The 8^th annual Canadian Business Awards hosted by Corporate Vision magazine just named Legal Line Best Legal Advisory Resource 2024!

Legal Line has been named “Best Online Canadian Law Advisory 2022″ and received the “Legal Services Lifetime Achievement Award 2022” by Acquisition International (AI).

The Global Marijuana March took place on Saturday, May 7 in Toronto. As a supporter, Legal Line was represented by Andreas Levine who was a speaker on the lead float.

Andreas once again receives award from Professor Tim Brailsford,  Vice Chancellor and President of Bond University.

Bond University in Australia has once again recognized law student Andreas Levine for all of his outstanding achievements and awards.

We thank you, Mike Hashemi, owner of Airport Kia, for always providing Legal Line's Mr. Younger with such a great experience every time he visits your dealership and rents a Kia.

Ontario Paralegal Association (OPA) President George Brown has invited Legal Line to Partner with OPA.

We are very proud to announce that Legal Line’s own Andreas Levine has won Bond University’s highest academic award, the Vice Chancellor Award.

The University of Toronto Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) Chapter lists Legal Line as the first stop for people looking for legal information on their Tips for Individuals Seeking Legal Advice page.

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The Law Society of Upper Canada helped launch Legal Line and has actively supported us in different ways since 1993.

Our deepest respect and admiration go to James Woods Mallon, the grandfather of our Director of Operations, Angela Mallon.

Legal Line has won the 2021 New World Report Legal Elite Award for Best Online Legal Information Resource – Canada.

Andreas Levine, our youngest Legal Line Board member, always earns his place in line.

Mind over Matter, as Andreas fine tunes his karate skills in China as he studies with the Masters

Legal Line’s founding lawyer Dr. Antree C. Demakos has been named the 2021 recipient of the Lady Justice Award, recognizing her for a lifetime of outstanding service and commitment to the legal profession, and for providing Access to Justice for all Canadians since 1993. The Ontario Paralegal Association (OPA) president Mr. George Brown will be presenting a formal acknowledgement of this special occasion at their next post-COVID gathering. LADY JUSTICE looks absolutely beautiful alongside Antree’s other awards. Due to covid-19 restrictions, the official announcement ceremony will be postponed until it is deemed safe for our friends and peers to gather…

2020 was beyond a difficult year for so many. Legal Line is proud to continue to provide FREE legal information and resources, helping millions of Canadians across the country.

Legal Line has continued to grow in readership. Since the beginning of the global pandemic in March of 2020 alone, we have gained 18% more Users.

A blast from the past as Legal Line's youngest Board Member Andreas Levine gives his Valedictorian acceptance speech after finishing 10 years at Cedarvale Public School.

Andreas Levine, Legal Line’s youngest member of our Board of Advisors, has just finished his first year at Bond University Law School in Australia with Dean’s List honours.

Legal Line congratulates Andreas (Dre) Levine, the youngest member of our Board of Advisors, for being the winner of the OJEN Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Mock Trail Competition in 2018.

Legal Line is a big hit with the NDP.

The annual event is held in support of Toronto Crime Stoppers, a non-profit volunteer organization providing an invaluable program focused on community safety.

Andreas Levine gets suited up to play a suspect being subdued when Legal Line visited Toronto Police Dog Services (PDS) on July 30, 2020.

The 2019 World Legal Summit ((#WLS2019) is being held in cities all around the world. Participants include universities, law firms, government organizations, and leaders in technology innovation in the legal industry.

Today, Legal Line's Chief Information Officer Antree Demakos took part in the filming of veteran Canadian filmmaker Martin Himel's documentary, Probable Cause, commissioned by TV Ontario.

Legal Line is happy to congratulate the very deserving individuals who were just elected as 2019 Law Society of Ontario Paralegal Benchers!

Caryma Sa’d, Cannabis Lawyer and Legal Line contributor, set her place in history as the first in line at the opening of one of Toronto’s first retail cannabis shops.

