BIOGRAPHY
STEPHEN PARKER
After policing for 15 years in the UK and Peel Region, Stephen is now in his 30th year as a
paralegal practicing exclusively in the Provincial Offences Courts across the province,
specializing in complex collision cases. He has been very successful in defending charges
involving fatalities.
Stephen was President of the Institute of Agents at Court for six years and President of the
Professional Paralegal Association of Ontario for three years. Stephen has worked in conjunction
with the Law Society and the Ministry of the Attorney General for nearly ten years to make
Paralegal regulation a reality.
In November 2006, Stephen was one of the first five paralegals appointed by the then Attorney
General Michael Bryant, to the Paralegal Standing Committee developing and implementing the
Paralegal Rules of Conduct as well as the regulatory scheme. As part of the Paralegal Standing
Committee, Stephen adjudicated on Paralegal Good Character & Discipline Hearings.
Stephen has also instructed at Sheridan College, teaching Provincial Offences and Motor Vehicle
Law. He is still very active in presenting continuing professional development seminars to
paralegals and is currently a sole practitioner based in Brampton.