As we are about to serve up our second Edition of The Brew – piping hot – coming to your devices soonest, a reminder that our Newsletter is available on our Partner Page on Emond’s website.
Our partner, Emond Publishing has a dedicated webpage for WiCCD and The Brew here:
https://emond.ca/About/Our-Partners/June-2025/Women-in-Canadian-Criminal-Defence
Earlier editions are available here:
https://emond.ca/Emond-Blog/Emond-Insights/June-2025/Juggling-Justice-Balancing-Law-Business-And-Motherhood-with-Kaitlin-Smith-from-Women-in-Canadian-Criminal-Defence
Enjoy and spread the word!
About Anita Szigeti
• 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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