Celebrating Sheila Block

It would be challenging to sum up a career as remarkable as Sheila Block's in just a few words. A once-in-a-generation legal talent, revered mentor, female trailblazer, and recipient of countless awards and accolades—including being appointed to the Order of Canada—are just some of the defining features of Sheila's nearly five-decade long career.

The Advocates' Journal paid tribute to her in a feature article, capturing a selection of some of her career highlights and sharing personal reflections and anecdotes from colleagues, mentors and mentees, past and present.

A career as long and as accomplished as Sheila's is not achieved without dedication and a steadfast work ethic. "When the file demands, Sheila is the first in the office and the last to leave," the article states. But work ethic alone cannot be the source of the "secret sauce" that makes Sheila the advocate she is.