Membership Level: Certified

Akbar Ebrahim Acc. Mediator (CEDR) UK Acc FM (OAFM) Ontario B.comm, C.A. (finalist) England Certified fraud examiner (USA) 1997-2015 Akbar Ebrahimis an Accredited Mediator and a Master Trainer certified by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, England in 2013 and accredited Family Mediator certified by the OAFM Ontario in 2014. Akbar was appointed by the His Highness Aga Khan on the Regional Conciliation and Arbitration Board (RCAB) for Ontario as Mediator in 1999. He served as Mediator for 6 years and in 2005 he was appointed Chairpersonof the Board for 7 years until ...


Membership Level: Certified

Anne is a senior Family Law Lawyer, Mediator and Arbitrator with over 35 years of experience, with includes Mediation, Collaborative Divorce, Traditional Negotiation and Court. Having worked for many years in Court, Anne's primary focus is now on Mediation and Collaborative Practice. In addition to her Law Degree (D. Juris), Anne holds a Master of Laws Degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Anne brings her extensive toolbox of education and experience to her work. In Collaborative Practice, Anne and her client and the other party and her/his lawyer, work as a team with the common ...


2 St. Clair Avenue West, 18th Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1L5
Membership Level: Certified

Before a family resorts to the court system, it should consider mediation. I am an accredited mediator and arbitrator and can help your family settle its dispute before things get costly and out of control. There are cases where mediation only goes so far and you need someone to settle the dispute between the parties. In these cases, I can act as an arbitrator. This is often a quicker and more effective way to settle your dispute once mediation has failed. As an arbitrator, I make the decision. Once I have gained a familiarity with you and your family’s dynamics in mediation, it is much ...


45 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 900, Toronto, ON M2N 5W9
Membership Level: Certified

Avagene is a family law lawyer, certified mediator and notary public. She is also a Dispute Resolution Officer with the Superior Court of Justice. Avagene was called to the Ontario Bar in 2005 and has practised exclusively in family law. Prior to being called to the Ontario Bar, Avagene received her Bachelor of Laws with Honours degree from the University of the West Indies, and her Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School in 2001. She was called to the British Virgin Islands Bar in 2001 where she practised corporate law for two years. Before studying law, Avagene ...


204 - 28 Village Centre Place, Mississauga, ON L4Z 1V9
Membership Level: Certified

179 GLENFOREST RD, Cambridge, ON N3C 1V6
Membership Level: Certified

Bev is the founder and CEO of Positive Solutions Divorce Services. Bev is an Accredited Family Mediator and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. Bev graduated from McMaster University with an Under Graduate Diploma in Family Mediation and continued her education in Transformative Mediation through Conrad Grebel University. Bev is passionate about keeping families out of the adversarial court process. She created Positive Solutions Divorce Services to give couples an amicable alternative to settling issues after the breakdown of their marriage.


Membership Level: Certified

4711 Yonge Street, Suite 101, Toronto, ON M2N 6K8
Membership Level: Certified

Family mediator within the Halton Region specializing in improving positive communication techniques of parents in order to create effective parenting plans and custody arrangements.


Membership Level: Certified

Claudette is a registered social worker and accredited mediator practicing in Durham Region, York Region and Toronto. Her practice includes family mediation, child protection mediation, parenting coordination, custody and access assessment and community mediation. Claudette is also a Voice of the Child Practitioner (VOC) and Child Inclusive Mediator. As a family professional, Claudette's main objective is to empower parents to reach agreements that are in their children's best interest. She has extensive experience working in child welfare and is a member on the Ontario Child Protection ...


Membership Level: Certified

122 Marbella Rd, Woodbridge, ON L4H 1L4
Membership Level: Certified

32 Jarlan Terrace, Ottawa, ON K2L 3L5
Membership Level: Certified

Donald Bisson, Q.Med, Q.Arb,, QFAS, FDRP Med, CODR, AccFM is a Qualified Mediator, Qualified Arbitrator, Qualified Family Arbitration Screener (QFAS), Specialist in Family Mediation (FDRP Med), Certificate in Online Dispute Resolution and Accredited Family Mediator (AccFM) .Donald is a member of the following: ADR Institute of Ontario, ADR Institute of BC, ADR Institute of Canada, Family Dispute Resolution Institue of Ontario - FDRIO, Ontario Association for Family Mediation - OAFM Assoc. of Family and Conciliation Courts - Ontario Chapter (AFCC).Donald is able to support the Deaf and Hard of ...


