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Adam Dodek is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) where he teaches Public Law and Legal Ethics. Professor Dodek directs the Professionalism Initiative and is the co-founder of the law school’s Legal Writing Academy. He writes about legal ethics, the regulation of the legal profession, public policy, the judiciary and public law.
Previous Work Experience
- Visiting Scholar, University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School (2007-08)
- Chief of Staff, Attorney General of Ontario (2005-06)
- Senior Policy Advisor, Attorney General of Ontario (2003–05)
- Litigation Associate, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (2001-03)
- Served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Israel
- Litigation Associate, Bronson Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco (1996-97)
Achievements
- Has worked in the legal systems of Canada, the United States and Israel.
- Fulbright Scholar
- Member, Chief Justice of Ontario’s Advisory Committee on Professionalism
- Member, Academic Advisory Board, University of Toronto Centre for the Legal Profession
- Founding Member, Canadian Association for Legal Ethics (CALE)
- Published numerous books, journal articles and reviews, including Public Law at the McLachlin Court: The First Decade (Toronto: Irwin, 2011) (co-edited with David A. Wright); The Future of Judicial Independence (Toronto: Irwin, 2010) (co-edited with Lorne Sossin); The Sacred Fire: The Legacy of Antonio Lamer (Toronto: Lexis Nexis, 2009) (co-edited with Daniel Jutras) and Canadian Legal Practice (Toronto: Lexis Nexis, 2008) (co-edited with Jeffrey G. Hoskins, QC).
Education
- B.A., McGill University
- J.D., Harvard Law School
- LL.M., University of Toronto
Called to Bar
- 1996 (California)
- 2001 (Ontario)
