Board of Directors
On May 30, 2024 Canadian Defence Lawyers elected the most diverse board in the Association’s nearly 30 year history.
Executive Committee:
President – Lisa Pool, Partner Evans Philp LLP (ON)
1st Vice President – John Lea, Senior Counsel, Aviva Trail Lawyers (ON) – Chair, CLE Committee
2nd Vice President – Mouna Hanna, Partner, Whitelaw Twining LLP (ON)
Treasurer – Alison Hopkins, Founding Partner, Sound Law LLP (BC)
Immediate Past Chair – Heather Sanderson, KC, Counsel, Sanderson Law (AB) – Liaison to AIDA and FOIL
1st Vice President – John Lea, Senior Counsel, Aviva Trail Lawyers (ON) – Chair, CLE Committee
2nd Vice President – Mouna Hanna, Partner, Whitelaw Twining LLP (ON)
Treasurer – Alison Hopkins, Founding Partner, Sound Law LLP (BC)
Immediate Past Chair – Heather Sanderson, KC, Counsel, Sanderson Law (AB) – Liaison to AIDA and FOIL
Directors-At-Large:
Cynthia Aoki, Partner, Clyde&Co (AB)
Grant Bodnaryk, Senior Counsel, Travelers Canada (ON) – Co-Chair, Government Relations Subcommittee (Public Policy Secretariat)
Michelle Friedman, Senior Practice Counsel, Aviva Trial Lawyers (ON)
Ellen Gowland, Director Corporate and Claims Litigation, Allstate (ON) – Secretary, Women’s Caucus
Glen Krueger, Claims Counsel, Lawyers Indemnity Fund (BC) – Chair, Governance Committee
Amelia Leckey, Regional Senior Counsel, SGI Canada (ON)
Teri Liu, Partner, Dutton Brock LLP (ON) – Co-Vice Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
David Mackenzie, Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP (ON)
Devan Marr, Research Lawyer, LAWPRO (ON) – Vice Chair, CLE Committee
Teresa Anne Martin, Legal Counsel, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General (ON) – Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Steve May, KC, Partner, Cox & Palmer (NL)
Amanda McBride, Partner, McBride & Shields Professional Corporation (ON) – Co-Vice Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Pearl Rombis, Senior Litigation Counsel, Snowden Law Professional Corporation (ON) – Immediate Past Chair, Women’s Caucus
Maura Thompson, Partner, Shillington McCall LLP (ON) – Chair, Women’s Caucus
Deirdre Wade, KC, Partner, Cox & Palmer (NB)
Grant Bodnaryk, Senior Counsel, Travelers Canada (ON) – Co-Chair, Government Relations Subcommittee (Public Policy Secretariat)
Michelle Friedman, Senior Practice Counsel, Aviva Trial Lawyers (ON)
Ellen Gowland, Director Corporate and Claims Litigation, Allstate (ON) – Secretary, Women’s Caucus
Glen Krueger, Claims Counsel, Lawyers Indemnity Fund (BC) – Chair, Governance Committee
Amelia Leckey, Regional Senior Counsel, SGI Canada (ON)
Teri Liu, Partner, Dutton Brock LLP (ON) – Co-Vice Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
David Mackenzie, Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP (ON)
Devan Marr, Research Lawyer, LAWPRO (ON) – Vice Chair, CLE Committee
Teresa Anne Martin, Legal Counsel, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General (ON) – Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Steve May, KC, Partner, Cox & Palmer (NL)
Amanda McBride, Partner, McBride & Shields Professional Corporation (ON) – Co-Vice Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Pearl Rombis, Senior Litigation Counsel, Snowden Law Professional Corporation (ON) – Immediate Past Chair, Women’s Caucus
Maura Thompson, Partner, Shillington McCall LLP (ON) – Chair, Women’s Caucus
Deirdre Wade, KC, Partner, Cox & Palmer (NB)
DRI Canadian Representatives – 2023-2026:
Aleksandra Zivanovic, Vice President Legal, SGI Canada – ExOfficio Canadian Regional Director, DRI Board of Directors
Marcus Snowden, Principal, Snowden Law Professional Corporation – ExOfficio, Canadian Regional Representative
Marcus Snowden, Principal, Snowden Law Professional Corporation – ExOfficio, Canadian Regional Representative
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