Shirley C. MacLean, K.C.

Shirley C. MacLean is from Baddeck, Cape Breton. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Francis Xavier University in 1984, she attended Laval University in Quebec City to study French. In 1990, Shirley MacLean obtained her law degree from University of New Brunswick. She practised law with Hanson Hashey in Fredericton and then joined the Law Society of New Brunswick in 1994 as the Director of Admissions. In 2003, Ms. MacLean became the Society’s Assistant Executive Director and Registrar of Complaints. In December 2013, Shirley MacLean was appointed Queen’s Counsel. In 2016 Ms. MacLean became the Chair of the Mental Health Tribunal in Fredericton since 2016.