Here's the 2014 Top 25 Most Influential

Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential figures in the Canadian justice system and legal profession is out today. Now in its sixth year, the feature honours five lawyers/judges in the following categories: Changemakers, Government/Non-Profit/Associations, Criminal Law/Human Rights, Corporate-Commercial, and The World Stage.

This video gives a quick rundown of this year’s winners. Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, who led the Changemakers category, got the most votes from readers this year, at least three time more than the next-place vote getter.

Click here to read the full story and find out more about the great work these Canadians are doing at home and abroad.

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