Frank Addario
Former President, the Ontario Criminal Lawyers' Association.
Last Contribution:
An Absence Of Truth In Sentencing
Contributor Biography
Mr. Addario's practice focuses on criminal and constitutional litigation. He has appeared as counsel in every level of Court in Ontario and in the Supreme Court of Canada.
He is a regular speaker on criminal and constitutional law at continuing education programs. For most of the last decade, he taught trial advocacy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and appellate advocacy for the Advocates Society. He has published several articles of interest to both the legal community and the wider public.
He has a history of community involvement, having been a director on such diverse boards as Jessie’s Centre for Teenagers, Toronto Artscape Inc., Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, and the Canadian Conference of the Arts. He is the former President of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers' Association (an organization of over 1000 members across Canada), a Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and an Advocacy Advisor for the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
He received his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1985.
