Anita Szigeti Advocates Funds the 96th of #100interns to work on COVID And Psych Wards

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

I am proud to be the 96th mentor of #100interns Professor Peter Sankoff is connecting to law firms for summer internships. This is an innovative generous project and as soon as we have identified our intern we are going to put the person to work on saving lives by depopulating psychiatric wards. It is an honour and my privilege to be able to fund this internship during a time when both my clients and my colleagues need some serious support. I am stepping up. Let’s GO!! #summerinternships #savinglives #freethemall

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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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