Eli E. Milner

Lawyer

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Eli is an associate lawyer with TDS.

Eli E. Milner

Profile

Eli is an associate lawyer with Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. Eli obtained their Juris Doctor from the University of Manitoba in 2020. During law school, they worked at The Manitoba Human Rights Commission assisting legal counsel in representing the public interest at adjudication.

Eli’s practice is in litigation and administrative law with a focus in labour and employment, aboriginal law and human rights law.


Additional Information

Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours), University of Manitoba, 2015

Juris Doctor, University of Manitoba, 2020

Manitoba, 2021

Frank Billinkoff Prize in Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 2020

 

D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize in Law for the highest standing in Sexual and Reproductive Rights, 2020

D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize in Law for the highest standing in Employment Law, 2020

Yude M. Henteleff Prize in Human Rights and Civil Liberties, 2019

D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize in Law for the highest standing in Immigration and Citizenship Law, 2019

Maitland Steinkopf Entrance Award, University of Manitoba, 2017

First Class Honours, University of Manitoba, 2015

Academic All Canadian, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (U Sports), 2011

Manitoba Bar Association – Co-Chair, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community (SOGIC) Section, 2023-2024

Manitoba Law Students’ Association – Gender and Sexual Minority Student’s Representative, 2019 – 2020

Robson Hall Outlaws – President, 2019 – 2020; Treasurer, 2018 – 2019

Trans ID Clinic, Rainbow Resource Centre – Supervising lawyer, 2020 – Present

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