President:  Max Hufton, Sound Law LLP, Squamish, BC

1st Vice President:  Aleksandra Zivanovic, SGI Canada/Coachman Insurance, Toronto, ON

2nd Vice President:  Talaal Bond, Matthews Abogado, London, ON

Treasurer:  Audrey Ramsay, Blouin Dunn LLP, Toronto, ON

Lee Akazaki, Gilbertson Davis, Toronto, ON

Roger Chown, Carroll Heyd Chown, Barrie, ON

Mouna Hanna, Dolden Wallace Folick, Toronto, ON

Elizabeth Harris, Morelli Chertkow, Kamloops, BC

Michael Hart, DGIG, Mississauga, ON

John Lea, Aviva Canada, Toronto, ON

Andrea Lim, Dutton Brock, Toronto, ON

David Mackenzie, Blaney McMurtry, Toronto, ON

Christopher Madill, Stewart McKelvey, Halifax, NS

Debbie Orth, Bertschi Orth, Ottawa, ON

Lisa Pool, Sullivan Festeryga, Hamilton, ON

Dena Reimer, ICBC, Burnaby, BC

Heather Sanderson, Sanderson Law, Calgary, AB

Immediate Past President: Laura Emmett, Strigberger Brown Armstrong, London, ON

CDL accepts nominations for new Board members in the spring of each year. Click here to download the application form. Click here for more information about how Board members are selected. The CDL Board strives to be a policy governance board that governs strategically by focusing on the future, allocating a majority of time on issues with long-term impact for CDL. Board members must understand and promote CDL’s purpose and understand the challenges facing the defence bar. The CDL Board reflects our geographic diversity to ensure adequate national representation.