CLA’s Women Conference at Georgian Bay Hotel in Collingwood Huge Success

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Anita Szigeti

It was an incredible experience to be surrounded by a hundred women, junior and senior members of the Criminal Defence Bar – so much enthusiasm, collegiality and humour – Thanks to Cassandra DeMelo and Organizers and to Jill Presser, Anne-Marie McElroy and Danielle Robitaille among others for their fabulous presentations – informative and entertaining, one and all – plus there was a SPA!!

Powerful, Warrior, Women.
Junior Women Members of the Criminal Defence Bar – the Way of the Future

As Keli Mersereau tells it, almost 70 years at the Bar between us – Not sure I want to say how many of those are mine, 27.

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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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