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 (Chair
Murray Klippenstein (Vice-Chair)
Robert Burd
Paul Cooper
Dianne Corbiere
Jean-Jacques Desgranges
Sam Goldstein
Shelina Lalji
Benson Lau
Marian Lippa
Cecil Lyon
Brian Prill
Doug Wellman
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Audit & Finance
Teresa Donnelly (Chair)
Lubomir Poliacik (Vice-Chair)
Ryan Alford
Robert Bateman
Gary Graham
Philip Horgan
Vern Krishna
Shelina Lalji
Nancy Lockhart
Michelle Lomazzo
Cecil Lyon
Isfahan Merali
Clare Sellers
Tanya Walker
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Compensation
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Robert Burd
Teresa Donnelly
Gerald Sheff
Julia Shin Doi
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Compensation Fund
Joseph Groia (Chair)
Cathy Corsetti (Vice-Chair)
Geneviève Painchaud
Lubomir Poliacik
Clare Sellers
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Equity and Indigenous Affairs
Dianne Corbiere (Chair)
Atrisha Lewis (Vice-Chair)
Jorge Pineda (Vice-Chair)
Robert Bateman
Robert Burd
Etienne Esquega
John Fagan
Julian Falconer
Murray Klippenstein
Cheryl Lean
Isfahan Merali
Gina Papageorgiou
Chi-Kun Shi
Tanya Walker
Doug Wellman
Alexander Wilkes
Indigenous Initiatives
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Government and Public Affairs
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Teresa Donnelly (Vice-Chair)
Robert Burd
Joseph Chiummiento
Dianne Corbiere
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
Philip Horgan
Jacqueline Horvat
Isfahan Merali
Lubomir Poliacik
Megan Shortreed
Andrew Spurgeon
Sidney Troister
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Inter-jurisdictional Mobility
Sidney Troister (Chair)
Philip Horgan (Vice-Chair)
Claire Wilkinson (Vice-Chair)
Robert Adourian
Ryan Alford
Robert Bateman
Murray Klippenstein
Cheryl Lean
Atrisha Lewis
Marian Lippa
Gina Papageorgiou
Trevor Parry
Geoff Pollock
Doug Wellman
Alexander Wilkes
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Law Society Awards/LL.D. Advisory
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Dianne Corbiere
Cheryl Lean
Marian Lippa
Isfahan Merali
Geneviève Painchaud
Sidney Troister
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Litigation
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Teresa Donnelly (Vice-Chair)
Robert Burd
Joseph Chiummiento
Dianne Corbiere
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
Philip Horgan
Jacqueline Horvat
Isfahan Merali
Lubomir Poliacik
Megan Shortreed
Andrew Spurgeon
Sidney Troister
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Paralegal Awards
(External appointees not included)
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Robert Burd
Cathy Corsetti
Shelina Lalji
Marian Lippa
Michelle Lomazzo
Geneviève Painchaud
Megan Shortreed
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Paralegal Standing
Robert Burd (Chair)
Megan Shortreed (Vice-Chair)
Joseph Chiummiento
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
Sam Goldstein
Shelina Lalji
Marian Lippa
Nancy Lockhart
Michelle Lomazzo
Geneviève Painchaud
Geoff Pollock
Chi-Kun Shi
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Priority Planning
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Teresa Donnelly (Vice-Chair)
Robert Burd
Joseph Chiummiento
Dianne Corbiere
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
Philip Horgan
Jacqueline Horvat
Isfahan Merali
Lubomir Poliacik
Megan Shortreed
Andrew Spurgeon
Sidney Troister
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Proceedings Authorization
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Robert Adourian
Gerard Charette
Cathy Corsetti
Gerald Sheff
Claire Wilkinson
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Professional Development & Competence
Sidney Troister (Chair)
Philip Horgan (Vice-Chair)
Claire Wilkinson (Vice-Chair)
Robert Adourian
Ryan Alford
Robert Bateman
Murray Klippenstein
Cheryl Lean Atrisha Lewis
Marian Lippa
Gina Papageorgiou
Trevor Parry
Geoff Pollock
Doug Wellman
Alexander Wilkes
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Professional Regulation
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Etienne Esquega (Vice-Chair)
Jared Brown
Gerard Charette
Jean-Jacques Desgranges
Julian Falconer
Benson Lau
Michelle Lomazzo
Cecil Lyon
Scott Marshall
Clare Sellers
Megan Shortreed
Andrew Spurgeon
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Summary Disposition
Megan Shortreed
Atrisha Lewis
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Tribunal
Isfahan Merali (Chair)
Julia Shin Doi (Vice-Chair)
Larry Banack
Jack Braithwaite
Paul Cooper
John Fagan
Marian Lippa
Geneviève Painchaud
Gina Papageorgiou
Lubomir Poliacik
David Wright (Ex Officio)
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Task Forces
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Program Review
Teresa Donnelly (Co-Chair)
Joseph Chiummiento (Vice-Chair)
Nancy Lockhart (Vice-Chair)
Seymour Epstein
Etienne Esquega
Gary Graham
Philip Horgan
Michelle Lomazzo
Ross Murray
Lubomir Poliacik
Chi-Kun Shi
Julia Shin Doi
Sidney Troister
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Proportionate Regulation
Megan Shortreed (Chair)
Seymour Epstein (Vice-Chair)
Robert Adourian
Ryan Alford
Jack Braithwaite
Jared Brown
Robert Burd
Joseph Chiummiento
Scott Marshall
Clare Sellers
Bradley Wright
Nicholas Wright
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Technology
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Jack Braithwaite (Vice-Chair)
Thomas Conway
Paul Cooper
Seymour Epstein
Gary Graham
Shelina Lalji
Cheryl Lean
Michelle Lomazzo
Brian Prill
Clare Sellers
Andrew Spurgeon
Tanya Walker
Nicholas Wright
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Working/Other Groups
Advertising and Fee Arrangements Issues Working Group (PRC)
Andrew Spurgeon (Chair)
Jack Braithwaite
Paul Cooper
Jacqueline Horvat
Marian Lippa
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Family Law Working Group
(Joint Working Group of the Access to Justice and Paralegal Standing Committees)
Cathy Corsetti (Chair)
Robert Burd
Carol Hartman
Marian Lippa
Susan McGrath
Laurie Pawlitza
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Human Rights Monitoring Group (Equity)
Teresa Donnelly (Chair)
Paul Copeland
Julian Falconer
Marian Lippa
Judith Potter
Tanya Walker
Initiative
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Law Foundation of Ontario Board
Linda Rothstein (Chair)
Paul Cooper
Isfahan Merali
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LAWPRO Board
Robert Adourian
Geoff Pollock
Julia Shin Doi
Andrew Spurgeon
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Law Society Foundation Board of Trustees
Ian Hull
Derry Millar
Jonathan Rosenthal
Megan Shortreed
Sidney Troister
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Mental Health Working Group (PRC)
Isfahan Merali (Chair)
Gerard Charette
Joseph Chiummiento
Dianne Corbiere
Jorge Pineda
Megan Shortreed
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Real Estate Liaison Group (Law Society Representatives)
Robert Adourian
Sidney Troister
Bradley Wright
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Treasurer’s Appointments Advisory Group
Malcolm Mercer
Robert Burd
Etienne Esquega
Philip Horgan
Murray Klippenstein
Benson Lau
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