Guest Speaker: Samantha Francine Glass

Samantha F. Glass is the founderof SFG Paralegal Services.  Sam founded SFG and sought a paralegal career with the mission of assisting everyday people with troublesome legal matters.  Sam holds a strong knowledge of the Residential Tenancies Act, Human Rights Code, among others.  Sam is also well experienced in litigation within the Small Claims Court where representation served private individuals, small-to-medium sized businesses as well as the big banks.

Samantha enjoys volunteering and gives much time to bringing forward public awareness on behalf of the paralegal profession and what paralegals can do to assist the general public in Ontario.  In keeping with these efforts, Sam hosts the Get Legal television talk show that involves discussion on a variety of legal topics and shares knowledge with the public.  Additionally, Sam founded the York Region Paralegal Network in 2016 to assist in the education of paralegals and the community.  Sam sits as a Board of Director at the Landlord Self Help Center and assists with Scouts Canada and the Navy League of Ontario.  Samantha mentored many paralegals and sits on the Humber College Paralegal Advisory Committee as well as acting as a mooting Judge for the Paralegal Cup for many years.

Samantha possesses a passion for access to justice and continually strives to find new ways within the paralegal scope to ensure that the public receives representation.  Sam fights vigorously and passionately, while engaging with civility, in the best interests of each client and is overall a very friendly and caring person.