Committees & Appointments

Committees established by the Legal Profession Act, 2017:

Credentials Committee
Linda Doll
Bruce Warnsby

Conduct & Competence Committees

Complaints Investigation Committee
Debra Fendrick, CIC Chair
Jean Whittow, K.C., Vice-Chair
Sharleen Dumont, Vice-Chair
Gregory Cavouras, Vice-Chair
Jocelyn Barrett, Vice-Chair
Keith Parkkari, Vice-Chair
Mark Wallace, Vice-Chair

Complaint Dismissal Review Committee
Kathleen Kinchen, Chair
Paula Pasquali, Public Representative
Margaret Dumkee, Public Representative
Daryn Leas, Member
David Martin, Member
Michael Preston, Member

Discipline Committee
Ronald S. Veale, Chair
Dan Robinson, Public Representative*
Murray Long, Public Representative*
Thomas Flavin, Member
Scott Niblock, Member

*Discipline Committee – Individuals appointed by the Minister

Yukon Law Foundation
Under section 142 of the new Act, the Yukon Law Foundation is continued. Under paragraph 23(2)(a) of the Interpretation Act, these appointments to the board of the Foundation are effectively continued until appointments are made under the new Act.

Committees Under Rule 185
Under subsection 10(1) of the Act, the Executive may also establish committees and authorize a committee to do anything that the Executive may do under the Act (except the making of a rule).

Continuing Professional Development Committee

Audit Committee

Compensation Fund Committee

Advisory Committees established by the Executive to assist the Society in meeting its purposes:

Access to Justice Committee

Lawyers Assistance Program Committee

Social Committee
Vida Nelson                Lauren Wildgoose
Cathy Rasmussen      James Barsby        Amy Chandler

Truth & Reconciliation Advisory Committee

Appointment to External Committees:

Appointments are made by the Executive identifying a specific volunteer member of the Society to sit on an external organization as the appointee of the Law Society.

The external body is not within the control of the Law Society.  The individual appointed usually has experience or expertise or interest in the area.  The appointee does not necessarily represent the Society in the sense that direction is taken or instructions are received from the Law Society.  For the most part, the appointee participates as an individual with little or no reporting relationship with the Law Society and does not bind or represent the view of the Society.

Federation of Law Societies of Canada
David McWhinnie, Council Member for Yukon
Term Expires: November 15, 2024

Federal Judicial Advisory Committee
Appointee: Vacant
Term Expires:

Judicial Council of the Territorial Court
Appointee: Leo Lane
Term Expires:  April 25, 2025

Legal Services Society Board
Appointee: Vacant
Term Expires:

Yukon Foundation
Appointee: Cindy Freedman
Term Expires:  December 1, 2027

For more information or terms of reference for any of the committees, please contact our office at info@lawsocietyyukon.com.