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2009-2010 CBA Executive Officers
Kevin Carroll, Q.C.
President
Since his call to the Bar, Mr. Carroll has practiced exclusively in the field of insurance related litigation including personal injury, property and casualty claims, professional liability, occupier’s liability and products liability. He is the senior partner in the law firm Carroll Heyd Chown, Barrie, Ontario a firm specializing in insurance related litigation. An active member of the Canadian Bar Association, he has served as a member of the National Executive, National and Ontario councils, and was OBA President 1993-1994.
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Rod Snow
First Vice-President
A native of Nova Scotia, Rod Snow received his LL.B. from Dalhousie Law School before moving west for his LL.M. He currently practises in the Whitehorse office of Davis LLP as a Corporate / Commercial / M&A solicitor, with emphasis in mining, aboriginal, and environmental law. He served as an executive member and President of the CBA’s Yukon branch, a member of the CBA National Board of Directors and, most recently, as a member of the CBA Communications Committee.
Trinda Ernst, Q.C.
Second Vice-President
In 2011, Trinda Ernst will become the fifth woman to assume the presidency of the CBA. Called to the bar in 1984, she was named Queen’s Counsel in 2000. A member of the CBA for 28 years, she has been a partner since 1992 in the 10-lawyer firm of Waterbury Newton. She practises wills and estates, elder law, corporate/commercial law, and real estate law. An active member of the CBA nationally, she is currently vice-chair of the Women Lawyers Forum and a member of the Elder Law Section Executive Committee. She chaired the Resolutions, Constitution and By-laws Committee and the Law Day Standing Committee. At CBA-Nova Scotia, she is currently an elected member of Council and was Branch President in 1999-2000.
Wayne Onchulenko
Treasurer
Wayne Onchulenko became Treasurer of the CBA in August 2007. He’s been a partner with Levene Tadman in Winnipeg since 1991, where he has worked since his call to the bar in 1985. For the past fifteen years, he has predominantly practiced civil litigation, including estate, employment, insurance and general corporate litigation.
An active CBA member, Wayne has served as president of the Manitoba Bar Association, and has served on the national Finance Committee, the national Resolutions Committee and the Supreme Court of Canada Liaison Committee. In Manitoba he teaches ethics and practice management in the Manitoba bar admission course, and sits on the Law Society’s Code of Conduct Committee. He also holds a volunteer directorship on the North Portage/Forks Corporation which manages the Forks urban park and business area in downtown Winnipeg.
J. Guy Joubert
Past President
A partner with Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP, Guy Joubert practices primarily in the area of Intellectual Property. He has been a member of the CBA for approximately 22 years. Active in the Manitoba Branch on committees and Council, he was elected Branch President in 1996-97. He served nationally on the Membership Committee, Board of Directors, Organizing Committees of the 1995 and 2004 Annual Meetings and most recently as Chair of the Communications Committee. He was awarded the 2004 Louis St. Laurent Award of Excellence for distinguished service to the CBA.
John Hoyles, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
Originally from Val d'Or, Québec, John Hoyles completed an English degree at the University of Ottawa and attended Osgoode Hall Law School. Mr. Hoyles assumed the position of CBA Executive Director in 1996, and is currently the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hoyles has held numerous positions prior to joining the CBA, including: founding partner of Byck, Hoyles & Grant, Barristers and Solicitors; Acting Crown Attorney in Ontario; Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the GST Consumer Information Office; and Executive Vice-President and General Manager of the National Capital Commission.
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