From the Fall 2004 issue of Nexus.
A generous gift from Goodman & Carr LLP has been matched by the University to create a $50,000 endowment in memory of Diane Harris, a leading real estate lawyer who passed away on March 7, 2004.
A graduate of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law, Diane was called to the Bar in 1977 and went on to carve out a rich career as one of the top real estate lawyers in the country. Gary Luftspring, Managing Partner of Goodman & Carr's Litigation team, and a long-time personal friend, recruited her to join the firm. "Diane was an incredibly hardworking lawyer with tremendous leadership skills. And she loved to teach. She referred to all of the younger associates as her 'kids.'" But only a few months after she began working at the firm, tragedy struck. "She left a huge gap," says Luftspring. "Not just as a lawyer, but as a wife, a mother, and an exceptional leader in the community."
The annual Diane Harris Memorial Bursary will first be awarded in 2006 and is open to any student in any year in the University's J.D. program who demonstrates financial need and an interest in real property and/or business transactions. The Faculty of Law is enormously grateful to Goodman & Carr for choosing to recognize Diane's legacy of leadership through a gift that will benefit future law graduates.
