Omar Ha-Redeye

Omar Ha-Redeye began his clinical career in Nuclear Medicine in the U.S. He continued his education in health administration where he graduated at the top of his class, the only one with honours, and in public relations.

While working at a veteran institution in the U.S., he began his research into radiological hazards.  He continued working in the field of nuclear medicine for a major health care system, before taking on various administrative roles in the areas of emergency management and communications for a provincial cabinet member.  He has Hazardous Materials (HazMat) respondent and First Responder experience, as well as field experience in South-East Asia after the 2005 tsunami.

Occasionally he consults for business, NGOs, and governmental entities on subjects such as ethics, media issues, disaster management and crisis communications. During breaks from school he considers temporary work and replacement assignments for NMTs in the U.S.  He is not currently accepting any consulting projects.

Omar is currently completing a Juris Doctor (law degree) at the University of Western Ontario, where he has won or placed in more than half of the school’s oral advocacy competitions.  He has received numerous awards for advocacy, including the Patricia DeGuire Cup for Best Oralist in the Koskie Minsky LLP Diversity Moot, the Justice C.D. Stewart Trophy for best team in the Lerners LLP Cup, and winner of the Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Client Counselling Competition. He also received the international CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in academic achievement for the highest performance in courses on the Holocaust and genocide, and another in religious laws.  During his time in law school he has had the opportunity to speak at the United Nations and publish with Oxford University Press.

Omar is one of the few law students in Canada with the opportunity to participate in multiple law exchange programs with other universities internationally, including partnerships with the University of Toronto, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Whittier Law School, Bar-Ilan University, Baylor University, and Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara.  He is actively involved in his law school community, holding the role of President of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the Health Law Club, and the Mature Students Club. He is also the Magister of Rand Inn, UWO’s chapter of Phi Delta Phi (ΦΔΦ), an international legal fraternity.

Omar helps run the largest law school blog and podcast in Canada at Law is Cool, contributes to Slaw, and is frequently contacted by the media.

He will be articling with a top-ranked litigation boutique in Toronto for 2010-2011.