(Last updated: 2025-08-19)

3YP Committee

What’s 3YP? Third Year Party! One last chance to celebrate the end of 3 years of summaries, moots, and, of course, Dennings. Say goodbye to Western Law and 3LOL with 180 of your closest friends.

Chairs:

Angelica Longobardi (alongob@uwo.ca)

Lauren Cohen (lcohen42@uwo.ca)

Admissions Committee

The Admissions Committee helps establish policy and internal guidelines concerning admission to Western Law. Further, members of this Committee review and make recommendations on applications for admission.

Chairs:

Eric Flowers (eflower@uwo.ca)

Deborah Mensah (dmensah6@uwo.ca)

Rachel Bipatnath (rbipatna@uwo.ca)

Sarah DiPronio (sdiproni@uwo.ca)

Advocacy Committee

The Western Law Advocacy Committee is committed to teaching, promoting, and supporting law students who aspire to develop strong oral advocacy skills. We aim to accomplish this goal through coaching and mentoring students who choose to compete in internal and external mooting/trial competitions. Additionally, we liaise with London and Toronto litigation firms to host advocacy related seminars. The Western Law Advocacy Committee is also responsible for organizing and judging the Lerners LLP Cup, Cherniak Cup, and First Year Appellate Advocacy Competition.

Chairs:

Max Walman (mwalman@uwo.ca)

Maxwell Mungar (mmungar3@uwo.ca)

Community Outreach Committee

Even while in law school, we are important members of the community in which we live. This committee attempts to raise awareness of that fact by organizing community outreach programs and fundraisers. As future lawyers, we must be aware of our ability to become leaders in our communities. Therefore, it is important to spend time now creating a positive image for the Law School through involvement with community agencies that can benefit from student assistance. Without your participation, these goals will be hard to reach.

Chairs:

Sean Ryan (sryan66@uwo.ca)

Stephanie Naraman (snaraman@uwo.ca)

Distinguished Speakers Committee

The Distinguished Speakers Committee (DSC) invites prominent members of the legal profession and related fields to lecture at Western Law and share their extensive knowledge with law students and faculty. Our speakers are all at the top of their respective professions and include members of the judiciary, high-ranking politicians, and experienced practitioners. Topics vary widely and can involve current social and ethical issues in the legal field, valuable advice to take into practice, as well as unique perspectives from specialists outside of law, such as medicine or international politics. Recent speakers have included the Right and Honorable Chief Justice Richard Wagner, Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” attorneys Dean Strang and Jerry Buting and criminal defence lawyer Marie Henein.

Chairs:

Max Adams (madam56@uwo.ca)

Maxwell Mungar (mmungar3@uwo.ca)

Stephanie Naraman (snaraman@uwo.ca)

Diversity Committee

We have an amazing team to help diversify our faculty by celebrating the view that diversity and merit are two sides of the same coin. Our committee seeks to research and model a law school environment at Western Law that is welcoming, safe, and inclusive for all our administrators, staff, and students by viewing differences in nationality, race, religious belief, gender, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and ablebodiedness as opportunities for understanding, learning, and growth. This year our focus will be on hosting events and activities aimed at recognizing and celebrating diverse perspectives and experiences to foster meaningful and respectful engagement in all aspects of life at Western Law. We look forward to meeting you all in September!

Chairs:

Jestina Hajjar (jhajjar@uwo.ca)

Marin Papulkas (mpapulka@uwo.ca)

Michael Zhao (mzhao333@uwo.ca)

Law Ball Committee

Experience Law Ball, the most anticipated night of the year. As Western Law’s premier semi-formal, we welcome you to an evening of excitement, dressing-up, dancing, great food, and celebrating with your friends. This night is about recognizing the contributions you make as students and leaders to the Western Law community. Join our dynamic committee – applications open this September. We look forward to meeting you and celebrating together!

Chairs:

Annika Fotheringham (afother2@uwo.ca)

Ashley Kivlichan (akivlic@uwo.ca)

Juliana Wiggins (jwiggin4@uwo.ca)

Law Library Advisory Committee

The Law Library Committee is a student group that works to ensure the library remains a comfortable, accessible, and well-maintained space for studying. It gathers student feedback and communicates with the administration to improve the library environment and resources.

Chairs:

Alexander Cox-Dixon (acoxdixo@uwo.ca)

Jake Collie (jcollie5@uwo.ca)

Thea Clarke (tclark96@uwo.ca)

Merchandise Committee

The Merch Committee helps students show off how much we love Western Law! The regular Western Bookstore choices just don’t cut it, so every year we launch a merch drop of Western Law-branded clothing (hoodies, tshirts, sweatpants, etc) and other items (water bottles, mugs, baseball hats) to be purchased and worn by law students, our friends and families, and staff. Merch Committee members help to create designs, choose items to be offered for sale, coordinate with the supplier, and spread the word about the merch drop.

