A rare personal post because I took a rare personal moment.
When you’re this old, Valentine’s Day is done a day early and reservations are made for 5:30 – I always think of the Early Bird Special in that Seinfeld episode………eventually we’ll be having dinner for breakfast.
I also almost never drink alcohol – not because of any philosophical opposition or health reason, it’s just a substance with which I don’t have a particularly problematic relationship. Happy to drink socially, rarely when I socialize and then forget about it – one time for six years!
But this was a lovely meal out celebrating 30+ years together, laughing and eating.
We have a neighbourhood place now we quite love so they were happy to see us and we them.
Every once in a while you have to stop and smell the roses or eat them ’cause eventually edible flowers showed up in my cocktail – here’s to long lasting love and family – even on a corporate holiday.
• 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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