Brian Killick of Sarnia has been appointed to a two-year terms as associate chairman of the Animal Care Review Board.
He is a former staff lawyer with Neighbourhood Legal Services in London and at Community Legal Assistance in Sarnia.
He is also a former Paralegal Program Professor at Sheridan College.
The review board hears appeals from owners whose animals have been seized because they were allegedly being abused.
The board membership has many lawyers.