My law firm, Anita Szigeti Advocates (ASA) welcomes new associate lawyer Aakanksha Chauhan and new articling student Ankita Puri.
We couldn’t be more thrilled with this amazing team of women we are pulling together.
Plus our wonderful articling student, Tanner Blomme, who is also pretty cool!
Maya Kotob, Anita Szigeti and Aakanksha Chauhan in the Supreme Court of Canada February 20 2020Aakanksha Chauhan Associate 2021 and Tanner Blomme Articling Student 2020Ankita Puri – Articling Student 2021 Jan
• 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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