Legal Line's Ian Levine proudly participated in the 2019 TAG Access to Justice Consultation.

“Legal Line will provide useful information about many legal issues.”

Legal Line has received a spot on George Brown College, Dictionaries and References Materials website.

Ian Levine, Director of Strategic Alliances at Legal Line, participates in Community Legal Education Ontario’s (CLEO) PLE Learning Exchange, Community of Practice lunch.

Please send us a shipment of 10,000 pamphlets, if that is ok, and we can put them in the hands of our officers and community partners. They can be shipped to the address below. 1 Yorkdale Rd, Suite 600, Toronto, Ont. M6A3A1. David Rydzik Acting Superintendent Community Partnerships and Engagement Unit

Western University of Law Alumni Magazine makes honourable mention of Legal Line Founder and Chief Information Officer Antree Demakos in their annual magazine .

Financial Advisors, Planners and other Investment Specialists consider Legal Line one of the best legal resources to provide to clients.

Many Landlord and Tenant Associations consider Legal Line a premier resource in Landlord and Tenant Law.

Legal Line materials can be found in Canadian Passport Offices and Business Centres that provide services to Canadians as well as various provincial government offices.

Insurance and Tax Specialists including the CRA, Banks, Accountants and other Tax Services, along with various Government and Small Business Centres include Legal Line as part of their legal resource tool kit.

Legal Line is considered an excellent legal resource by Legal Aid Offices & Community Legal Clinics across Canada.

The 2018 Law Society of Ontario Awards were given out on May 23rd at Osgoode Hall. Legal Line's Antree C. Demakos was presented with the J. Shirley Denison Award for Access to Justice.

Legal Line is distributed in Courthouses across Canada, including Family, Criminal and Small Claims Courts, Victim/Witness Assistance Program court offices, and through Native Family Courtworker programs. Materials are also distributed through Salvation Army Court Chaplains.

4 Pillars Debt Relief Specialists and Legal Line have joined up to form an exciting new partnership.

Libraries across Canada, including public libraries, law libraries, and high school, college and university libraries have embraced Legal Line and are proud to offer it as a valuable public legal resource to their patrons.

Hospitals, addiction and counselling centres, social services, newcomer centres, mental health services and other health services all consider Legal Line to be an invaluable patient resource.

RCMP offices across Canada distribute Legal Line flyers with confidence.

It was an incredible night at the Law Society for Award recipient Antree Demakos…

What a milestone. Legal Line surpasses the 40 million views threshold.

Legal Line invited as special guests to ‘The Social‘ CTV Show because we sponsor Chef Jagger Gordan’s ‘FeeditForward.ca’ program.

On March 23, 2018 Ian Levine represented Legal Line at the Humber College Business School Paralegal Networking Event.

Legal Line is proud to support the endeavours of Justice Michael H. Tulloch and the “Street Checks Review” initiative.

Antree Demakos, Legal Lines’ Chief Information Officer, receives a Government Award presented to her by Mayor John Tory and local Councillor Joe Mihevc.  Councillor Mihevc now becomes our 378-th politician’s office across Canada to display and distribute Legal Line flyers to their community constituents.  

Legal Line was invited to join the Law Society of Ontario's (LSO) Hispanic Heritage Month Program and Legal Line flyers were distributed in Spanish at the event.

June/2019 invitation to Google head Office. Ian D. Levine, Director of Business Development with Chief Information Officer, Antree C. Demakos, J.D. Google representatives were so impressed with our high ranking, high search placement, and millions of ‘visitors’ that they couriered us a free laptop and invited us to their head office to congratulate us. As it turns out, if Legal Line had to pay for the organic hits we currently receive for free, Google quoted us a staggering $350,000 a month ($4.2 million dollars year). The power of being ranked highly by Google is that Legal Line appears ‘organically’ in…

The Legal Line truck delivers thousands of guides and flyers every week.

