Equity Advisory Group
Mandate
To assist the Equity and Indigenous Affairs Committee/Comité sur l'équité et les affaires autochtones (EAIC), in the development of policy options for the promotion of equity and diversity in the legal profession by:
- Identifying and advising the Committee on issues affecting equity communities, both within the legal profession and relevant to those seeking access to the profession;
- Providing input to the Committee on the planning and development of policies and practices related to equity, both within the Law Society and the profession; and
- Commenting to the Committee on Law Society reports and studies relating to equity issues within the profession. Members of the Equity Advisory Group
Members
Individual Members
Nima Hojjati (Chair)
Jeffrey Adams
Krishna Badrinarayan
Jacqueline Beckles
Lisa Borsook
Jonathan Davey
Leonard Kim
Sudevi Mukherjee-Gothi
Beatriz Corona
Shibil Siddiqi
Moya Teklu
Brenda Young
Organizational Members
| Organization |
Representative |
| Arab Canadian Lawyers’ Association |
Dania Majid |
| AJEFO |
Marie Danik |
| ARCH Disability Law Centre |
Mariam Shanouda |
| Canadian Association of Black Lawyers |
Lori Anne Thomas |
| Canadian Association of Somali Lawyers |
Mariam Moktar |
| Canadian Hispanic Bar Association |
Nadia Halum |
| Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association |
Faisal Mirza |
| Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers |
Gerald Chan |
| Law Students’ Society of Ontario |
Trevor Fairlie |
| Ontario Paralegal Association |
Lee-Anne Moore |
| Roundtable of Diversity Associations |
Jayashree Goswami |
| South Asian Bar Association |
Rahat Godil |
To contact EAG please email eag@lso.ca