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APRIL IS FOR TEACHING, WRITING, PUBLISHING AND EDITING – ANOTHER FULL TIME JOB

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

As if lawyering and running a seven person law firm wasn’t enough, I now have two other full time jobs for a total TRIFECTA. Mothering young adults isn’t quite the 24/7 body guard duty of parenting babies and toddlers, but … Continue reading →

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A NOTE TO MY STALKERS and ONLINE HARASSERS – Keep on Following me for Updates

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

I know my stalkers follow this blog and I want them to know that at some point, if the defamatory social media accounts they’ve stopped using but have not removed, remain live, I may well have to commence legal action. … Continue reading →

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Women In Law – Trust Yourself, Develop Your Own Style – You Got this! An empowering message to my younger colleagues – April 6, 2024

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

I’ve been thinking for a long time about how to address my youngest colleagues on a topic that some find very sensitive, but nonetheless merit discussion. How to find your strength and motivation within, without looking to others for approval. … Continue reading →

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My Personal Story of being Harassed Online by Colleagues I once Considered my Closest Friends

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

This is one of those stories that’s probably harder to tell than to hear.  Or, in this case, harder to write than to read. I’ve never spoken publicly about it in any kind of detail, because these things carry a lot of shame. We, as targets of the harassment, are shocked, hurt, scared and feel ashamed. That this is happening to us.

We feel that we must have done something to trigger the behaviour.

We feel like it’s our fault this is happening to us.

And of course that’s not true. The stalker’s personality structure is fractured – it’s all about them, nothing to do with us. But that can be very difficult to appreciate as you are being targeted and stalked. Continue reading →

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I’m a Good Lawyer! – U of T Law and Business Association Launches “The Good Lawyer Project” April 2 2024

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

I received one of the very kindest invitations of my career as the first panelist at an event for the Law and Business Association’s Good Lawyer Project – it was really sweet and touching to be called a “Good Lawyer”. … Continue reading →

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Making a Documentary in my Home – March 29 2024

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Very accommodating of the film-makers to come to my house to film this interview. I’ll be looking forward to the documentary airing in the fall. I got dressed up for the show! There was a little redecorating involved and some … Continue reading →

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Returning to My Alma Mater to Teach Mental Health Law – U of T – Faculty of Law

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

It’s been a true privilege over the last number of years to guest lecture in the mental health law course of Professor Trudo Lemmens at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law. Here is this amazing class of all women … Continue reading →

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CAMHL looking beautiful – The Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law is coming along!!

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Book covers will impress I hope – photocredit to me! COMING SOON – AUGUST 2024 COMING SOON – AUGUST 2024 CAMHL will join these other works I’ve co-authored and General Edited thus far – this is #5!! UPDATE MAY 7 … Continue reading →

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Legal Aid Ontario Training and Education Videos — including ORB representation — for Criminal Law and Mental Health Available online at LAO LAW – March 2024

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

If you have an Ontario Legal Aid certificate number there are helpful videos up – a little bit hard to find. But I did this with Michael Feindel – our Crown for Ontario and in Toronto – on how to … Continue reading →

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My Team Takes Top Prizes at the U of T Callaghan Moot in March 2024 – Again………… Congrats Women!!

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

It was really a pleasure to act as one of the two practitioner coaches for this outstanding team. Last year I also lucked out and coached that winning team. I am constantly and endlessly impressed by the talent the U … Continue reading →

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