Kerr, Margaret (H.) 1954-

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KERR, Margaret (H.) 1954-

PERSONAL: Born October 5, 1954, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Donald (in business) and Audrey (a history teacher; maiden name, Wood) Kerr. Education: University of Toronto, B.A. (French language and literature), 1976, L.L.B, 1979, Ph.D. (medieval studies), 1991. Politics: Liberal. Religion: Anglican. Hobbies and other interests: Dalmatians, horses, travel, history, music, reading.

ADDRESSES: Office—Suite 716, Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario M4N 2N9, Canada. E-mail—mhkerr@sympatico.co.

CAREER: Educator and author. Practicing attorney in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1988-94, 2000; Centennial College, Toronto, part-time professor, 1994-98; Seneca College, Toronto, part-time professor, 1994-98; York University, Toronto, executive officer.

MEMBER: Law Society of Upper Canada.

WRITINGS:

Canadian Tort Law in a Nutshell, Carswell (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1997.

(With JoAnn Kurtz) Make It Legal: What Every Canadian Entrepreneur Needs to Know about the Law, John Wiley (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1998.

Legal Research: Step by Step, Emond Montgomery (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1998.

(With JoAnn Kurtz) Facing a Death in the Family, John Wiley (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999.

(With JoAnn Kurtz) Wills and Estates for Canadians for Dummies, CDG Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2000.

(With JoAnn Kurtz) Canadian Small Business Kit for Dummies, CDG Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2002.

(With JoAnn Kurtz) The Complete Guide to Buying, Owning, and Selling a Home in Canada, John Wiley (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1997, 2nd edition, 2001.

Contributor to books, including An Introduction to Canadian Law, Captus Press, 1996; Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages, University of Victoria Humanities Centre, 1998; and Women, Marriage, and Family in Medieval Christendom: Essays in Memory of Michael M. Sheehan, C.S.B, University of Michigan Press, 1998. Contributor of column "Homeowner's Handbook" to Toronto Real Estate News, 1997-2000; contributor to periodicals, including International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice and Journal of Interdisciplinary History.

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