We DID it!! 258 registrants – Our Highest Attendance Ever
Started out Bright and Early at 9:00 am on Saturday, February 20, 2021 – My Mom Would have Turned 90 Today! First Panel- OCA Case Updates – with Crown Counsel Dena Bonnet, Anita Szigeti and Jill Presser moderating Our Panel Answers Questions Live via Demio after our Pre-Recorded Sessions (Dena Bonnet, Anita, and Jill)Six Minute Mental Health Lawyer Panel moderated by Lauren Konarowski with Mary Murphy, Charlena Claxton, Meaghan McMahon and Maxine BoydLauren K and Meaghan McMahon, the women of Davies Barristers in Ottawa responding to Qs on MC CourtsCOVID in Psychiatric Facilities LITIGATION: FORM AND SUBSTANCE: Dr. Ruby Dhand and Kathy Flaherty, Moderated by Maya KotobRuby Dhand and Maya Kotob answering questions about Coronavirus in Psychiatric FacilitiesNCR Appeals Panel: Cate Martell and Erin Dann, Moderated by Jessyca GreenwoodCassandra DeMelo co-chairs the conference and the Trauma-Informed Lawyering Panel Dawn D’Amico with Slides on Trauma-Informed LawyeringShaunna Kelly talking about Inter-generational Trauma and Indigenous client populationsThe Trauma Panel Answers QuestionsAnita Szigeti Introduces the Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lori Triano Antidormi to speak as Mother, Victim, AdvocateDr. Lori Triano Antidormi KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Not Criminally Responsible: From Pain to Understanding and Advocacy: A Mother’s Journey, a Psychologist’s Perspective.Remembering Zachary Antidormi Closing Out the Day with Bananas the Crested Gecko Behind Me and Nice Comments in the ChatIt’s a WRAP for todayOur Firm Was Among Strong Sponsorship Support for the Event for which we are very GratefulAt the Same Time While We Were at the Conference, 12 New Patient Positives on Unit 1-3 at CAMH = Disaster
• 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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