Patricia Bregman is a Canadian Lawyer, specializing in disability law and policy.  She spent seven years as a lawyer with a legal clinic specializing in test case litigation and policy development in the area of disability rights.  She acted as co-counsel at the Supreme Court of Canada on one of the leading cases, and was directly involved in developing litigation strategy in most of the cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada between 1992 and 2000.  She has also acted as counsel for disability organizations in developing in new legislation and policy.  Most recently she has been involved in the development of new disability discrimination legislation in Ontario.  Patricia clerked for the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal.  She also launched a successful initiative designed to help employers deal with mental health issues in the workplace and is a frequent speaker on disability and employment issues.