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Committees
Benchers sit on Convocation committees. Law Society committees are responsible for examining issues within their mandates and bringing recommendations forward to Convocation. More information about Law Society committees, including the mandates for standing committees, can be found in By-Law 3.
Committees
Access to Justice
Cathy Corsetti (Co-Chair)
Doug Wellman (Co-Chair)
Murray Klippenstein (Vice-Chair)
Robert Burd
Jean-Jacques Desgranges
Sam Goldstein
Shelina Lalji
Benson Lau
Michael Lesage
Marian Lippa
Michelle Lomazzo
Cecil Lyon
Barbara Murchie
Brian Prill
Jonathan Rosenthal
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Audit & Finance
Joseph Groia (Chair)
Lubomir Poliacik (Vice-Chair)
Catherine Banning
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
Gary Graham
Philip Horgan
Jacqueline Horvat
Michelle Lomazzo
C. Scott Marshall
Clare Sellers
Sidney Troister
Compensation Fund Subcommittee
Lubomir Poliacik (Chair)
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
Clare Sellers
Sidney Troister
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Compensation
Teresa Donnelly (Chair)
Robert Burd
Dianne Corbiere
Joseph Groia
Gerald Sheff
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Equity and Indigenous Affairs
Dianne Corbiere (Chair)
Etienne Esquega (Vice Chair)
Atrisha Lewis (Vice-Chair)
Catherine Banning
Robert Burd
John Fagan
Julian Falconer
Murray Klippenstein
Nancy Lockhart
Jorge Pineda
Julia Shin Doi
Megan Shortreed
Alexander Wilkes
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Paralegal Standing
Robert Burd (Chair)
Geneviève Painchaud (Vice-Chair)
Jack Braithwaite
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
Shelina Lalji
Marian Lippa
Michelle Lomazzo
Trevor Parry
Quinn Ross
Chi-Kun Shi
Doug Wellman
Claire Wilkinson
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Proceedings Authorization
Jonathan Rosenthal (Chair)
Robert Adourian
Atrisha Lewis
Michelle Lomazzo
Gerald Sheff
Megan Shortreed
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Professional Development & Competence
Barbara Murchie (Chair)
Robert Adourian (Vice Chair)
Alexander Wilkes (Vice-Chair)
Jared Brown
Murray Klippenstein
Michael Lesage
Atrisha Lewis
Marian Lippa
Cecil Lyon
Isfahan Merali
Sidney Troister
Tanya Walker
Doug Wellman
Claire Wilkinson
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Professional Regulation
Megan Shortreed (Chair)
Michelle Lomazzo (Vice-Chair)
Andrew Spurgeon (Vice-Chair)
Gerard Charette
Etienne Esquega
Julian Falconer
Jacqueline Horvat
C. Scott Marshall
Geneviève Painchaud
Jonathan Rosenthal
Quinn Ross
Nicholas Wright
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Strategic Planning and Advisory
Teresa Donnelly (Chair)
Jacqueline Horvat (Vice-Chair)
Robert Burd
Joseph Chiummiento
Dianne Corbiere
Cathy Corsetti
Joseph Groia
Philip Horgan
Nancy Lockhart
Barbara Murchie
Lubomir Poliacik
Julia Shin Doi
Megan Shortreed
Andrew Spurgeon
Sidney Troister
Diana Miles (Ex Officio)
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Summary Disposition
Chi-Kun Shi
Tanya Walker
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Tribunal
Julia Shin Doi (Chair)
Ryan Alford (Vice-Chair)
Marian Lippa (Vice-Chair)
Catherine Banning
Jack Braithwaite (Ex Officio)
Jared Brown
Jean-Jacques Desgranges
John Fagan
Sam Goldstein
Philip Horgan
Cecil Lyon
Isfahan Merali
Barbara Murchie (Ex Officio)
Geoff Pollock
Chi-Kun Shi
Malcolm Mercer (Ex Officio)
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Task Forces
Competence
Sidney Troister (Chair)
C. Scott Marshall (Vice-Chair)
Ryan Alford
Joseph Chiummiento
Dianne Corbiere
Cathy Corsetti
Cheryl Lean
Atrisha Lewis
Barbara Murchie
Geneviève Painchaud
Jorge Pineda
Megan Shortreed
Andrew Spurgeon
Claire Wilkinson
Alexander Wilkes
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Technology
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Gary Graham (Vice-Chair)
Joseph Chiummiento
Seymour Epstein
Sam Goldstein
Cheryl Lean
Michelle Lomazzo
Geneviève Painchaud
Brian Prill
Quinn Ross
Tanya Walker
Doug Wellman
Nicholas Wright
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Working/Other Groups
Human Rights Monitoring Group
(Equity)
Julian Falconer (Co-Chair)
Tanya Walker (Co-Chair)
Marian Lippa
Isfahan Merali
Lubomir Poliacik
Quinn Ross
Doug Wellman
Initiative
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Law Foundation of Ontario Board
Linda Rothstein (Chair)
Catherine Banning
Jack Braithwaite
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LawPRO Board
Robert Adourian
Etienne Esquega
Clare Sellers
Andrew Spurgeon
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Law Society Foundation Board of Trustees
Ian Hull
Shelina Lalji
Derry Millar
Jonathan Rosenthal
Megan Shortreed
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Member Well-Being Resources Group
Claire Wilkinson (Chair)
Gerard Charette
Shelina Lalji
Benson Lau
Andrew Spurgeon
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Real Estate Liaison Group (Law Society Representatives)
Robert Adourian (Chair)
Geoff Pollock
Sidney Troister
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Treasurer’s Appointments Advisory Group
(External representatives for Law Society Awards recommendations not included)
Teresa Donnelly
Dianne Corbiere
Nancy Lockhart
Michelle Lomazzo
Isfahan Merali
Lubomir Poliacik
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Treasurer’s Women in Law Advisory Group
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Shelina Lalji (Vice-Chair)
Dianne Corbiere
Cheryl Lean
Nancy Lockhart
Barbara Murchie
Megan Shortreed
Tanya Walker
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