783 Airport Rd, North Bay, ON P1C 1A3
Membership Level: Certified

As a Registered Social Worker I have practiced for over 15 years as a frontline worker, educator, program evaluator and manager of social service programs both in Canada and in the international development sector. I have offered group and individual interventions to diverse populations including families of early years children, refugees, newcomers to Canada, teen moms, youth at risk of going into care, older adults, and people with developmental disabilities. I support evidence-based practice; my own research activities, among several, include a pilot study on support workers' perspectives ...


Mississauga, ON
Membership Level: Certified

Stephanie is a Registered Psychotherapist with 15 years experience working with parents to make important choices for their children. She is a family professional for collaborative cases, a Qualified Arbitrator and a Certified Specialist in Parenting Coordination. 


934 The East Mall, Toronto, ON M9B 6J9
Membership Level: Certified

Geoff Carpenter is a lawyer, mediator, arbitrator and parenting coordinator. He is certified as a specialist in family law by the Law Society of Ontario. He works as a Dispute Resolution Officer, hearing conferences and final exit pre-trials for matters in the Milton and Brampton courthouses. He is also a panel member for the Office of the Children's Lawyer. Geoff is the chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Child and Youth Law Section and a regular speaker at CPD programs for lawyers and dispute resolution professionals. He is also an active member of his community, serving as the former ...


Membership Level: Certified

Mr. Haig DeRusha is the founder of DeRusha Law Firm (1994). He is a senior lawyer managing up to six lawyers or articling students, all of whom practice in family law. In the past he has acted in the Superior Court of Ontario as a Dispute Resolution Officer, fulfilling the role of a Judge as assigned. In private practice, Mr. DeRusha is designated by the Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) as a Family Law Specialist, one of only three in Peel Region. He is also a Certified Family Mediator with FDRIO. Experience includes mediation and arbitration at the highest levels in front of persons ...


1015 Matheson Boulevard East, Suite 1, Mississauga, ON L4W 3A4
Membership Level: Certified

Hilary has owned and led Riverdale Mediation since 2001 where she and her colleagues provide top quality, affordable and accessible family mediation, arbitration and parenting coordination services. Riverdale specializes in effective online dispute resolution. Riverdale also is a North American leader in providing family mediation, arbitration and parenting training for FDRP and OAFM Certification designations. Riverdale has trained, mentored and supervised many hundreds of family mediation students from across the country. Hilary's work has been honoured by Awards of Excellence from the ...


425 University Ave, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5G 1T6
Membership Level: Certified

Suite 300 25 Sheppard Ave. W., Toronto, ON M2N 6S6
Membership Level: Certified

Family law lawyer, accredited family mediator (OAFM), certified specialist in family mediation (FDRIO), trained in parenting coordination and child-inclusive mediation


191 North Front Street, Belleville, ON K8P 3C3
Membership Level: Certified

Jared is a social worker in private practice specializing in services for families experiencing high conflict separation and divorce. He provides a range of services including Parenting Coordination, mediation, assessment, views and preferences reports, and therapeutic interventions. He is a panel clinician with the Office of the Children’s Lawyer anda former roster mediator with Toronto Family Mediation Services. Jared is also a Collaborative Family Professional, a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and is the co-chair of the Parenting Coordination section for ...


Membership Level: Certified

25 Chagall Drive, Thornhill, ON L4J 9B4
Membership Level: Certified

Together with his FDRIO membership, Joseph Hamon is: ? a certified specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of Ontario ? certified comprehensive family law mediator by Family Mediation Canada ? certified Collaborative Family Law lawyer in both the Ottawa valley and Hastings County, He practices in Ottawa/Pembroke/Renfrew/Kingston/Belleville/Peterborough and is trained to deal with personal family dynamics and legal and financial issues in family breakdown. He has a heart for the whole family. His professional moto is: If separation occurs. fair resolution. A senior experienced professional ...


