Paula Boutis is Counsel with the Municipal and Land Use Planning Group at Aird & Berlis LLP. Over the course of a 20-year career, Paula has practised municipal and environmental law, as well as serviced non-profit and co-operative housing clients. She was a member of the Ontario Municipal Board/Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (now the Ontario Land Tribunal) from 2017-2019. She also served as in-house counsel and the Acting General Manager for a division responsible for development, building and heritage department matters in a single-tier municipality.