Academy Member Inducted 2020
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Civil/Commercial Mediation
Other ADR Services: ADR Systems Design, ADR Training Services, Facilitation, Med-Arb
Available
- Practice Commenced1996
- # of MEDS (as of 4/12/24)1500
- # of ARBS (as of 4/12/24)100
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
I collaborate with clients and counsel in mediation, med-arb, and arbitration to provide practical solutions for managing and resolving disputes in a timely and cost-efficient manner. My work focuses on dispute resolution in areas such as corporate, commercial, condominium, estates, insurance (non-personal injury), and real estate (including Tarion disputes). I have also mediated and arbitrated other types of disputes, including construction, workplace, employment, family, multi-party, municipal infrastructure, and alternative energy/land use.
My mediation style varies from facilitative to evaluative, depending on the circumstances of the case and the preferences of the parties and their counsel. I advocate for the use of med-arb as an integrated dispute resolution process in appropriate cases. In both med-arb and arbitration, my emphasis is on designing and managing a fair and efficient evidence-based process that is proportional to the dispute at hand.
I frequently speak about ADR at webinars, conferences, and continuing education programs. I have also designed courses and programs for various colleges in Ontario. Additionally, I have served as a part-time faculty member teaching ADR in the law school at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and I am the co-author of ODR Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow., the first book on Online Dispute Resolution in Canada.
Case Experience
- Commercial/Business
- Condominiums/Strata
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- E-Commerce
- Estates & Trusts
- Family Businesses
- Government/Municipalities
- Information Technology
- Insurance
- Internet
- Land Use/Planning
- Landlord/Tenant
- Partnerships
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- Shareholder Disputes
- Software
Education
LL.M. (ADR), Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
LL.B., Queen’s University Faculty of Law
M.A., McMaster University
B.A., University of Toronto.
Memberships & Affiliations
ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO)
ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC)
Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (TCAS)
International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR)
Rates Information
Please call (905-840-9882) or e-mail me (info@mediate.ca) for details.
Language Skills
English