Join Us at this Amazing Conference April 28 – Loaded with CPD – An amazing deal – fabulous speakers
The Agenda and Speakers List is finalized – Mental Disorder in criminal courts and beyond including policing issues – respecting those in crisis and racialized individuals – intersectionality explored.
There has never been such a comprehensive and sophisticated full day look at these important issues.
Register today:
http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=372&BT=10&Ev=17835
Incredible value for the money including coveted Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Professionalism Accreditation by the Law Society of Ontario (40 Minutes) and an additional 1 full hour of further Professionalism plus up to 3 hours 10 minutes substantive CPD credit.
3rd Annual Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice Conference: “Beyond Fitness and NCR – Mental Health in Criminal Justice”
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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