Catherine E. Currie
Catherine E. Currie http://ccurrielawyer.ca/ has been practising criminal law since she was called to the bar of Ontario in 1992. With a B.A. from Carleton University in Ottawa, she had a successful first career in managing technical communications before earning an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto where she also received her LL.M. with a specialty in Criminal Law in 2000. Her practice is primarily devoted to criminal defence at the trial level. She regularly appears in all the courts in the Greater Toronto Area. She has a particular interest in representing clients with mental health issues and has a very high success rate in working with clients to have charges stayed or withdrawn through mental health diversion programs. She represents many clients before the Ontario Review Board and has represented clients on appeals of Consent ad Capacity Board decisions. She sits on the Boards of many community agencies.