The PLA Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the substantial contributions made to the practice of law and the local community by a past or present member of the Peel Law Association. The nominated individual will have held a minimum ten-year membership with the Peel Law Association.

It is the Board’s intention to formally recognize members of our own legal community for their years of dedication and service. In 2024 the Board of Directors presented the PLA Lifetime Achievement Award to Raj Sharda.

If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please provide the following information and forward all relevant documentation directly to the PLA for consideration by the Nominating Committee at the email address provided below:

• Name of Award
• Name of Nominee, address and telephone information
• Name of Nominator, telephone and e-mail address
• Name of Seconder, telephone and e-mail address
• State in writing the contributions made by the candidate describing their betterment of the practice of law or the well-being of the local community. You may include the candidate’s CV, resume and/or biography including awards, journal articles, community involvement, etc.
• Attach any other testimonial letters addressing the candidate’s contributions.

The deadline for accepting submissions is 4:30 PM on March 3, 2025.
Please submit nominations to: library@plalawyers.ca

In September 2015, while completing a bicycle fundraiser for Peel Memorial Hospital, Ralf Jarchow tragically passed away in British Columbia. Ralf was a founding partner of Prouse, Dash & Crouch, LLP, longtime member of the PLA and other local organizations as well as a Peel resident - his involvement, contributions, and support to the community were deep and widespread.

The Ralf Jarchow Community Service Award has been established by the Peel Law Association in recognition of the outstanding contributions and support Ralf devoted toward many organizations in the Peel community.

As a further recognition and celebration of how Ralf lived his personal and professional lives, the PLA has created this award in order to distinguish a PLA Member’s work as a volunteer and/or their service to the Peel community. In 2024 the Board of Directors presented the Ralf Jarchow Community Service Award to Vanassa Richards-Thompson.

If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please provide the following information and forward all relevant documentation directly to the PLA for consideration by the Nominating Committee at the email address provided below:

The deadline for accepting submissions is 4:30 PM on March 3, 2025.
Please submit nominations to: library@plalawyers.ca

In 2024, we collectively mourned the passing of Christine Torry, a longtime PLA member, who had a distinguished career, of which 25 years were dedicated to child welfare work. Chris was shy about receiving accolades; inspired by her legacy, the PLA wants to create a new award in her honour.

The Christine Torry Child Advocacy Award recognizes the substantial contributions made to the practice of child advocacy work by a member of the Peel Law Association.

The Board intends to formally recognize members of our legal community for their important and often undervalued work with children.

The nominated individual will have held a minimum five-year membership with the Peel Law Association.

The award winner should demonstrate the following:

If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please provide the following information and forward all relevant documentation directly to the PLA for consideration by the Nominating Committee at the email address provided below:

The deadline for accepting submissions is 4:30 PM on March 3, 2025.
Please submit nominations to: library@plalawyers.ca