Mary Lynn Kane QC was appointed to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board in 2020. Mary Lynn has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Acadia University and a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University. She practiced law for more than 30 years in the areas of general litigation, personal injury, medical negligence and health law. Mary Lynn served as Managing Partner of the Cox & Palmer Prince Edward Island offices from 2003-2018 and as Regional Chair of Cox and Palmer from 2012 to 2014. 

In 2019, Mary Lynn was appointed Deputy Minister of Communities, Land and Environment for the Government of P.E.I. Prior to joining the VRAB, she worked as a Mediator with Garson MacDonald.