Scher & De Angelis LLP Barristers & Solicitors Suite 210, 69 Bloor Street East Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1A9 Telephone (416) 515-9686 Facsimile   (416) 969-1815 Email: hscher@interlog.com BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE - HUGH R. SCHER April 25, 2002 Hugh Scher is a partner in the law firm of Scher & De Angelis where he practices civil litigation and administrative law with a focus on insurance, employment, and human rights law especially in the area of disability rights. He served for six years as Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities.  He is Past-President of the Board of Directors of ARCH:  A Legal Resource Centre for Persons with Disabilities.  He is Past-Chair of InfoAbility, an information and referral service for vulnerable adults in Ontario.  Mr. Scher also serves as counsel to the National ME/FM Action Network and the Fibromyalgia Society of Ontario and has represented dozens of individuals with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in disputes with long-term disability insurers, the Canada Pension Plan, employers and Revenue Canada. Mr. Scher has participated in various Federal and Provincial Government Consultations on issues of social policy and disability rights and has presented briefs before numerous Federal and Provincial Government Committees on subjects including constitutional, transportation, criminal law, employment equity and human rights reform. Mr. Scher has appeared on numerous television and radio broadcasts and has been quoted in newspapers across the country on matters relating to euthanasia, assisted suicide and the human rights of people with disabilities.  Mr. Scher is a frequent lecturer on disability issues at the Law Society of Upper Canada, York University, the University of Toronto and other organizations across Canada.  He is also an instructor in the Public Law and Civil Litigation Sections of the Ontario Bar Admission Course.

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