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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.