About the Author and Contributor

• Author: Nathan Baker
• Pages: 239-239

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR & CONTRIBUTOR

Nathan Baker is a criminal law practitioner who focuses on impaired-

driving matters. He also holds the role of standing agent for the Pub-

lic Prosecution Service of Canada in Peterborough, prosecuting matters

under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, in addition to his private

practice. Since 2012, he has produced the Drug Recognition Exercise/

Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Netletter for practitioners to keep

them abreast of developments related to drug-impaired driving. He has

developed and presents a CPD course in consultation with DRE ocers.

In 2015, he was a panel member on the Law Society of Upper Canada’s

annual Drinking and Driving CPD and authored the paper provided to

participants. Nathan received training to conduct SFST and DRE training

at seminars in Atlanta and New Orleans in 2014 and 2016, and has also

completed the NCDD Mastering Scientif‌ic Evidence Course. He believes

that the law is often slower to evolve than technology, but hopes to lead

the way in adapting law to autonomous vehicles.

Jaye Hooper has been a litigation lawyer specializing in personal injury,

professional liability, and insurance litigation for over twenty years.She

has appeared before all levels of court, including the Court of Appeal and

the Supreme Court of Canada.A past president of the County of Carleton

Law Association and the Federation of Ontario Law Associations, Jaye is a

leader at the Ontario bar.She has been a presenter at various continuing

professional development panels, including matters focusing on civil liti-

gation as well as professionalism. Jaye works to be accessible to those in

need of legal services and strives to provide individualized care to those

she serves.