Lesli Bisgould

Lesli Bisgould, BA (York University) 1987, LLB (Osgoode - York University) 1990 is an adjunct professor.  She was called to the Ontario bar in 1992.  She worked for several years at a boutique Toronto litigation firm, then left to start her own practice in animal rights law. For ten years, she acted for individuals and organizations in a variety of animal-related cases in the only practice of its kind in Canada.  She has worked in the human rights field as well, first at ARCH Disability Law Centre and currently as the Barrister at Legal Aid Ontario’s Clinic Resource Office where she assists caseworkers at Ontario’s 79 community legal clinics with their complex appeals. She has argued at every level of court and has deputed before government bodies and committees at every level of government. Bisgould is the author of Introduction to Animals and the Law to be published by Irwin Law. Contact: bisgould@idirect.com