Caryma-sad Podcast

Paul Cooper is a small-firm criminal lawyer living and practicing in York Region. He is one of the founders of the Law Garage, which is in its fifth year of delivering high quality Continuing Legal Education Seminars in the Ethics and Practice of Criminal Law. Paul is an incumbent bencher with a proven track record of contributing to mentorship, education, innovation, and inclusivity within our legal community.

Jayashree Goswami is senior in-house counsel. She has a wealth of leadership experience with equity-seeking groups, including the Ontario Bar Association, the South Asian Bar Association, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Roundtable of Diversity Organizations. She is running a joint campaing with incumbent Bencher, Isfahan Mehrali.

Atrisha Lewis is a senior associate at a Seven Sisters firm. Called in 2013 and a champion for diversity and inclusion, she hopes to bring a new and fresh perspective to Convocation. Her platform is based on the pillars of inclusion, accessibility, and governance.

David Milosevic has acted on some of the largest civil fraud claims in Ontario. He has successfully defended clients at trial in claims involving tens of millions of dollars in dispute. An active volunteer with Pro Bono Ontario, he has represented pro bono litigants at the Court of Appeal for Ontario and Supreme Court of Canada. He is committed to stable funding Pro Bono Ontario, and ensuring pro bono is recognized as a key aspect of our public interest mandate.

Shaleem Gill is a 2018 call seeking to bring a new perspective to the Law Society of Ontario. He is a sole practitioner criminal defence lawyer, with legal training in Canada and the United Kingdom. His platform focuses on continuing education and mentorship, improving diversity and access to justice, increasing support for solo/small firms, and licensing.

Robert Besunder is a sole practitioner, mediator/arbitrator, and Deputy Judge in Small Claims Court. Due to his experience juggling multiple roles and demands, he is well-positioned to be a voice for a large but under-represented demographic in the profession. He believes that in addition to regulating its members to protect the public, the Law Society of Ontario has a role in protecting its members.

E Patrick Shea is a Law Society Medalist and Certified Specialist. He is Bay Street commercial lawyer with blue collar roots in Northern Ontario, whose practice includes consulting with foreign governments about law reform. He is running as an independent candidate. His platform touches on barriers to entry and examining spending and budgeting at the Law Society of Ontario.

Sean Robichaud is a Certified Specialist in criminal law by the Law Society of Ontario. He hosts the popular Of Counsel podcast where he interviews remarkable lawyers discussing finer points of advocacy, trial strategy, practice insights, and points of interest in contemporary legal issues. His vision for the Law Society is one that is younger, leaner, and louder.

Orlando Da Silva has been a Toronto trial lawyer for 24 years. During his term as Ontario Bar Association president in 2014-2015, he helped lead the profession across Canada in a mental health anti-stigma campaign by speaking publicly about his own experience with depression. His message of hope, resilience, and strength has reached over 6 million people.