Edward Greenspan

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Edward Greenspan was a prominent Canadian criminal defence lawyer and legal commentator, widely recognized for his high-profile cases and influence on Canadian criminal law.

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instanceOf criminal defence lawyer
human
legal commentator
awardReceived Order of Canada
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1944-02-28
dateOfDeath 2014-12-24
educatedAt Osgoode Hall Law School NERFINISHED
University of Toronto
employer Greenspan Partners LLP NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish Canadian
familyName Greenspan NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Canadian law
criminal law
genre legal writing
givenName Edward
hasRole radio legal commentator
television legal commentator
honorificSuffix C.M. NERFINISHED
Q.C.
languageSpoken English
legalSystem common law
memberOf Law Society of Upper Canada NERFINISHED
name Edward Leonard Greenspan NERFINISHED
nationality Canadian
notableFor advocacy for the rights of the accused
high-profile criminal defence cases in Canada
influence on Canadian criminal law
public commentary on criminal justice policy in Canada
notableWork Greenspan on Sentencing NERFINISHED
Greenspan: The Art of the Advocate NERFINISHED
Greenspan: The Case for the Defence NERFINISHED
Greenspan: The Practice of Criminal Law NERFINISHED
occupation author
barrister
criminal defence lawyer
legal commentator
placeOfBirth Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Phoenix, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Queen's Counsel NERFINISHED
practiceArea criminal defence
religion Judaism
residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
sibling Brian Greenspan NERFINISHED
spouse Suzy Greenspan NERFINISHED

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Osgoode Hall Law School notableAlumnus Edward Greenspan