Sharon Shore's aspirations to become a lawyer will soon be in the hands of a three-member panel.

Anne Marie Doyle, Heather Ross and Joanne St. Lewis, who make up the panel at Shore's admissions hearing, are expected to decide tomorrow whether the 50-year-old meets the "good character" requirements to practise law after passing her bar examinations and articling for a legal firm.

At the crux of the hearing, held by the Law Society of Upper Canada, is Shore's decision to withhold evidence during legal proceedings against two nurses charged with criminal negligence as a result of the unexpected death of Shore's 10-year-old daughter, Lisa.

Benjamin Zarnett, Shore's lawyer, submitted eight witness statements and called two witnesses to testify on Shore's behalf during yesterday's proceedings.

Sean Dewart, the lawyer representing the Law Society in the hearing, cross-examined witnesses but did not call any of his own, as has been the case throughout the proceedings.

Yesterday's portion of the hearing was over by mid-morning. Dewart and Zarnett will give their closing arguments today.

The lawyers told the panel they don't expect proceedings to go past noon.

`My biggest single regret is that I ... thwarted the administration of justice' Sharon Shore, aspiring lawyer

St. Lewis told the lawyers the panel is going to "do our best" to deliver its decision tomorrow.

Lisa Shore died in October 1998 after being administered morphine at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.

During the ensuing criminal proceedings, Shore withheld a three-page neurologist's note. Criminal charges against two nurses were withdrawn in May 2003, partially as a result of Shore's actions.

At the College of Nurses of Ontario, nurses Ruth Doerksen and Anagaile Soriano each pleaded guilty last September to a single count of professional misconduct and received one-month suspensions.

Shore has said the neurologist's report didn't accurately reflect Lisa's medical condition because it implied the pain was "in her head," instead of the neurological disorder doctors in Boston had diagnosed.

But Shore said on Tuesday the neurologist's report wasn't as critical of Lisa as she'd originally claimed.

Throughout the hearing, Shore has been repentant for her actions, admitting she had "thwarted the administration of justice" by withholding the neurologist's note.

"My biggest single regret is that I did it," she said.