535 Perrier Rd., Combermere, ON K0J 1L0
Membership Level: Certified

I am certified with FDRIO as a FDRP Med and an FDRP-Fin. I'm a Certified Specialist in Family Mediation, Arbitrator, Qualified Family Arbitration Screener (QFAS) as well as a Qualified Mediator(Q.Med), Separation Coach and Certified Elder Mediator (Cert.EM). I am an AccFM and AccEM with OAFM. I am on the OMMP roster (Toronto) and an Adjudicator with the Social Benefits Tribunal (Ontario). I'm an active trainer and public speaker creating awareness of positive and creative ways to manage conflict. While I focus on my practice of family conflict prevention and resolution, I do facilitate ...


Virtual Services, Durham Region, ON
Membership Level: Certified

Leigh Davis is a lawyer and mediator in Halifax with a practice focusing on all areas of family law, including high conflict matrimonial disputes. She regularly represents clients all across Nova Scotia, and is often retained by clients living outside of the province, including individuals residing in the U.S. and other countries. She is an AccFM (OAFM), FDRP Med, Certified Specialist in Family Mediation (FDRIO), Q. Med. (ADRIC), Qualified Family Arb Screener, and holds a Certificate in Online DR (FDRIO). Leigh serves as a Vice Chair of the Nova Scotia Labour Board and an Adjudicator in the ...


5575 Young Street, Halifax, NS B3K 1Z9
Membership Level: Certified

Linda Bronicheski brings her knowledge and experience as an Accredited Family Mediator, Family Lawyer, and Collaborative Family Law Practitioner to her mediation clients. Linda mediates a broad range of family law issues and is skilled at helping clients resolve complex financial issues with equitable and sustainable solutions tailored to their interests and goals. Linda understands that separation and divorce occur on many levels, legal, personal and financial. Linda helps clients create a clear and practical path forward that minimizes disruption to their lives and prioritizes the interests ...


Membership Level: Certified

Chartered Financial Divorce Specialist and Registered Financial Planner. President of the Academy of Financial Divorce Specialists. Training accreditted financial professionals to become Chartered Financial Divorce Specialists and working with clients during their time or transition.


Membership Level: Certified

Lorne H. Wolfson Tel: 416 777 5414 Fax: 1 888 587 9144 Email: lwolfson@torkinmanes.com A senior member of the Family Law bar and a senior partner in Torkin Manes’ Family Law Group, Lorne’s practice includes all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody and access, property, support, and domestic contracts. He conducts litigation before every level of court in Ontario, as well as providing mediation and arbitration services. He also acts as counsel to lawyers and accountants addressing family law concerns that arise in business, wills and estates, and personal financial planning. He ...


151 Yonge Street, Suite 1500, Toronto, ON M5C 2W7
Membership Level: Regular

408-277 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, ON L6J 6J3
Membership Level: Certified

Marianne Cuhaci is a certified specialist in mediation, parenting coordination and family arbitration. She has been practicing as a social worker for 40 years. Her experience is extensive and varied. Marianne's earlier background includes having worked as a child protection worker with the Children's Aid Society (C.A.S.) of Ottawa from 1979 to 1985. She subsequently joined the multi-disciplinary team in the Forensic Program at the Royal Ottawa Hospital in 1987, proving inpatient and outpatient services to clients struggling with mental illness and facing criminal charges. From 1995 to 2002, ...


Membership Level: Certified

Hello... My name is Marty Klein.I've practiced family law throughout the GTA for over three decades. Yet my real passion is keeping people, parents and especially their children, out of court, for I have come to understand the divisiveness (and needless-to-say costs) often associated with the law model. I am a Certified Specialist in Family Mediation (FDRP Med), Family Arbitration (FDRP Arb) and Qualified Family Arbitration Screener (QFAS) with the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario (FDRIO). As well, I am an Accredited Mediator (AccFM) with the Ontario Association of Family ...


Membership Level: Certified

Certified Family Mediator (FDRIO, OAFM) and Certified Elder Mediator (FMC, OAFM). Helping families create solutions as the family dynamic shifts. Dignity, Respect, and Empathy for all family members, ensuring everyone has a voice in the resolutions being developed for your family to move forward.


50 Evelyn Cres., Kitchener, ON N2A 1G9
Membership Level: Certified

Matthew is an experienced Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) and Forensic Accountant (CPA) who specializes in family law. Matthew has dealt with all manner of divorce issues including valuation of business assets, investigation into spousal incomes, tracing of assets, and valuation of pensions. He and his team have more than 90 years of combined experience in matrimonial and forensic related areas. Matthew is committed to ensuring that your separation or divorce proceeds as smoothly as possible and while ensuring you have peace of mind that your interests have been properly protected. He has ...


