2019 BENCHER ELECTION INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDE: Frank Addario
Raj Anand Ranjan Agarwal Professor Constance Backhouse Larry Banack François Baril Fred Bickford Jack Braithwaite Christopher Bredt John Callaghan Gerald Chan Orlando Da Silva Professor Adam Dodek Heather Douglas Erin Durant Rebecca Durcan Nadia Effendi Avvy Yao-Yao Go
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Brian Gover Howard Goldblatt Dan Guttman Rosel Kim Lisa Jorgensen Michael Lerner Paul Le Vay Malcolm Mercer Bob Munroe Barb Murchie Jonathan Rosenthal Linda Rothstein Paul Saguil Julia Shin Doi Cheryl Siran Lynne Vicars Peter Wardle Amongst Others.....
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Roundtable of Diversity Associations (RODA) √
South Asian Bar Association (SABA) √
Canadian Black Lawyer’s Association (CABL) √
Canadian Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA) √
Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) √
Canadian Muslim Lawyer's Association (CMLA) √
Korean Canadian Lawyer's Association (KCLA) √
Law Union of Ontario (LUO) √
Family Lawyer's Association (FLA) √
Association of Law Officers of the Crown (ALOC) √
Ontario Crown Attorney's Association (OCAA) √
Criminal Lawyer's Association (CLA) √
Hamilton Law Association (HLA) √
Janet Leiper, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher, The Law Society of Upper Canada A 2015 Recommendation for a New Bencher: Planning for the Future I am enthusiastically supporting the candidacy of Isfahan Merali, Counsel with the Consent and Capacity Board and a public interest lawyer. Isfahan has already made contributions to the work of the Law Society as a member of the Equity Advisory Group, a key policy support for the Equity and Advisory Issues Committee. She has served this committee while engaged in the full-time, complex work of counsel to an independent tribunal dedicated to fair hearings for vulnerable Ontarians in circumstances involving mental health and capacity. In addition to her professional attributes, Isfahan is a thoughtful and principled decision maker. She takes her responsibilities, but not herself, seriously. I am fortunate that she agreed to run for bencher as my “ running mate” in this campaign. I highly commend her candidacy to the members of our profession. I believe she will make a significant contribution to the work of the Law Society. Check out The Precedent's Article: Leiper launches a joint campaign with first-time candidate Isfahan Merali to help promote a fresh legal voice |
Treasurer Paul Schabas
The Law Society of Upper Canada One of Canada's Leading Media and Constitutional Lawyers The profession and public interest will be fortunate if Isfahan Merali is elected as a Bencher. She has the right combination of new ideas and expertise that the Law Society requires to face the challenging policy questions ahead. She has a demonstrated strong commitment to public service, and equity and inclusion - and I am confident that she will make a meaningful contribution to the work of the Law Society. I am pleased to support her in the election, and hope that you will as well. Professor Constance Backhouse
Former Bencher (Ottawa), The Law Society of Upper Canada Distinguished University Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Isfahan Merali would make a superb bencher. Her expertise on issues of equity within the legal profession will contribute substantially to advancing equality in the coming years. Barbara Hall, Barrister & Solicitor
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Thomas Conway, Barrister & Solicitor, Ottawa
Former Treasurer, Law Society of Upper Canada President, Federation of Law Societies of Canada Isfahan Merali has dedicated her career to promoting cultural diversity and equity initiatives. In the process, she has earned a reputation as a thoughtful and highly respected lawyer. She will bring a fresh and fair-minded perspective to the range of issues and challenges the Law Society will be facing in the next four years. Her voice will add tremendously to the work of Convocation. I am very pleased to lend my support to her candidacy for bencher from inside Toronto. Howard Goldblatt, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher, The Law Society of Upper Canada Leading member of the Labour Law Bar I am pleased to endorse Isfahan Merali as a new Bencher. Isfahan has spent her career promoting human rights, equity and inclusion in the public interest. Her experience with mental health law, human rights and administrative law will be invaluable to the Law Society as it meets the significant challenges facing the profession. Her work on the Law Society’s Equity Advisory Group is a measure of her commitment to public policy and an understanding of the role of the Law Society in the lives of lawyers. I know she will play a valuable role as a Bencher in supporting the work of the Law Society on behalf of the profession and in the public interest. Christopher D. Bredt, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher, The Law Society of Upper Canada Leading member of the Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation Bar Isfahan Merali is a highly regarded and thoughtful lawyer who has a depth of experience in the area of human rights and equity issues. I am confident that she will make a strong contribution as a Bencher and am pleased to endorse her. Jack Braithwaite, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher (Northeast), The Law Society of Upper Canada Co-Author of leading textbook "Canadian Employment Law" & Past Associate Editor of the Dismissal and Employment Law Digest Jayashree Goswami, Barrister & Solicitor
Former President, South Asian Bar Association of Toronto (SABA) Member, Equity Advisory Group Click
Sandra Nishikawa, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher Chair, Equity Advisory Group Board Member, Women's Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) Gina Papageorgiou, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher Vice Chair and Treasurer, Human Rights Legal Support Centre |
Malcolm M. Mercer, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher, The Law Society of Upper Canada Leading member of the Appellate, Commercial and Securities Litigation Bar Isfahan Merali is a highly respected lawyer who has devoted her career to public service, administrative law and human rights. Her principled, thoughtful and equitable perspectives, and her commitment to the diverse needs and contributions of the people of Ontario and of lawyers across Ontario, will greatly benefit the Law Society, the profession and the public interest. I am pleased to endorse her in the Bencher election. Click to set custom HTML
Linda Rothstein, Barrister & Solicitor
Former Regional Bencher for Toronto, The Law Society of Upper Canada One of Ontario's Leading Advocates & Recipient of the Law Society Medal, 2005 Avvy Yao-Yao Go, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher, The Law Society of Upper Canada Clinic Director, Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic Founding Officer of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers Raj Anand, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher, The Law Society of Upper Canada Former Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission Senior Civil Litigation, Administrative and Human Rights Lawyer When it comes time to vote for Benchers in this important election, I urge you to support Isfahan Merali. Her career demonstrates her longstanding commitment to working in the public interest - a task which forms the core of Bencher work and to which I know she will make a strong contribution. Moreover, Isfahan's service to the Equity Advisory Group since 2009, and her career practicing human rights law, speaks to her strong experience in advancing equity within the legal profession, and for legal services for the public. I am delighted to endorse Isfahan in the Bencher election. Marcela A. Saitua, Barrister & Solicitor
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Jonathan Rosenthal, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher Vice President of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association National Spokesperson of Beyond Borders, an anti-child abuse organization Isfahan's strong experience in human rights and rights-based law in the protection of vulnerable and marginalized communities is to be lauded. She is dedicated to ensuring that the public interest and professionalism, responsibilities of the Law Society are integrated with the highest principles of equity, diversity and accessibility. Isfahan is ethical, principled and collaborative and I am pleased to endorse her in the Bencher election. |
Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General, Legal Services Division
Isfahan exemplifies professionalism and has demonstrated over many years her dedication to serving the public and her profession. Isfahan is compassionate and strategic, a strong supporter of mentorship and diversity, inclusion and accessibility, a person who strives for excellence in all she achieves and a wonderful person to collaborate with on any initiative. I am pleased to endorse her candidacy and would welcome her leadership as a Bencher.
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Paul Cooper, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher (Central East) |
Doug Downey, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher Candidate 2015 Peter Downard, Barrister & Solicitor
Bencher Candidate 2015 |
Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General, Constitutional Law Branch
ALOC, Executive Board Member
Counsel, Ontario Human Rights Commission
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