Daniel B. Jolic is an articling student at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, having first joined the firm as a summer student. He holds a law degree from the University of Toronto, along with a Certificate in Aboriginal Legal Studies.
During law school, Daniel co-founded the Construction Law Club, held leadership roles with Pro Bono Students Canada and the Indigenous Law Journal, represented the faculty at the Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Law Moot, and completed the Debwewin Summer Law Program with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.
Daniel’s writing on construction, Aboriginal, constitutional, and civil litigation issues has appeared in the Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, Supreme Court Law Review, The Advocates’ Journal, Journal of Corporate Renewal, and Dicey Law Review. He also co-authored the “Construction and Projects: Overview (Canada)” Practice Note for Thomson Reuters Practical Law Guide. He received the J. Stephen Tatrallyay Memorial Award from the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers for his scholarship on infrastructure development on First Nations.
Before law school, Daniel worked in federal and provincial politics and in transportation planning with the Government of Yukon. He holds a Master of Political Management from Carleton University, where he received the inaugural Great Lakes Fishery Commission Scholarship, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University, graduating with First Class Honours and the Industrial Relations Prize.
Outside of work, Daniel enjoys collecting vinyl records, going on road trips, and cheering on the Buffalo Bills.