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Brooke Shekter, B.A. (Hons), J.D.
Associate

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Bio

Brooke earned her Juris Doctor from Western Law in 2017, where she graduated on the Dean’s List and was awarded the J.S.D. Tory Writing Prize. Brooke was called to the Bar in June 2018.

During law school, Brooke served as Co-Chair of the Western Health Law Association and was responsible for the success of a medical malpractice moot. The moot provided 32 students with practical trial-level advocacy experience in the health law field, including examining expert witnesses in chief and in cross.

In her second year of law school, Brooke was encouraged by a professor to produce a podcast for her Administrative Law class. The podcast was a two-hour legal analysis of the Personal Health Information Protection Act and whether the discipline procedures under the legislation are procedurally fair. This podcast uncovered Brooke’s passion for Administrative Law and she subsequently focused her studies on administrative law, procedural fairness and substantive review.

Throughout law school, Brooke wrote a number of research papers on the following topics: how hospital protocol can tragically contribute to the compromising of a newborn child; a comparative analysis of the standard of proof before administrative tribunals; a critique of Bill 87 and whether it demonstrates a lack of procedural fairness to physicians; and a comprehensive analysis of the standard of review before administrative tribunals and whether adhering to the presumption of expertise forsakes the rule of law and accords an indiscriminate amount of deference to the administrative decision-maker.

Brooke completed her articles at a law firm in downtown Toronto where she gained experience in legal research, preparing materials for trial, appeared on motions before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and worked directly with clients to advance their files. As a prior summer student at TTL Health Law, Brooke gained experience in health law research and assisted in drafting client documents, as well as attended professional discipline hearings and mediation meetings.

With a strong interest in advocating for the health care professional, Brooke’s practice focuses on upholding the firm’s commitment to representing client zealously, maintaining the highest ethical standards, and remaining at the forefront of health law.

Education

  • Ontario Bar, 2018
  • J.D., Western Law, Western University, 2017
  • BAH (Honors), Honors Specialization in Sociology, Western University, 2010
  • Harvard University, Advanced Fiction: The Novel, 2010

Recognition

  • J.S.D. Tory Writing Prize for The Regulation of Professional Penalties for Physicians & Surgeons in Ontario: A Critique of Bill 87
  • Dean’s List Graduate, Western Law, Western University, 2017
  • Dean’s List Graduate, Honors Bachelor of Arts, Honors Specialization in Sociology, Western University, 2010
  • Dean’s List Graduate, Honors Bachelor of Arts, Western University, 2009

Organizations & Professional Appointments

  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Medico-Legal Society
  • Women’s Law Association of Ontario
  • American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
  • Western Health Law Association, Past Co-Chair                          

Speaking Engagements & Teaching

Community Involvement

Blog

Cutting funding for virtual care – The wrong move

Mar 28, 2023

As reported in the Toronto Star, provincial funding for virtual care provided by emergency room physicians will stop at the end of March. This move...

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College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario was wrong not to listen to complaints from physicians

Feb 10, 2023

The Divisional Court has decided that the failure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (College) to interview witnesses about ...

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Call to Action: Help Ukrainian Health Professionals

Mar 03, 2022

The world promised, “never again.” But it is happening again. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unjustified and abhorrent terror...

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Reigns of Unreasonableness in Public Hospitals

Feb 25, 2022

The administrative structure of Ontario hospitals centralizes power into the hands of a few key players – and physicians who practice in thes...

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William Osler discipline of doctor an egregious abuse of power

Feb 05, 2021

The decision by the William Osler Health System to strip a physician of a medical director role after he criticized the province’s handling o...

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Press

Law Times - Commentary: Cut in virtual visit fees for Ont. doctors could violate provincial, federal laws: health law lawyer

Apr 11, 2023

"The Ontario government’s decision to stop provincial funding for virtual care by emergency room physicians at the end of March, along with a...

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The Toronto Star - Commentary: Ottawa Hospital’s operating-room deal with private corporation worries unions, experts

Mar 09, 2023

"Health system experts and hospital-worker unions are raising concerns about the lack of transparency related to a controversial arrangement in whi...

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Toronto Star - Commentary: Probe of Trillium Health Partners can’t substantiate claims of leadership abuses but calls for culture change

Feb 10, 2023

"An independent investigation into allegations of leadership abuses at Trillium Health Partners lays out a series of recommendations for how admini...

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The Toronto Star - Opinion: Probe of allegations of leadership abuses at Trillium Health Partners ended last year. So when will it be public?

Feb 07, 2023

"An independent investigation of complaints of abuse of power by hospital leadership at Trillium Health Partners wrapped up last year, but the prov...

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The Toronto Star - Opinion: Allegations of leadership abuses at Trillium Health Partners trigger independent probe by province

Jun 14, 2022

"The province will appoint an independent investigator to examine complaints of abuse of power by hospital leadership at Trillium Health Partners, ...

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