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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
Seymour Epstein
Gary Graham
Philip Horgan
Vern Krishna
Shelina Lalji
Michelle Lomazzo
Cecil Lyon
Clare Sellers
Sidney Troister
Tanya Walker
Compensation Fund Subcommittee
Lubomir Poliacik (Chair)
Shelina Lalji (Vice-Chair)
Jack Braithwaite
Geneviève Painchaud
Clare Sellers
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Compensation
Teresa Donnelly (Chair)
Robert Burd
Joseph Groia
Gerald Sheff
Jacqueline Horvat
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Equity and Indigenous Affairs
Dianne Corbiere (Chair)
Atrisha Lewis (Vice-Chair)
Jorge Pineda (Vice-Chair)
Catherine Banning
Robert Burd
Etienne Esquega
John Fagan
Julian Falconer
Murray Klippenstein
Nancy Lockhart
Megan Shortreed
Alexander Wilkes
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Paralegal Standing
Robert Burd (Chair)
Joseph Chiummiento (Vice-Chair)
Cathy Corsetti
Seymour Epstein
Sam Goldstein
Shelina Lalji
Marian Lippa
Michelle Lomazzo
Geneviève Painchaud
Geoff Pollock
Chi-Kun Shi
Doug Wellman
Claire Wilkinson
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Proceedings Authorization
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Robert Adourian
Cathy Corsetti
Jonathan Rosenthal
Gerald Sheff
Claire Wilkinson
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Professional Development & Competence
Barbara Murchie (Chair)
Philip Horgan (Vice-Chair)
Claire Wilkinson (Vice-Chair)
Ryan Alford
Jack Braithwaite
Jared Brown
Murray Klippenstein
Marian Lippa
Cecil Lyon
Trevor Parry
Sidney Troister
Doug Wellman
Alexander Wilkes
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Professional Regulation
Megan Shortreed (Chair)
Jacqueline Horvat (Vice-Chair)
Michelle Lomazzo (Vice-Chair)
Robert Adourian
Gerard Charette
Etienne Esquega
Julian Falconer
Jonathan Rosenthal
Clare Sellers
Andrew Spurgeon
Nicholas Wright
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Strategic Planning and Advisory
Teresa Donnelly (Chair)
Jacqueline Horvat (Vice-Chair)
Robert Burd
Joseph Chummiento
Dianne Corbiere
Cathy Corsetti
Joseph Groia
Philip Horgan
Nancy Lockhart
Barbara Murchie
Lubomir Poliacik
Megan Shortreed
Andrew Spurgeon
Sidney Troister
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Summary Disposition
Atrisha Lewis
Chi-Kun Shi
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Tribunal
Julia Shin Doi (Chair)
Marian Lippa (Vice-Chair)
Ryan Alford (Vice-Chair)
Catherine Banning
Jared Brown
Jean-Jacques Desgranges
John Fagan
Michael Lesage
Isfahan Merali
C. Scott Marshall
Barbara Murchie
Chi-Kun Shi
Geneviève Painchaud
Tanya Walker
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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Proportionate Regulation
Megan Shortreed (Chair)
Seymour Epstein (Vice-Chair)
Robert Adourian
Ryan Alford
Jack Braithwaite
Jared Brown
Robert Burd
Joseph Chiummiento
C. Scott Marshall
Clare Sellers
Bradley Wright
Nicholas Wright
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Technology
Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Jack Braithwaite (Vice-Chair)
Gary Graham (Vice-Chair)
Seymour Epstein
Cheryl Lean
Michelle Lomazzo
Brian Prill
Clare Sellers
Andrew Spurgeon
Harvey Strosberg
Nicholas Wright
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Working/Other Groups
Advertising and Fee Arrangements Issues Working Group
(Professional Regulation Committee)
Andrew Spurgeon (Chair)
Jack Braithwaite
Jacqueline Horvat
Marian Lippa
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Bencher Code of Conduct Working Group
(Priority Planning Committee)
Harvey Strosberg (Chair)
Jared Brown
Dianne Corbiere
Joseph Groia
Philip Horgan
Nancy Lockhart
Michelle Lomazzo
Clare Sellers
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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 and Indigenous Affairs)
Julian Falconer (Co-Chair)
Tanya Walker (Co-Chair)
Atrisha Lewis
Marian Lippa
Isfahan Merali
Lubomir Poliacik
Doug Wellman
Initiative
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Law Foundation of Ontario Board
Linda Rothstein (Chair)
Jack Braithwaite
1 Vacant
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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
Derry Millar
Jonathan Rosenthal
Megan Shortreed
Sidney Troister
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Mental Health Working Group
(Professional Regulation Committee)
Gerard Charette (Co-Chair)
Etienne Esquega (Co-Chair)
Jean-Jacques Desgranges
John Fagan
Sam Goldstein
Shelina Lalji
Benson Lau
Geoff Pollock
Brian Prill
Chi-Kun Shi
Andrew Spurgeon
Claire Wilkinson
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Real Estate Liaison Group (Law Society Representatives)
Robert Adourian (Chair)
Geneviève Painchaud
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
Lubomir Poliacik
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