Chair:

Jonah Wilson (jwils345@uwo.ca)

Obiter Dicta Committee

Obiter Dicta is Western Law’s annual charity talent and variety show. It is a fantastic night where students of all years can dazzle their peers with talents of all stripes; music, dance, comedy, improvisational slam poetry, whatever you’re into! The show also features music videos created by each year to represent what it is really like to be in 1L/2L/3L! Additionally, all proceeds from the event benefit St. Joseph’s Hospice, a London-based palliative care and bereavement centre run by amazing people.

Chairs:

Marcus Kuzmarov (mkuzmaro@uwo.ca)

Thea Clarke (tclark96@uwo.ca)

Orientation Week Committee

The Orientation Week Committee is a student-led group responsible for planning and running events to welcome incoming law students. They create programming that fosters community, helps new students transition into law school, and introduces them to academic and social resources.

Chairs:

Anton Konach (akonach@uwo.ca)

Fraser Hopewell (fhopewel@uwo.ca)

Sara Ferro (sferro2@uwo.ca)

Programs Committee

The Programs Committee is chaired by the Associate Dean (Academic), and comprises faculty members and student representatives. The Committee meets to discuss curriculum-related issues such as program and graduation requirements and grading policies; the Committee then makes recommendations to Faculty Council for approval. The student representatives may solicit feedback from students regarding courses and bring this feedback to the attention of the Committee.

Chairs:

Alexander Cox-Dixon (acoxdixo@uwo.ca)

Mitchell Robinson (mrobi223@uwo.ca)

Victoria Bednarz (vbednarz@uwo.ca)

Social Committee

The Social Committee is your link to all things social at Western Law, and we strive to make Western Law’s social culture as fun and inclusive as possible. This year we are planning so many new exciting events, but don’t worry, Dennings are back and better than ever! We would love to see you out at our events! It’s a great way to meet new people, hang out with your friends, and take a break from the stressful environment law school can be. Keep an eye out for our events in the SLS and we can’t wait to meet you!

Chairs:

Henry Steeves (hsteeve@uwo.ca)

Max Walman (mwalman@uwo.ca)

Shannon Stone (sstone48@uwo.ca)

Sponsorship Committee

The Sponsorship Committee is responsible for securing funding and in-kind contributions from external partners to support student events and initiatives. They build relationships with sponsors, prepare sponsorship materials, and ensure sponsor recognition throughout the year.

Chairs:

Jessica Johnson (jjohn535@uwo.ca)

Saania Zuberi (szuberi3@uwo.ca)

Taranjot Deol (tdeol3@uwo.ca)

Sports Committee

We are your ticket to sports and physical fitness at Western Law. Each semester, the Sports Committee helps students coordinate teams that compete in the Western Intramural League. These Western Law teams are partially subsidized. Last year we offered intramural teams in ball hockey, volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, and many others like inner tube water polo and ultimate frisbee. We also work with other organizations and clubs at Western Law to integrate sports & fitness into their programming.

The Sports Committee aims to provide an inclusive non-competitive environment where all law students can make friends and destress through teamwork and physical exercise.

Chair:

Mitchell Robinson (mrobi223@uwo.ca)

Student Alumni Committee

The Student Alumni Committee is the bridge between current students and Western Law’s Alumni Relations & Development department and the law alumni community. The Committee helps to support alumni events by working closely with Law’s AR&D staff. The most important events in the Alumni portfolio are Homecoming, an Alumni Awards of Merit Reception, and possible Alumni Dennings in the Fall and Spring months.

Chairs:

Jake Collie (jcollie5@uwo.ca)

Max Walman (mwalman@uwo.ca)

Victoria Bednarz (vbednarz@uwo.ca)

Student Careers Committee

The Student Careers Committee represents the professional interests of Western Law students, and aims to assist students in their career and professional development. The Committee provides assistance to the Western Law Career & Professional Development Office (the “CPDO”), and acts as a liaison between the CPDO and Western Law students.

Chair:

Victoria Bednarz (vbednarz@uwo.ca)

Wellness Committee

Law School is a stressful time, and the Wellness Committee is here to promote positive mental, social and physical health among law students. We provide resources and host events, with the goal of having students disengage from the stresses of law school and reengage their self-care routine. Events range from Zumba classes and learning Yoga to visits from therapy dogs and free snack breaks.

Chairs:

Ashley Kivlichan (akivlic@uwo.ca)

Michael Zhao (mzhao333@uwo.ca)

Shannon Stone (sstone48@uwo.ca)

Yearbook Committee

The yearbook committee organizes the publication and sale of the yearbook. We are always looking for potential photos from events for the yearbook. Have a photo you think should be in the yearbook? Send it to the chair.

Chairs:

Annika Fotheringham (afother2@uwo.ca)

Juliana Wiggins (jwiggin4@uwo.ca)

USC Counsellor

Chair:

Zakaria Mahmoud (zmahmou2@uwo.ca)