It’s such a beautiful volume, I couldn’t help but take to Twitter to celebrate it and all the hard work of my amazing and accomplished colleagues. Look at the little (well, not so little – 500+ pages…) beauty
Over the moon excited to share that our new textbook for law students, new lawyers & practitioners of all stripes on ALL aspects of Mental Health Justice in Canada is now available for pre-Order. HOORAY!!
My heartfelt and deepest gratitude to my co-Author who shared General Editor duties with me, Dr. Ruby Dhand, and to all our fabulous contributing authors: @martelldefence & the six amazing women @CassDeMelo @kwetoday@rankinovitch@Jlpetrie64 Jennifer Chambers and Amy Shoemaker!! pic.twitter.com/XRjNqdA8sG
I like to document my life's peaks & valleys – and Lord knows there have sure been countless of each.
This beautiful ride – the experience of creating this special book – my 4th, but the 1st with me as 1st author & the 1st with so many women – blog here:https://t.co/Tggu3TrXEn
• 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