvin Sherman
(B.A., J.D., LL.M.)
Contact Info
Objective
Retired Lawyer
Life Member -The Law Society of Upper Canada
Honorary Member- Canadian Bar Association
Professional Experience
| 2007 | A member of the Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board |
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| 1997 – 2007 | Martinello & Associates Immigration Counsel |
| 1992 – 1997 | Rekai and Johnson – associate Practice restricted to immigration, deportation, refugee matters and voluntary Federal Court matters of counsel only |
| 1886 – 1991 | Board member, Immigration Appeal Board and the Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board |
| 1982 – 1986 | solo practitioner Scarborough, Ontario |
| 1980 – 1982 | Partner, Sherman & Cosgrove Scarborough, Ontario |
| 1973 – 1980 | Solo practitioner Scarborough, Ontario |
| 1968 – 1973 | Associate and Partner, Bowman & Sherman Scarborough, Ontario experience in general practice matters including wills and estates, real estate and mortgages, criminal law, family Law, business law and election law. |
Publications and Lectures
- A paper submitted to the Ontario Bar Association – Citizenship & Immigration subsection Post-Hilewitz Practices and Trends
- Seminar on Immigration Law given to the RCMP Detachment, Windsor, Ontario given on April 7, 2005.
- Frounze v. Canada: Case Comment Ontario Bar Association: Citizenship and Immigration Newsletter: November 2004
- Participant in a panel discussion on “Leave Applications in the Federal Court” Canadian Bar Association –Ontario –Immigration Subsection.
- “The Right of Immigrant Children to Attend School” – an article that appeared in Volume 32, No. 2, 20001 edition of ORBIT –OISE/U of T’s Magazine for Schools
- “What’s New at the Federal Court” – member of a panel discussion on this topic at the OPIC Seminar – Toronto – December 13, 1999.
- “Appeals for judicial review offer two-tiered justice”- article which appeared in the November 15-21, 1999 edition of the Law Times.
- “Overcoming Inadmissibility” – Lecture delivered at the 1999 Institute of Continuing Legal Education – Canadian Bar Association – Toronto, Ontario, January, 1999.
- “Employment Authorizations” – Lecture delivered To Canadian Technical Recruiters Network – Toronto, December, 1998.
- “Update of Medical Inadmissibility” – Lecture delivered at OPIC Seminar – Toronto, December, 1998.
- “To Reason or Not to Reason: That is the Question” – Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Bulletin – September, 1998.
- “Canadian Passports” – Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Bulletin – July, 1998.
- “Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions in the Federal Court” – Lecture delivered at O.P.I.C. seminar – Toronto, June, 1998.
- “Practice before the Immigration Appeal Decision” – Lecture given to the Ontario Professional Immigration Consultant’s Course – Seneca College – Toronto, June 1998.
- “Transferring Key Personnel to U.S. Subsidiaries” – C.E.R.C. News – March/ April, 1998.
- “How to Handle a Refugee Claim” – Lecture delivered at a seminar sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association – Ontario, November 16, 1995.
- “Intensive Immigration Workshop” – Seminar leader sponsored by the Law Society of Upper Canada – November, 1994.
- “Appealing Deportation Orders Made Against Entrepreneurs to the Immigration Appeal Division” – Participant in a panel discussion and mock trial – seminar on immigration law – Canadian Institute – April, 1994.
- “Deportation Law – An Overview” – Lecture given to (and Co-Chairman of) a seminar on deportation law sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association –Ontario, October, 1992.
- “A Walk along the Boardwalk” – Lecture given to (and Co-Chairman of) a seminar on “Administrative Law for the Non-Specialist” – Canadian Bar Association – Ontario, October, 1991.
- “Standing and Charter Remedies” – Lecture given to the Canadian Immigration Law and Policy II Conference – Canadian Bar Association – Ottawa, May 1991.
- “Bureaucratic Delay and Immigration Matters” – Lecture given to the Canadian Bar Association – Immigration Subsection – Ontario, 1990.
- “Dust to Dust” Policies for the Preservation of Library Materials” – Focus – Spring, 1989.
- “Charter Law and Immigration” – Lecture for the Canadian Bar Association – Immigration Subsection – Ontario, 1988.
- “The Political Role of the Library Trustee” – Lecture given to a seminar for the Faculty of Library and Information Sciences, University of Toronto, 1987 & 1988.
- “What Makes a Library Well Run”, Canadian Library Journal, 1984.
- “Standard of Care in Malpractice Cases”, Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 1966.
Professional Activities
| 2006 | Honorary Counsel, Toronto Chapter, Magen David Adom |
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| 2004 – 2007 | Member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish National Fund |
| 2004 – 2005 | Member – Executive Committee Beth Tikvah Synagogue |
| 2003 – 2007 | A Vice-Chair of the License Appeal Tribunal |
| 2003 – 2005 | Member of the Board of Governors- Beth Tikvah Synagogue Chairman, Legal Committee – Beth Tikvah Synagogue |
| 2003 | Member- Fitness and Wellness Committee – Bayview Golf and Country Club |
| 1998 – 2005 | Member – Ontario Professional Immigration Consultants |
| 2002 | Member – Health Professions Board – now known as the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board |
| 1997 | Membership Chairman – Canadian Bar Association – Citizenship And Immigration Subsection – Ontario Member – Continuing Legal Education Committee – Canadian Bar Association – Ontario |
| 1995 -1999 | Member – Board of Trustees – Scarborough General Hospital |
| 1995 | Member – Quality Assurance Committee and Human Resources Committee – Scarborough General Hospital |
| 1994 | Member – Canadian Bar Association – Citizenship and Immigration Subsection – Canadian Bar Association – Ontario Arbitrator – Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan |
| 1993 | A Chairperson, Superintendent of Insurance Advisory Committee Arbitrator – Ontario Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan |
| 1992 | Instructor in Public Law – Bar Admission Course – Toronto, Ontario |
| 1991 | Member, Metropolitan Toronto Library Board |
| 1987 | Chairman, Metropolitan Toronto Library Board |
| 1986 | Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau, Motor Vehicle Arbitrator |
| 1984 | Member, North York Public Library Board |
| 1983 | Vice Chairman, North York Public Library Board |
| 1981 | Member, The Court of Revision, Scarborough |
| 1971-1981 | Lecturer, Law Clerk Programme Centennial College, Scarborough, Ontario |
| 1971 | Vice-President – Steelesview Heights Ratepayers Association |
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Education
| 1975. 1976. | Master of Laws degree Osgoode Hall Law School York University, Downsview, Ontario |
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| 1968. | Call to the Bar of Ontario as a Barrister & Solicitor |
| 1966. 1967. | 1966. Bachelor of Laws degree Osgoode Hall Law School Toronto, Ontario (now J.D. degree) |
| 1963. 1964. | Bachelor of Arts degree Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Award and Honours
| 1999 | Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Immigration Law |
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| 1989 & 1991 | Volunteer Service Award, Province of Ontario |
| 1980 | Appointed Queen’s Counsel |
References
Excellent references furnished upon request.