The Laura Legge Award
The Laura Legge Award recognizes women lawyers from Ontario who have exemplified leadership within the profession.
The award was established in 2007 in honour of the late Laura Legge, OOnt, QC, the first woman ever elected as a bencher of the Law Society and the first woman to serve as Treasurer.
2022 recipient
Marian Jacko is the 2022 Laura Legge Award recipient.
Called to the Bar in 1998, Marian Jacko has made significant contributions to the legal professions by advancing access to justice for children, youth, Indigenous communities, victims of crime, and survivors of human trafficking. As the first Indigenous person appointed as the Children’s Lawyer for Ontario, Ms. Jacko is a trailblazer, leaving important footprints for Indigenous youth and younger lawyers to follow.
Past recipients
Dr. Beverly Jacobs, 2021
Jacqueline Lewis, 2020
Pamela Cross, 2019
Mary Lou Fassel, 2018
Breese Davies, 2017
Lisa Borsook, 2016
Kimberly Murray, 2015
Susan E. Opler, 2014
Marie T. Henein, 2013
Mary P. Weaver, QC, 2012
Fay K. Brunning, 2011
Crocetta (Chris) Gruppuso, 2010
Janet A. Leiper, 2009
Susan Elliott, 2008
About Laura Legge
Laura Legge, OOnt, QC, graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1948 after earning a B.A. and a nursing degree. In 1955, she and her husband established the still active law firm of Legge & Legge.
Legge served as director and chair on a number of high-profile boards. She was also the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Order of Ontario.
Laura Legge died in 2010.