Patrice Band runs his own practice, in Association with Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton
McIntyre and Cornish, consisting predominantly of criminal defence work as well
as professional regulation and discipline.
While Patrice
represents individuals facing all types of charges in his criminal defence
practice, he devotes the majority of his time to defending Ontario teachers who are facing criminal
proceedings. His professional regulation
practice consists of representing and advising parties in various fields of
regulation in Ontario,
including health professionals and administrative bodies.
Prior to
starting his own criminal defence practice, Patrice was an Assistant Crown
Attorney (Criminal Law) in Toronto, and counsel
to the College of
Physicians and Surgeons
of Ontario in the area of administrative and regulatory law. Prior to his call to the Bar, Patrice clerked
at the Court of Appeal for Ontario,
where he provided research and analysis to Justices Labrosse, Weiler, Moldaver
and Goudge to assist them in the disposition of appeals.
Patrice devotes
much of his time to teaching the Osgoode Hall Trial Practice course, the
Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop and, most recently, the Trial Advocacy
Workshop at Notre Dame University, in South
Bend Indiana.
Patrice is a
Director of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Toronto Region) and a Member of
the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Advocates’ Society.