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  Sometimes, all we need is straight answers, and the right person to represent our interests. Our new trade show banner is interesting but hmmm, not sure. Please tell ian@legalline.ca what you think.

You don’t need to hurt your brain by trying to know everything, because we are here to help. Please tell ian@legalline.ca if you have any questions you need answered the you can’t already find in our treasure trove of information.

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  The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) links to the Founder of Legal Line, Dr. Antree C. Demakos as she is awarded a ‘TOP 10 Outstanding Lawyer’ in Ontario. The Law Society awards Legal Line Founder the 2018 John Shirley Denison Award for providing Canadians with a valuable Access to Justice website and Telephone Help-Line. The Law Society Award Celebration pictures and details. OUR 25 YEAR HISTORY WITH THE LAW SOCIETY   Dissolution of the Law Society’s Dial-a-law service With only 45 answers and an antiquated telecommunications system, the Law Society decided to cancel its failing Dial-a-law system. To fill…

Thank goodness for state-of-the-art technology in the palm of our hands. Now we can (almost effortlessly help 35,000 enquiries every day, 7 days per week, 24 hours a day.

Life seems to keep moving faster, and things sometimes get more complicated. Lucky for us we are living in the Information Age. Answers at your fingertips @ Legalline.ca

Being thoughtful feels good. Who do you know that would benefit by having quality legal help at their fingertips ?

TAG, The Action Group on Access to Justice held the Access to Justice Week Event October 23 – 27. The event was endorsed by Beverly McLachlin, P.C.. Chief Justice of Canada.   During the event, TAG released the Millennials, Technology and Access to Justice in Ontario Report,

By a unanimous vote from Mayor John Tory’s entire office, the 2017 Constance E. Hamilton Equity Award was presented to Legal Line’s founder, Antree C. Demakos. The Access, Equity and Human Rights Award is the City’s highest honour recognizing people or programs that have made a difference by reducing discrimination and barriers to equality. These are community-driven awards, and the nominations come from Toronto residents and a panel of community individuals with expertise and knowledge of issues pertinent to the award. Councillor Lucy Troisi, Councillor Joe Mihevc, Legal Line Founder Antree C. Demakos, Mayor John Tory, Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam As the Winner of the Constance…

After reviewing the free Legal Line materials with Ian Levine, Chief Justice George Strathy states, “Legal Line is an important public service. Thank you for your great work.” The Honourable George R. Strathy, Chief Justice of Ontario In 2017,  The Law Society of Upper Canada presented honorary Doctor of Laws degrees, honoris causa (LLD), to The Honourable George R. Strathy, Chief Justice of Ontario, at Call to the Bar ceremonies held in Toronto on June 27 at Roy Thomson Hall. The Law Society awards honorary doctorates to distinguished people to recognize outstanding achievements in the legal profession, the rule of law or the cause of justice. Chief Justice Strathy practised civil litigation for 30 years and…

On February 25, 2017 the Law Society of Upper Canada hosted the Flip Your Wig for Justice awareness campaign and fundraising event.

In honour of Black History Month, an exciting evening with acclaimed author and human rights activist, Lawrence Hill was hosted as a joint celebration by The Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL.ca).

Legal Line’s Antree Demakos, and The Law Society of Upper Canada’s Treasurer, Janet Minor team-up to discuss new Access to Justice initiatives for 2016.

Legal Line's Ian Levine was an invited speaker at the Ontario Community Justice Association conference, November 2015.

The Ministry of the Attorney General has been an avid supporter of Legal Line for over 20 years.

As a Steering Committee member, Legal Line’s Ian Levine focuses on the promotion of Access to Justice and Public Legal Education. Legal Line Guides and Flyers are readily available for Free at every law seminar and in 365 public library systems and 2,100 branches across Canada. The Toronto Public Library system (including 99 branches) reports that legal resources and seminars are the most popular and well received program it has ever offered, and as such, Legal Line flyers are now available at thousands of libraries across Canada.   Toronto Public Library Mission: “Toronto Public Library provides free and equitable access…