Council Members

Tom K’opere is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya of 32 years in active legal practice and is the Principal Partner in the Firm of T.O K’Opere & Co. Advocates which he founded in 1996. He has a wide experience in general practice of Law in both Criminal and Civil matters. His experience in Civil Law is mainly on Commercial Law Litigation, Conveyancing and Commercial transactions.

He has practiced in various Legal Fields including Banking Law, Property Law, Intellectual Property Law, Insurance Law, labour Law, Partnership Law, Conveyancing, Land Law (Leases, Charges, Transfers, Preparation of Deeds) Debt Recoveries, Marine Law, the Law of Succession and Perpetuities including equities and Commercial financial transaction including placement of securities.

He has also been involved in various criminal and constitutional proceedings. One example is the Constitutional Case in H.C MISC.A 345 OF 2001. The Decision on this case changed the Criminal jurisprudence in Kenya by permitting accused persons to be supplied with statements of witnesses and examine the exhibits and all Documents to be relied upon by the Prosecution before commencement of any criminal trial as was then guaranteed by Section 77 of the old Kenyan Constitution; an area hitherto untouched by Practitioners.

He holds an LLB (Hons) University of Nairobi, 1991, PGDip in Law (KSL), 1992 and is a Council Members of the Law Society of Kenya representing Advocates of over 25 Years in practice having been elected to the Council in 2022 and was recently declared Council Member elect unopposed in the upcoming elections on 29/02/24. He has also served in the LSK- CPD Committee for the last 18 years since 2006.

Professor Michael Wabwile is an Up-Country Representative on the Council of the Law Society. He is the Convenor of both the Council’s Audit and, Editorial Committees. He was called to the Bar on the 20th February 1997. He is Proprietor at M/s Wabwile & Co Advocates. He served as an Elected Member of the Law Society of Kenya Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal from 2018 to 2021.

Professor Wabwile is the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Law at Egerton University. Previously, he served as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Private Law at Moi University where he founded the Master of Laws degree program in Child and Family Law and was appointed as the first Professor in the Department in 2015. A seasoned expert in Higher Education Law, Compliance and Quality Assurance, Professor Wabwile is a Quality Auditor and Peer Reviewer for the Inter-University Council for East Africa, Commission for University Education and Council of Legal Education. He has served as External Examiner for the University of the Western Cape, University of Pretoria, Makerere University, University of Nairobi and the University of Eldoret. Having served as a Member of the Kenya School of Law Board, he has training and experience in corporate leadership, strategy formulation and execution, policy review, Board dynamics, institutional risk assessment, performance management, executive monitoring and oversight, and, “people skills” generally.

Professor Wabwile holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree of the University of Leicester, a Master of Law degree of the University of Cambridge, a Post-Graduate Diploma of the Kenya School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws degree of the University of Nairobi. He is a recipient of the 8th CB Madan Prize of the University of Nairobi (2020), a Commonwealth Post-Doctoral Academic Fellowship in the United Kingdom (2012-2013), a Post- Doctoral Visiting Fellowship at Fitzwilliam college in the University of Cambridge (2011-2012), a Commonwealth Postgraduate ODA Scholarship UK (1997-1998), and is a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society (FCCS).

Professor Michael Wabwile is an Up-Country Representative on the Council of the Law Society. He is the Convenor of both the Council’s Audit and, Editorial Committees. He was called to the Bar on the 20th February 1997. He is Proprietor at M/s Wabwile & Co Advocates. He served as an Elected Member of the Law Society of Kenya Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal from 2018 to 2021.

Professor Wabwile is the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Law at Egerton University. Previously, he served as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Private Law at Moi University where he founded the Master of Laws degree program in Child and Family Law and was appointed as the first Professor in the Department in 2015. A seasoned expert in Higher Education Law, Compliance and Quality Assurance, Professor Wabwile is a Quality Auditor and Peer Reviewer for the Inter-University Council for East Africa, Commission for University Education and Council of Legal Education. He has served as External Examiner for the University of the Western Cape, University of Pretoria, Makerere University, University of Nairobi and the University of Eldoret. Having served as a Member of the Kenya School of Law Board, he has training and experience in corporate leadership, strategy formulation and execution, policy review, Board dynamics, institutional risk assessment, performance management, executive monitoring and oversight, and, “people skills” generally.

Professor Wabwile holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree of the University of Leicester, a Master of Law degree of the University of Cambridge, a Post-Graduate Diploma of the Kenya School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws degree of the University of Nairobi. He is a recipient of the 8th CB Madan Prize of the University of Nairobi (2020), a Commonwealth Post-Doctoral Academic Fellowship in the United Kingdom (2012-2013), a Post- Doctoral Visiting Fellowship at Fitzwilliam college in the University of Cambridge (2011-2012), a Commonwealth Postgraduate ODA Scholarship UK (1997-1998), and is a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society (FCCS).