Halton County Law Association

President: James Page

James was called to the Bar in 2010 and practices exclusively in the areas of personal injury and civil litigation, working as Counsel in association at Martin & Hillyer Associates in Burlington.

Along with his colleague, Laura Hillyer, James was among the first lawyers in Ontario to successfully move to strike a civil jury as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly thereafter, James and Laura were among the first lawyers in the Province to conduct a completely virtual personal injury trial via Zoom.

James is a former and current participant in the Ontario Justice Network (OJEN) as a high school mock trial coach, and a former President of the Brain Injury Association of Peel & Halton (BIAPH).

Vice President: Fay Hassaan

Fay was called to the Bar in 2003. She has been in practice since 2005 after returning to Canada from California, where she completed her Master of Law in Transnational Business Practice. She practices in the areas of family law, criminal, wills and real estate.

Treasurer: Jasmine Sweatman

Jasmine is the current Treasurer of the Association. She founded Sweatman Law, a firm specializing in litigating and resolving disputes involving estates, powers of attorney and incapacity planning, guardianships, wills, trusts, planning for wealth preservation, and families with special needs, along with the administration of estates and trusts.

Secretary/Library Chair: Michaela Diakiw

Michaela is a member of the Law Societies of Ontario, BC, and Alberta. Throughout her career, Michaela has developed expertise in a broad range of legal areas. She began her practice handling personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, farm injuries, and slip and fall claims. In recent years, she has focused predominantly on long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and employment law, working as Counsel in association at Martin & Hillyer Associates in Burlington.

Past President: Kathy Batycky

Kathy is a senior family law lawyer, working as Counsel in association at Stoner & Company Family Law Associates, in the newly established Oakville office. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1980 after graduating from McGill University Law School. Kathy has been a litigator in the Ontario courts, for over 30 years.

Since her call to the Bar, Kathy has practiced in civil litigation and family law. Kathy recently completed the family law mediation course and family law arbitration course through Riverdale Mediation in Toronto and has also obtained her Certificate in Elder Law through Osgoode Hall Law School.

Kathy is currently a member of the executive of the Family Law Section of the OBA as well as a member at large of the CBA national family law section and vice-chair of the Family Law Practice Group for the Advocates Society. She has also been a member of the OBA Council for several years, and she has in the past been a member of the Executive of both of the OBA’s Child and Youth Law section and Elder Law section.