Thank you to J.P. Rodrigues, host of the podcast program Justice in Pieces for hosting lawyer Michael Cochrane and me to discuss the recent scandal at the Law Society of Ontario regarding the CEO’s compensation and the resulting fall-out, including the profession’s collective alarm about the state of self-governance in Ontario.
Justice in Pieces Guest Speaker Series: Michael Cochrane and Anita Szigeti
THE LAW SOCIETY CEOSS (PRONOUNCED “CHAOS”)
I’ve written extensively on this blog about this issue and you can read some of my thoughts here:
Prior to all this, I had followed the 2023 Bencher Elections closely and was vocal about the concerted efforts to sideline independent candidates at the time. Some of my writing on those issues at the relevant time here:
• 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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