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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

Cheryl Siran (Co-Chair)
Doug Wellman (Co-Chair)

Robert Adourian
Paula Callaghan
Neha Chugh
Jennifer Gold
Mitchell Kitagawa
Shalini Konanur
Joelle Malette
Deborah Moriah
Jonathan Rosenthal
Stephen Rotstein

Audit & Finance

Sidney Troister (Chair)
Michelle Lomazzo (Vice-Chair)

Rebecca Durcan
Laura Emmett
Heather Hansen
Howard Levitt
Atrisha Lewis
Hassan Pirnia
Michael Radan
Stephen Rotstein
Mark Surchin
Trevor Townsend

Audit & Finance - Compensation Fund Subcommittee

Laura Emmett (Chair)
Hassan Pirnia
Michael Radan
Stephen Rotstein
Trevor Townsend

  

Compensation

Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Sarah Letersky
Michelle Lomazzo
Megan Shortreed
Sidney Troister

Equity and Indigenous Affairs

Catherine Banning (Co-Chair)
Gerald Chan (
Co-Chair)
Annamaria Enenajor (Vice-Chair)

Neha Chugh
Mitchell Kitagawa
Shalini Konanur
Joelle Malette
Isfahan Merali
Deborah Moriah
Natalia Rodriguez
Kevin Ross
Stephanie Sutherland

Futures

Karen Hulan (Co-Chair)
Quinn Ross (Co-Chair)

Demetra Dimokopoulos
Sarah Letersky
Howard Levitt
Cathi Mietkiewicz
Michael Radan
Natalia Rodriguez
Tanya Walker
Kathryn Whitehead

Paralegal Standing

Michelle Lomazzo (Chair)
Geneviève Painchaud (Vice-Chair)

Paula Callaghan
Demetra Dimokopoulos
Louis Gagnon
Mitchell Kitagawa
Shalini Konanur
Greg Monforton
Deborah Moriah
Michael Radan
Cheryl Siran
Stephanie Sutherland
Doug Wellman

Proceedings Authorization

Jonathan Rosenthal (Chair)
Atrisha Lewis
Frank McCrea
Deborah Moriah
Megan Shortreed
Matthew Wilson

Professional Development and Competence

Atrisha Lewis (Chair)

Jasminka Kalajdzic (Vice-Chair)

Peter Wardle (Vice-Chair)

Paula Callaghan

Gerald Chan

Demetra Dimokopoulos

Karen Hulan

Greg Monforton

Sonia Ouellet

Margaret Waddell

Tanya Walker

Doug Wellman

Michael Winward

Professional Regulation

Megan Shortreed (Chair)
William McDowell (Vice-Chair)

Pam Hrick
Michelle Lomazzo
Cathi Mietkiewicz
Geneviève Painchaud
Jonathan Rosenthal
Kevin Ross
Quinn Ross
Andrew Spurgeon
Margaret Waddell
Kathryn Whitehead
Matthew Wilson
Michael Winward

Strategic Planning and Advisory

Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)

Catherine Banning
Gerald Chan
Atrisha Lewis
Michelle Lomazzo
Geneviève Painchaud
Jonathan Rosenthal
Megan Shortreed
Cheryl Siran
Sidney Troister
Diana Miles (Ex Officio)

Tribunal

Rebecca Durcan (Chair) (Ex Officio)
Catherine Banning (Vice-Chair)
Ryan Alford
Paula Callaghan
Neha Chugh
Jasminka Kalajdzic
Murray Klippenstein
Peter Wardle (Ex Officio)
Malcolm Mercer (Ex Officio)

 

 

 

Law Society Working/Other groups and other appointments

Human Rights Monitoring Group

(Equity)

Tanya Walker (Chair)
Annamaria Enenajor
Shalini Konanur
Deborah Moriah
Natalia Rodriguez
Doug Wellman

Initiative

Law Foundation of Ontario Board

Linda Rothstein (Chair) 
Catherine Banning
Gerald Chan

LAWPRO Board

Rebecca Durcan
Heather Hansen
Andrew Spurgeon
Mark Surchin  

Law Society Foundation Board of Trustees

Ian Hull (Chair)
Derry Millar
Jonathan Rosenthal
Doug Wellman

 

 

Restaurant Working Group 

Michael Winward (Chair)
Demetra Dimokopoulos
Sarah Letersky
Atrisha Lewis
William McDowell
Jonathan Rosenthal

Real Estate Liaison Group  

(Law Society Representatives)
Matthew Wilson (Chair)
Robert Adourian
Stephanie Sutherland
Kathryn Whitehead

Treasurer’s Appointments Advisory Group 

(External representatives for Law Society Awards recommendations not included)

Jacqueline Horvat (Chair)
Gerald Chan
Jennifer Gold
Pam Hrick
Atrisha Lewis
Michelle Lomazzo
Geneviève Painchaud
Cheryl Siran
Andrew Spurgeon

Governance Review Task Force

Geneviève Painchaud (Co-Chair)
Peter Wardle (Co-Chair)

Rebecca Durcan
Mitchell Kitagawa
Michelle Lomazzo
William McDowell
Cathi Mietkiewicz
Sonia Ouellet
Hassan Pirnia
Kevin Ross
Megan Shortreed
Andrew Spurgeon

 

Lawyers Professional Indemnity Review Task Force

William McDowell (Chair)
Pam Hrick (Vice-Chair)

Paula Callaghan
Laura Emmett
Annamaria Enenajor
Louis Gagnon
Karen Hulan
Greg Monforton
Harvey Strosberg
Doug Wellman
Matthew Wilson
Michael Winward

Salary Disclosure Working Group 

Heather Hansen (Chair)
Paula Callaghan
Frank McCrea
Megan Shortreed
Sidney Troister

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