Lawyers Archives - Page 6 of 9 - Maureen F. Fitzgerald

Yoga for lawyers new book

There is a new book out “Yoga for Lawyers.” Sounds interesting. It available through the American Bar Association website. http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2014/06/unm-professor-lawyers-could-use-yoga-for-knotty.html Here is the sell: “Pointing to studies that show lawyers are twice as likely as others to be alcoholics and three times more likely to suffer a heart attack, a professor from the University

Who are the women in Canadian politics?

Revisiting the Rise of Women in Canadian Politics Grace Lore PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, UBC Researcher, Editor womensuffrage.org (reprinted with permission) Between November 2008 when Eva Aariak, the only woman elected to Nunavut’s 19-member legislature was sworn in as premier and January 2013 when Kathleen Wynne became premier of Ontario after taking

Lawyers need mindfulness

Here is a great article by law professor Rhonda Magee on why lawyers need mindfulness. http://nwlawyer.wsba.org/nwlawyer/april_may_2014?pg=22#pg20

Christy Clark should be ashamed for appealing the Teachers Union case

As both a parent and a lawyer, I am embarrassed by our governments decision to appeal the BC Supreme Court ruling of January 27 that said the province has grossly violated the bargaining rights of teachers and Canada’s constitution since 2002. Here is the Observer Magazine’s summary of the event: “The ruling by Justice

Eighty two percent men on corporate boards

Congratulations to Alex Johnston the new executive director of Catalyst, an organization dedicated to advancing women. She is a Toronto lawyer with a gender-neutral name! In a recent article she shared some statistics that show that women are still rare in corporate boardrooms. No surprise except things are getting worse. So I say, rather

WXN picked the wrong title for leadership conference

I am sad and dismayed that WXN chose to name their upcoming women’s leadership conference “What Glass Ceiling?” It not only suggests there is no “real” glass ceiling but also says that the women who are presenting at the event did not even notice it as they blasted through it! I know this title sounds catchy and funny but its not really. Not to

Lawyer Kim Beatty created Children’s Book Bank

I love stories like this. Kim Beatty, who graduated from Western Law School like I did, decided to quit law after many years (like I did)and set up a charity called Children’s Book Bank. In the past 5 years this storefront charity in Toronto has given away over 400,000 books to kids and schools in

Happy Persons Day and Women’s Campaign School on Nov 29

Today, Friday October 18, 2013 we celebrate 84 years since women were finally declared “persons” under Canadian Law on October 18, 1929. Here is the notice for the Canadian Women Voters Congress upcoming Women’s Campaign School (WCS 2013). WCS 2013 will be held November 29 and 30 at SFU Surrey. The school is led by veteran

Great article on why our laws do not stop sexual assualt

Kirk Makin wrote and amazing and well researched article on October 5, 2013 in the Vancouver Sun. He repeated all the horrid statistic including: 90% of rapes are not reported of the 10% reported and police lay charges in less than 16% of cases. Sadly defence lawyers fight like crazy in court, shaming victims. No wonder women have

Must watch this funny video

This is the funniest video on rape. We looks so ridiculous when we blame women. Because we are. http://youtu.be/8hC0Ng_ajpY