Mr. Chapman-Smith is a Toronto lawyer who has been in practice since 1969, acting full-time for the chiropractic profession since 1982. He is Secretary-General of the World Federation of Chiropractic, editor/publisher of The Chiropractic Report, and author of The Chiropractic Profession. He is also General Counsel for the Ontario Chiropractic Association. His introduction to chiropractic was as legal counsel for the New Zealand Chiropractors' Association before the New Zealand Commission of Inquiry into Chiropractic in 1977/78.