LAMDA is born – Introducing Law and Mental Disorder Association

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Anita Szigeti

Beginning in January of 2017, we have founded a new Association to advance the rights of clients with mental disorder, both in criminal and civil justice systems. I am the founding President. Our five Vice-Presidents of the following Portfolios have now been identified. Jill Presser, Consent and Capacity Board proceedings and appeals. Mary Murphy, Criminal and Mental Health Courts, NCR/unfit accused. Thomas Whillier, Ontario Review Board and appeals. Keli Mersereau, Inquests, Policing and Custodial Concerns and last but not least, Jordan Weisz, Legal Aid Ontario Portfolio. I am proud to say LAMDA already has 55 active members in its inaugural month. Meetings are held last TUESDAY evening of each month at 5:30 at our offices, the University Law Chambers. New members welcome: email – to anita@asabarristers.com and joe@asabarristers.com! It’s gonna be a wonderful group with tremendous education and advocacy initiatives, serving as an umbrella organization for a host of others, which already all do fabulous work. Please join us if you are a lawyer in private practice and interested in mental health and mental disorder law. All are welcome.

 

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About Anita Szigeti

• Called to the Bar (1992) • U of T Law grad (1990) • Sole practitioner (33 years) • Partner in small law firm (Hiltz Szigeti) 2002 - 2013 • Mom to two astonishing kids, Scarlett (20+) and Sebastian (20-) • (Founding) Chair of Mental Health Legal Committee for ten years (1997 to 2007) * Founding President of Law and Mental Disorder Association - LAMDA since 2017 * Founder and Secretary to Women in Canadian Criminal Defence - WiCCD - since 2022 • Counsel to clients with serious mental health issues before administrative tribunals and on appeals • Former Chair, current member of LAO’s mental health law advisory committee • Educator, lecturer, widely published author (including 5 text books on consent and capacity law, Canadian civil mental health law, the criminal law of mental disorder, a law school casebook and a massive Anthology on all things mental health and the law) • Thirty+ years’ experience as counsel to almost exclusively legally aided clients • Frequently appointed amicus curiae • Fearless advocate • Not entirely humourless
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3 Responses to LAMDA is born – Introducing Law and Mental Disorder Association

  1. Monica Lightman's avatar Monica Lightman says:
    January 13, 2018 at 8:13 am

    Dear Anita,
    I would like to ask you if you would know of a Family Law Lawyer, who represents low income clients, who have a verified cognitive disorder, and would be able to help someone under these circumstances? Please let me know.
    Thank you.
    Monica Lightman

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    • Anita Szigeti's avatar anitaszigeti says:
      January 27, 2018 at 3:30 pm

      hi Monica – you might want to try either Karen Lindsay-Skynner or Alla Koren though they are in the North part of the GTA – perhaps North York or Newmarket – both would do a great job -you can check for their contact info on the website of the Law Society of Upper Canada now known as Law Society of Ontario
      Good luck
      Anita

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