Edward Greenspan
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| Born |
Edward Leonard Greenspan February 28, 1944 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 24, 2014 (aged 70) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Other names | Eddie |
| Alma mater | University College, University of Toronto Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer, legal author |
| Website | http://www.greenspanpartners.com |
Edward Leonard Greenspan,QC (February 28, 1944 – December 24, 2014) was one of Canada's most famous defence lawyers, and a prolific author of legal volumes. His fame was owed to numerous high-profile clients and to his national exposure on the popular Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio series, The Scales of Justice (1982–1989) and television series (1990-1994).
A graduate of University College, Toronto (1965) and Osgoode Hall Law School (1968), Greenspan was the senior partner of the Toronto law firm of Greenspan Partners LLP. He was a vice-president of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. He was a member of the Quadrangle Society and a Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto. Edward Greenspan became a Queen's Counsel in 1982. In 1991 in Boston Massachusetts, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Greenspan's work as a criminal defence lawyer was widely recognized in the form of honorary degrees and medals. In 1999 the Law Society of Upper Canada awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Laws. He was awarded the G. Arthur Martin Medal in 2001. He received a Doctorate of Civil Laws from the University of Windsor in 2002, Assumption University in 2004 and Brock University in 2012. He was awarded the prestigious Advocates' Society Medal in 2009 and most recently the highest honour to be bestowed on an Ontario Lawyer, the Law Society Medal.
A Canadian of Jewish heritage, Greenspan was a vocal supporter of Israel and related issues. On October 10, 2002, he and fellow Toronto lawyer David C. Nathanson published an opinion piece in the National Post arguing that the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency should recognize the Magen David Adom as a charitable organization.
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