Faye Shamshuddin

Faye is an articling student at Avanessy Giordano LLP. She is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy and Ethics, Society and Law, with a minor in Bioethics from the University of Toronto.

During her time at law school, she gained invaluable experience doing clinical work through legal aid, where she represented clients before the Social Benefits Tribunal.

Understanding Chronic Pain and the Problem of Evaluation

Everyone experiences pain. When you get a paper cut, for example, it hurts, and this is a normal response from your nervous system, which alerts you to the injury so that you can tend to it. This typical experience of pain is called acute pain.