Gavin MacKenzie

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Gavin Alexander MacKenzie (born November 9, 1952) is a Canadian lawyer and the current Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and works as a lawyer and partner at Heenan Blaikie in Toronto, Ontario. His practice focuses primarily on professional liability and discipline litigation.

Gavin was born to parents Ruth and Alex on November 9, 1952. He grew up in rural Woodstock, Ontario, with sisters Lorna and Christine.

Gavin attended the University of Western Ontario, studying journalism and political science, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972. He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1975, and was called to the bar in 1977.

Gavin worked for a variety of Toronto firms, practicing civil litigation. While working for the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1983, he met fellow lawyer Rosemary Legris, who he would marry the following year. They have three children, Charlotte, Travis, and Brooke, who have moved away from home to study at university. Gavin and Rosemary currently reside in Unionville, Ontario.

In 1993, Gavin published Lawyers and Ethics: Professional Responsibility and Discipline. He frequently writes a column, known as "The Profession" for The Law Times.

Gavin has been an elected bencher of the Law Society since 1995. He has also been honoured by induction as a Fellow for the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has served as chair of the Ontario Law Association's Library Co. Inc., and has chaired the Law Society's Professional Regulation Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. In February, 2006, he was elected Treasurer, the highest position in the society.