She is a founding member of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) Eberts was born in St. Thomas, Ontario.
[7] Whereas all legal cases have adversaries by definition, legal scholars have argued that the language of opposition in the Symes case is revealing—that, although “these men spoke in the rhetoric of institutional constraints, class, and fairness”, their language “still reeks of strategy and self-interest.”[8] In 1993, Eberts received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Concordia University.
[11] In 2001, Eberts represented survivors of the Chinese head tax in Canada seeking compensation.
[3] After her endowed chair term ended, Eberts joined Hensel Barristers as counsel.
[1] Two years later, she joined the faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School as a McMurty Fellow.