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
Vacant (Chair)
Cathy Corsetti (Vice-Chair)
Evelyn Baxter
Marion Boyd
Gisèle Chrétien
Baljit Sikand
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Audit & Finance
Teresa Donnelly (Chair)
Suzanne Clément (Vice-Chair)
Seymour Epstein
Vern Krishna
Catherine Strosberg
Tanya Walker
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Compensation
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Robert Burd
Suzanne Clément
Teresa Donnelly
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Compensation Fund
Joseph Groia (Chair)
Vacant (Vice-Chair)
Gisèle Chrétien
Jan Richardson
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Equity and Indigenous Affairs
Dianne Corbiere (Chair)
Isfahan Merali (Vice-Chair)
Robert Burd
Gisèle Chrétien
Julian Falconer
Marian Lippa
Gina Papageorgiou
Andrew Spurgeon
Sidney Troister
Tanya Walker
Indigenous Initiatives
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Government and Public Affairs
Vacant (Chair)
Vacant (Vice-Chair)
Marion Boyd
Jack Braithwaite
Robert Burd
Paul Cooper
Marian Lippa
Julian Porter
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Law Society Awards/LL.D. Advisory
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Dianne Corbiere
Marian Lippa
Isfahan Merali
Gerald Sheff
Sidney Troister
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Litigation
Vacant (Chair)
Seymour Epstein
Ross Murray
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Paralegal Awards
(External appointees not included)
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Robert Burd
Cathy Corsetti
Marian Lippa
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Paralegal Standing
Robert Burd (Chair)
Vacant (Vice-Chair)
Gisèle Chrétien
Suzanne Clément
Cathy Corsetti
Marian Lippa
Baljit Sikand
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Priority Planning
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Robert Burd
Gisèle Chrétien
Dianne Corbiere
Teresa Donnelly
Jacqueline Horvat
Isfahan Merali
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Proceedings Authorization
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Cathy Corsetti
David Howell
Jeffrey Lem
Jonathan Rosenthal
Gerald Sheff
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Professional Development & Competence
Vacant (Chair)
Jacqueline Horvat (Vice-Chair)
Jack Braithwaite
Dianne Corbiere
Teresa Donnelly
Joseph Groia
Andrew Spurgeon
Catherine Strosberg
Sidney Troister
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Professional Regulation
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Vacant (Vice-Chair)
Seymour Epstein
Gina Papageorgiou
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Summary Disposition
Atrisha Lewis
Megan Shortreed
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Tribunal
Isfahan Merali (Chair)
Paul Cooper (Vice-Chair)
Larry Banack
Marian Lippa
Jan Richardson
David Wright (Ex Officio)
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Task Forces
Compliance-Based Entity Regulation
Teresa Donnelly (Co-Chair)
Vacant (Co-Chair)
Gisèle Chrétien
Andrew Spurgeon
Sidney Troister
Tanya Walker
Bradley Wright
Initiative
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Governance
Vacant (Chair)
Gisèle Chrétien
Dianne Corbiere
Jacqueline Horvat
Gina Papageorgiou
Sidney Troister
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Technology
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Suzanne Clément
Tom Conway
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
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Working/Other Groups
Advertising and Fee Arrangements Issues (PRC)
Andrew Spurgeon (Chair)
Jack Braithwaite
Paul Cooper
Jacqueline Horvat
Marian Lippa
Jan Richardson
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Alternative Business Structures (PRC)
Vacant (Chair)
Marion Boyd
Suzanne Clément
Cathy Corsetti
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Bencher Remuneration & Expense Reimbursement (Audit & Finance)
Suzanne Clément (Co-Chair)
Teresa Donnelly (Co-Chair)
Paul Cooper
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Family Law Working Group
(Joint Working Group of the Access to Justice and Paralegal Standing Committees)
Vacant (Chair)
Cathy Corsetti (Vice-Chair)
Marion Boyd
Robert Burd
Marian Lippa
Laurie Pawlitza
Baljit Sikand
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Human Rights Monitoring (Equity)
Teresa Donnelly (Chair)
Paul Copeland
Julian Falconer
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
Susan McGrath
Barbara Murchie
Andrew Spurgeon
Heather Zordel
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Law Society Foundation Board of Trustees
Ian Hull
W. A. Derry Millar
Jonathan Rosenthal
Catherine Strosberg
Sidney Troister
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Legal Aid Working Group (Access to Justice)
Vacant (Chair)
Evelyn Baxter
Julian Falconer
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LibraryCo Board
Gisèle Chrétien
Ross Earnshaw
Jacqueline Horvat
W. A. Derry Millar
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Mental Health Working Group (PRC)
Vacant (Chair)
Dianne Corbiere
Isfahan Merali
Catherine Strosberg
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Solicitors’ Issues Working Group (formerly Real Estate Issues)
(Joint Working Group of the Professional Development & Competence and Professional Regulation Committees)
Sidney Troister (Co-Chair)
Vacant (Co-Chair)
Bradley Wright
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Strategic Planning Steering Group (PPC)
Malcolm Mercer (Chair)
Robert Burd
Suzanne Clément
Dianne Corbiere
Teresa Donnelly
Jacquline Horvat
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Treasurer’s Appointments Advisory Group
Gisèle Chrétien
Cathy Corsetti
Julian Falconer
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