About

Admitted to the Ontario Bar by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2002

Degree: PhD, Walden University (Criminal Justice)

Degree: LLM, Osgoode Hall Law School (Criminal Law and Evidence)

Degree: LLB, Dalhousie Law School

Degree: BA (Hons) with Distinction, University of Toronto

Publications: 

Sigmund Krajden, Richard C. Summerbell, Aswani Datt, Mike Hawke, James Scott,Monkey finger mycology? First case of otomycosis externa caused by Trichophyton simii after encounter with a monkey, Medical Mycology Case Reports, Volume 37, 2022, Pages 17-18, ISSN 2211-7539, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.06.001.

Datt, Aswani, “Canadian Prosecutors’ Views on the Use of Capital Punishment for Defined Terrorist Activity" (2021). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 10294.

Professional Memberships

• Member in Good Standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada
• Member of the Peel Criminal Lawyers Association
• Member of the Peel Law Association
• Member of the York Law Association
• Past Member of the Rotary International
• Past Director of the Criminal Lawyer’s Association
• Past Area Director for Legal Aid (Peel Office)
• Charter member and past President of the Flower City Centennial Rotary Club, Brampton, Ontario
• Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award
• Certified Intoxilyzer Breach Alcohol Technician (5000C)
• Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Advisory Board Member of the Canadian Hindu Chamber of Commerce

Continuing Professional Development