The Law Society Foundation

The Law Society Foundation
Board of Trustees

Ian M. Hull, LL.B., Chair

Ian Hull was appointed as a trustee of The Law Society Foundation in 2005. Mr. Hull is a co-founder of Hull and Hull LLP, a Toronto-based estate and trusts law firm. While he has been involved in several charities during his career, the Foundation is his philanthropic priority. His commitment to service, he says, is inspired by the dozens of dedicated legal professionals across Ontario who contribute many hours of personal time and who give financial gifts to support the Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program.

Derry Millar

Derry was elected as a bencher of the Law Society of Ontario in 1995 and was re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2007. He was elected Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario on June 26, 2008 and May 29, 2009, and served as Treasurer from June 26, 2008 to June 29, 2010.

In over 38 years of practice, Derry has developed a well-earned reputation as a senior counsel in a wide variety of areas of the law and as an arbitrator and mediator. Derry acted as Chair of Boards of Inquiry established under the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force Complaints Act, 1984 and the Police Services Act from 1985 to July 1996 to hear complaints against police officers. He is currently Chair of LibraryCo Inc. and is a past member of the Board of Directors of Legal Aid Ontario.

Jonathan Rosenthal

Jonathan Rosenthal is a Toronto-based criminal defence attorney. His practice focuses on white collar matters and regulatory offences. He has appeared at every level of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.

He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School with his LLB in 1987. He is an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode, where he is Co-Director of the Trial Advocacy Program. He is also a Team Leader of the Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop (ITAW), an annual course offered to practising lawyers by Osgoode Professional Development. He has served a similar function at the Intensive Trial Program offered to practising lawyers by the University of Moncton. He is also a Team Leader at Notre Dame Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program. In addition, he is a lecturer at continuing legal education seminars offered by the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Advocates Society, Osgoode Professional Development, the Alberta Department of Justice, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, the Ontario Court of Justice Toronto Regional Judges’ Seminar, the Ontario Court of Justices East Regional Judges’ Seminar and Ontario Centre of Forensic Sciences.

Mr. Rosenthal is a former Vice President of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association. He is also a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.  He has been appointed the McMurtry Visiting Clinical Fellow as Osgoode Hall Law School for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Megan Shortreed

A founding partner of Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, Megan Shortreed represents clients in all areas of corporate, commercial, employment, civil and administrative litigation. She is active in legal education and mentoring young lawyers. She participates regularly as a panelist and instructor at law schools and professional CLE programs. In 2014, she was the Inaugural Recipient of the Honsberger Award, presented by the Toronto Lawyers Association.

Ms. Shortreed was elected a bencher of the Law Society in 2019, and sits as an adjudicator in the Hearing Division of the Law Society Tribunal. She is a former member of the Board of the Advocates' Society. She was a Co-Chair of the Law Society's Justicia Project for the retention of women in private practice. She served for 10 years as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Homes First Foundation, a charitable organization which raises funds to break the cycle of homelessness in Toronto.

Shelina Lalji

Brenda Albuquerque-Boutilier, H.Ba, CPA, CGA
Secretary-Treasurer

In the role of Secretary-Treasurer, Brenda provides governance support to the Board and leadership and guidance related to the Law Society Foundation’s finances as well as oversight of financial administration and stewardship of its capital resources.

Brenda is a Chartered Professional Accountant with extensive experience in the not-for-profit and public sector.  As Executive Director, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Law Society of Ontario, she is responsible for the finance and facilities management division. Her career spans more than 30 years of varied experience in financial management, business leadership, and corporate strategy.

When not working, Brenda volunteers her time focussed on healthcare and opportunities to improve patient experience.  She is an advisor on a couple Toronto area hospital committees focussed on congestive heart failure and palliative care.  In addition to volunteering in this sector, she is a member of the Finance & Risk Management Committee at an independent school in Richmond Hill.