Mr. Mark Handelman

Specialties: Health & Elder Lawyer

About The Speaker

Mark Handelman is counsel to Whaley Estate Litigation Partners.  He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1978 and holds an MHSc in Bioethics from the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. Mark was first appointed to the Consent and Capacity Board in 1998 and served a ten-year term, for 8 years of which he was a Vice Chair and Senior Lawyer Member. He was reappointed to the Board in 2019, served another 5 years and has now returned to private practice, including frequent appearances before the Board.
Mark was a part time Member of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal from 2008 to 2018 and in 2022 was appointed to the Council of The College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists, where he served on the Discipline Committee for 3 years.

From 2008 to 2019 and again since September 2024, Mark practiced and practices elder law and health care law. His articles on consent and capacity law, mental health law, end of life decision-making and Powers of Attorney have appeared in the popular press as well as peer-reviewed medical and legal journals. He was a member of Pro Bono Ontario and volunteered at Casey House. Until 2002 Mr. Handelman lived and practiced law in London, Ontario, where he also served as President of The Better Business Bureau, President of the London Chamber of Commerce, Director of The Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the National Council of Better Business Bureaux, The London Club and of Congregation or Shalom. He wrote some 300 restaurant reviews and food articles for The London Free Press.