About the Authors

• Author: Arlene Blatt/JoAnn Kurtz
• Pages: 19-19

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About the Authors

Arlene Blatt is a full-time professor in the School of Legal, Public and Office Administra-

tion at Seneca College and teaches a variety of legal subjects to paralegal and law clerk

students. She obtained her JD degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and is a member of

the Ontario Bar. She has co-authored four Emond publications: Advocacy for Paralegals,

Residential Real Estate Transactions, Legal Entities and Relationships, and Legal Research:

Step by Step. She has also contributed a chapter on residential landlord and tenant law to

an introductory legal textbook. Her areas of academic interest include landlord and tenant

law, real estate law, and legal research.

JoAnn Kurtz carried on a general practice with an emphasis on family law and real estate

before joining Seneca College, where she was the program coordinator for the law clerk

diploma program of the School of Legal, Public and Office Administration for many years.

She has taught various topics, including contract law, family law, and residential tenant

law and advocacy, and is the author or co-author of four Emond publications, Family Law:

Practice and P rocedure, Advocacy for Paralegals, Residential Real Estate Transactions, and

Legal Research: Step by Step, as well as other general interest and academic texts. She

attended New York University and holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School.

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