The Criminal Lawyers’ Association publishes a quarterly magazine of academic articles and commentary, called For the Defence.
The August 2022 Edition – Volume 42 No 2 focuses on Truth and Reconciliation and the representation of Indigenous clients in the criminal justice system.
There are fantastic articles on representing Indigenous clients, Gladue principles and going on circuit in the NWT I encourage everyone to read. Thanks to the incredible Shaunna Kelly, Naomi Sayers and Robin Parker for their amazing contributions. I have been so fortunate to work with each of these fabulous women as a member of the CLA’s Indigenous Committee for many years, including under Shaunna’s skilled leadership during the time she served as Chair of the Committee previously.
Cover Art For the Defence, CLA, Volume 42 No 2 August 2022
This special volume of the FTD also contains an article I co-authored with Yukon lawyer Christiana Lavidas entitled “Relying on the Kindness of Strangers: the Plight of Indigenous NCR Persons in Jurisdictions without Psychiatric Hospitals.”
Our Article Appears at page 10 of Volume 42 No 2 of the For the Defence August 2022 EditionHow it Begins – Also I tried to match Christiana’s Headshot as she is gowned in hers – but I cold only try for form, not substanceAll in One
• 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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