Omar Ha-Redeye

Omar Ha-Redeye began his clinical career in Nuclear Medicine from the U.S. He worked with veteran populations in Detroit, where he began his research into radiological hazards.

He continued his education in health administration and relations and worked internationally in various health roles including emergency management.

Omar has participated as Hazardous Materials (HazMat?) respondent for a major health system, and First Responder for a 24-hour university campus medical service. He also served as a Senior Administrator for a tsunami relief team that operated in rural Aceh, Indonesia.

Occasionally he consults for business, NGOs?, and governmental entities on subjects such as ethics, media issues, disaster management and communications. His publications include scientific journals, trade magazines, contributions to university textbooks.

During breaks from school, he considers temporary work and replacement assignments for NMTs? in the U.S.

Omar is currently completing a 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 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 was also the Magister of Rand Inn, UWO's chapter of Phi Delta Phi, an international legal fraternity.

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 Autonoma de Guadalajara.

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.