Michelle Lawrence  

Michelle is a Full Professor with the University of Victoria Faculty of Law and Director of the Access to Justice Centre for Excellence. Her teaching and research focuses on criminal law and evidence, with particular attention to cases involving mental disorder and substance use. She previously practiced law as a partner at a national law firm. She currently holds appointments as an Alternate Chair of the BC Review Board, Senior Associate of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform, and Associate Fellow of the University of London’s Institute for Advanced Legal Studies. Michelle has graduate degrees in law and criminology, including an LLM from the University of Cambridge and PhD from Simon Fraser University.