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Writing That Starts Conversations.

I write for legal and other media across Canada and the United States about mental health, addiction and wellness in the profession, about the institutions that shape how lawyers work, and about what artificial intelligence is doing to the profession. Here is a selection.

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Jason Ward

Articles

Maclean’s
Featured
My Career as a Lawyer Almost Destroyed Me
Maclean’s | April 2023
Canadian Lawyer Legal regulators must hold law firms accountable for harassment
Canadian Lawyer | October 2026
CBA National The Right to Stay Dead
CBA National | September 2026
CBA National The Case for Court-Hosted AI Family Mediation in Canada
CBA National | August 2026
Canadian Lawyer Moral Injury: The Wound the Legal Profession Keeps Calling Burnout
Canadian Lawyer | July 2026
CBA National Five Easy, Low-Cost Steps for Workplace Wellness
CBA National | July 2026
The Tyee AI Isn’t Replacing Lawyers. But It’s Supercharging Institutions
The Tyee | July 2026
CBA National Young Lawyers Are Speaking Out, but Is Anyone Listening?
CBA National | June 2026
Canadian Lawyer Regulators Must Focus on Transparency, Clarity and Structured Triage to Tackle Mental Illness
Canadian Lawyer | May 2026
ABA Journal Burnout 2.0: AI’s Silent Impact on Lawyer Mental Health
ABA Journal | April 2026
CBA National AI’s Silent Impact on Lawyers’ Mental Health
CBA National | April 2026
Canadian Lawyer The Unique Mental Health Challenges of Government Lawyers Require a Tailored Approach
Canadian Lawyer | April 2026
Law360 Pulse 5 Firm Structure Changes to Adequately Address Atty Burnout
Law360 Pulse | March 2026
CBA National Burnout Is a Management Problem
CBA National | March 2026
The Lindsay Advocate

Featured Writing Closer to Home

Long-form features for my local paper.

The Lindsay Advocate After Dark, at 68 Lindsay Street North
Feature | October 2026
The Lindsay Advocate Legally Lethal: The Opioid in Disguise
Feature | September 2026
The Lindsay Advocate What Lies at the End of Lagoon Road
Feature | August 2026
The Lindsay Advocate The Lockdown Kids
Feature | July 2026
The Lindsay Advocate Kawartha Lakes Police Report Card
City Matters | April 2026

All my stories in The Lindsay Advocate →

Resolving Grave Disputes, book cover
The Book

Resolving Grave Disputes: The Law of Dead Bodies in Ontario

A practical guide to one of the law’s most sensitive corners: who decides what happens to a person’s remains, and how families and professionals resolve the disputes that follow a death.

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Legal Writing

My book, chapters and professional papers.

CanLII Resolving Grave Disputes: The Law of Dead Bodies in Ontario
CanLII Commentary | 2018 CanLIIDocs 157
Thomson Reuters
Resolving Grave Disputes
Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal | Vol. 38, No. 1
Law Society of Ontario Resolving Grave Disputes
The Six-Minute Estates Lawyer, Law Society of Ontario, Tab 14 | May 2018
Law Society of Ontario Bringing Civil Motions in the Central East Region
Law Society of Ontario | April 2019 | With Calvin Chan and Vashti Kuipery-Culham
CanLII Parties and Joinder, Rule 6: Consolidation or Hearing Together
Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario | 2021 | With Monique Meloche
CanLII Parties and Joinder, Rule 8: Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships
Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario | 2021 | With Calvin Chan
Thomson Reuters
Child Representation
Chapter 13, Child Custody Law and Practice | 1999

Written About Jason

Coverage of my story in legal and local media.

Canadian Lawyer Changing How You Work Can Make You More, Not Less, of a Lawyer
Canadian Lawyer | March 2026
Canadian Lawyer Jason Ward Provides Advice to Lawyers Needing to Step Away from Practice Due to Mental Health
Canadian Lawyer | February 2026
The Lindsay Advocate Blue Monday
The Lindsay Advocate | January 2026
The Lindsay Advocate It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
The Lindsay Advocate | March 2025
Law Times Ex-Lawyer Who Conquered Addictions Uses New Website to Reach Out to Those with Mental Health Issues
Law Times | May 2023
The Peterborough Examiner Lindsay Lawyer Jason Ward Opens Up About Struggles with Mental Health and Addiction That Led to Him Leaving Practice
Peterborough Examiner | February 2023
Law Times Battling Alcohol and THC Addiction, Jason Ward Left the Law and Can’t See Ever Going Back
Law Times | January 2023
The Lindsay Advocate Lawyer Jason Ward Talks Candidly About Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues to Help Others
The Lindsay Advocate | January 2023
The Lindsay Advocate A Lawyer Digs Deep with New Book on ‘the Law of Dead Bodies’
The Lindsay Advocate | July 2020
The Lindsay Advocate Lindsay Law Firm Strong Supporters of Mental Health in the Workplace
The Lindsay Advocate | October 2018

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