In over 38 years of practice, Daniel Pole has over 60 reported cases in Canadian and international courts.
Legal Experience
Mr. Pole has practiced law since 1987, initially with Brewer MacPherson Quinn where he became managing partner. Since 1991, he has operated the Law Offices of Daniel Gordon Pole, LL.B.
His legal work spans family and criminal law, with over 60 reported cases in Canadian and international courts including the Supreme Court of Canada.
He has served as counsel in nearly every Canadian province and has appeared before international bodies such as the ECHR, UN Human Rights Committee, and African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Practice focus: family law, criminal law, international human rights; duty counsel for Legal Aid Ontario; Provincial Appeal Committee; Chair, Dufferin-Peel Law Association Library Committee (2005–2018).
Charter, child custody and medical freedom cases; appearances in appellate courts across Canada.
Complex human rights litigation across multiple provinces; courtroom and appellate advocacy.
International and Advisory Roles
Mr. Pole has contributed to human rights advocacy globally, providing Non‑African counsel to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (2019).
He advised or acted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Eritrea, Kenya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nigeria, and Ukraine, with appearances before the ECHR, UN HRC, ACERWC and ACHPR.
Mr. Pole is a member of Lawyers Associated for Human Rights in Africa, Asia and the Americas and has conducted international human rights seminars since 2008.
Teaching and Seminars
Mr. Pole has taught Canadian Law at Sheridan University from 1999 to 2006 and instructed courses for the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario and the Law Society of Ontario. His teaching includes civil procedure, family law, and professional responsibility. He has lectured at the University of Toronto, University of New Brunswick, and the Canadian Bar Association.
- Sheridan University
- Instructor, Canadian Law (1999–2006); Legal Program Advisory Committee member.
- Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario
- Instructor: Family Law, Civil Litigation (1998–2002).
- Law Society of Ontario
- Bar Admission instructor: Civil Procedure, Family Law, Professional Responsibility; Mentor since 2006.
- International Human Rights Seminars
- Lectures and seminars globally since 2008; guest lectures at University of Toronto, UNB and Canadian Bar Association events.
- Other Lectures
- Presentations to judicial and professional audiences including Ontario Conference of Judges and provincial legal associations.
Selected Publications
- Right of Minorities in Tribal Communities in Zambia — The Commonwealth Lawyer, 2025
- Reconciling Protection and Religious Freedom: Assessing the Need for Medical Intervention — Ontario Association of Provincial Judges
- The Sword In the Stone: A Practical Test of A Minor’s Competence to Instruct Counsel — Ontario Conference of Judges, 2007
- Liability of Religious Charities: A New Frontier — Philanthrop., 2006
- Trying to Put the Genie Back in the Lamp: U. v. Alberta — R.F.L., 2003