Here is a little bit of history on my first attempts at practising law on my own. Circa 1994. Decided to open a sole practice from my tiny rented apartment off Trinity Bellwoods. Advertised in the first edition of the Outrider sold for $1 by people living on the street.
The ad is a little wonky.
I wrote a legal column in this on all imaginable topics for years. We will soon have all those columns scanned in and archive them here. Apparently I had the good sense to retain copyright on these masterpieces.
Amuse yourselves by counting the typos in the teeny tiny ad I placed in this priceless first edition.
And watch for the next installment of all this history. The big move from the apartment to King Street where all the real action began. To this day, I have the same office phone number!!
• 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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