Bogart, W. A. 1950-

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BOGART, W. A. 1950-


PERSONAL: Born February 23, 1950, in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada; married Linda Bertoldi, August 9, 1975; children: Abby. Education: University of Toronto, B.A. and LL.B.; Harvard University, LL.M. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, biking, rock climbing.


ADDRESSES: Home—41 Lascelles Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5P 2C9. Offıce—Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4. E-mail—[email protected].


CAREER: University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, professor of law, 1980—, fellow of Humanities Research Group, 1999-2000. Speaker at other institutions, including Duke University and University of Uppsala. National Roundtable on the Future of Legal Services, organizer, 1999; Law Commission of Canada, virtual scholar-in-residence, 2002-03; Federal Court of Canada, codirector of research for Rules Committee; consultant to government agencies.


MEMBER: Canadian Law and Society Association (past member of board of directors).


AWARDS, HONORS: Grants from Centre for Innovation Law and Policy, University of Toronto, 2001, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2002.

WRITINGS:


Courts and Country: The Limits of Litigation and theSocial and Political Life of Canada, Oxford University Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1994.

(With others) The Civil Litigation Process, 5th edition, Emond-Montgomery (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999.

Consequences: The Impact of Law and Its Complexity, University of Toronto Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2002.

Contributor of articles to law journals.


WORK IN PROGRESS: Good Government? Good Citizens? Court, Politics, and Markets in a Changing Canada.