John J. Cardill

John was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1974 and his practice is restricted to the areas of civil litigation and family law. He is recognized by his peers as an expert in the field of costs.

He has been an instructor at the Bar Admission Course in the areas of civil litigation, debtor creditor and family law and has delivered numerous papers to legal seminars in the area of costs. He was co-chairman of the County of Carleton Law Association Family Law Institute from 1991-1996 and is currently a member of the Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) Committee on Costs.

He was a principal participant in the development of guidelines for legal costs in Ottawa and throughout Eastern Ontario and is a member of the Advocates' Society Task Force on Court Reform.