Daniel Fish is the editor of Precedent, where he sets the overall direction of the publication. He has received several leading journalism awards for his long-form feature writing. In 2017, he won a National Magazine Award for his profile of Michael Bryant, the former attorney general of Ontario. Then, in 2019, he earned a second National Magazine Award for his investigation into the high rate of mental illness in the legal profession. Daniel is a graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program, and he holds a master’s in English from the University of Guelph.
How the criminal-defence lawyer has become one of the profession’s most prominent voices
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the number of complaints against Ontario lawyers has nearly doubled
This isn’t another story telling you that lawyers are depressed. It’s a story about a professional culture that is itself sick. It’s about bullying, loneliness, imposter syndrome and rage. But it’s also about lawyers who have found hope and strength
This issue’s cover story on mental health was incredibly difficult to report. The main reason was stigma.
And it all started at Fasken
“It won’t solve the problem of court delays or legal-aid funding, but more people would have access to affordable legal advice”
Who ever said legal clinics can’t be innovative?
“We left a big firm to try something different, to be the counter culture. I never thought we’d be where we are today, at 55 lawyers”
The editors sit down to reflect on the magazine’s origins and legacy