M. David Lepofsky. CM O.Ont, LL.B. (Osgoode) 1979, LL.M. (Harvard) 1982, LL.D. Honorary (Queen's) 1999, LL.D. Honorary (Western Ontario) 2006, was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1981. From 1982 to 1988, he was counsel with the Crown Law Office (Civil) of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. From 1988 to 1993, he was counsel with the Ministry's Constitutional Law & Policy Division where his practice focussed primarily on litigating a diverse range of constitutional issues at all levels of the Canadian court system, and advising the Ontario government on constitutional matters. He has lectured widely on various aspects of constitutional and administrative law. Since November 1993, he has been with the Crown Law Office (Criminal), where he argues criminal appeals for the Provincial Crown at the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada levels. Mr. Lepofsky is the author of "Open Justice - the Constitutional Right to Attend and Speak About Criminal Proceedings in Canada," as well as a number of articles on constitutional and human rights topics. Since 1988, Mr. Lepofsky was Associate Head of the Public Law Section of the Bar Admission Course up to 2006.