596 Marlee Ave, Toronto, ON M6B 3J5
Membership Level: Certified

Melanie is the founder of Kalex Valuations Inc. and began professional practice in 1985. In 1988, Melanie obtained the CA, CPA designation and soon after placing second in Canada on the CICBV membership examination, Melanie founded Kalex Valuations Inc. in 1996. Since then, Melanie has gathered experience in a number of areas including business, asset, financial instrument and liability valuations; income valuations/determinations; quantification of economic damages; expropriations; financial/forensic investigations; financial projections and modelling; due diligence; quality of earnings; ...


Membership Level: Certified

149 Timber Valley Avenue, Richmond Hill, ON L4E 4Z7
Membership Level: Certified

Clayton R. Spencer practices exclusively in the area of Family Law. Mr. Spencer was called to the bar in 1998, and has provided Family Law services to the residents of Durham Region since that time. Mr. Spencer provides a broad range of Family Law services, including divorce, custody and access, child and spousal support, property division, child protection, and collaborative services. Mr. Spencer is also a trained arbitrator, and his arbitration services are available to help you resolve your Family Law disputes. Mr. Spencer obtained his Level II Collaborative Team training in 2007. Mr. ...


Membership Level: Certified

Membership Level: Certified

Born in Leamington and raised speaking both French and English in Chatham-Kent and Essex counties, Jennifer graduated from McMaster University in 2004. After obtaining a Juris Doctorate in 2007 from the French Common Law program at the University of Ottawa, and completing her articles in Sudbury, she was called to the Bar in Ontario and began practicing as an agent for the Public Prosecutions Services of Canada in Oshawa. In 2009, Jennifer joined Legal Aid Ontario as a bilingual designate in the GTA where her practice was focused exclusively to family law. There, she committed herself to ...


Membership Level: Regular

Membership Level: Certified

Neil Maisel is a partner in the Valuations | Forensics | Litigation Group at Crowe Soberman LLP. Neil plays an integral part in the firm's leadership as the firm's Ethics Officer. For 16 years he also served as a member of the Management Committee. Neil brings a wealth of experience, having worked in the tax and assurance and advisory practices. For more than 30 years, Neil's practice focused on matrimonial matters, shareholder disputes, corporate and commercial damage claims, business valuations and other litigation support. Neil enjoys lecturing on a number of topics, some of which are ...


Membership Level: Certified

310 Wisteria Way, Oakville, ON L6M 1L6
Membership Level: Certified

Oren has practiced family law exclusively since 2005. He advocates for his clients when negotiating agreements, appearing before trial and appellate courts as well as in mediations and arbitrations. Oren handles all aspects of family law including property and support, custody and access. Oren acts for clients based in Ontario and internationally. Oren graduated from York University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in 1995. He obtained a Masters of Arts in 1997 from the University of Toronto. Oren backpacked through Asia and Australia and worked for a major Canadian bank before attending law ...


Membership Level: Regular

Membership Level: Emeritus

Rachel Baron is a family law lawyer that has been practising in the field for over 30 years. In 1999, Rachel received her mediation certification from Harvard Law School at the Advocate's Society. She is an accredited mediator with the Ontario Association of Family Mediators and has been a Dispute Resolution Officer for Superior Court since 2003. Rachel received her certification as a Certified Specialist in Mediation (FDRP MED) in 2017. Rachel is also a Parenting Coordinator. Rachel is dedicated to the mediation process and is dedicated to guiding clients out of conflict so they can heal and ...


Membership Level: Certified

Robina is a family lawyer who is committed to help families find a peaceful path through separation. She was called to the bar in 2016. Robina articled and began her family law practice in Peel and Halton Hills where she gained extensive family law experience assisting clients to reach negotiated settlements, preparing and reviewing domestic contracts, and attending court at the OCJ and SCJ levels for conferences, motions, and trial. She then went on to work for Legal Aid Ontario as staff duty counsel for the courthouses in Simcoe County. Robina has her B.A. in Psychology from the University ...


Membership Level: Certified

1604 325 Webb Drive, 1604, Mississauga, ON L5B 3Z9
Membership Level: Certified

Shannon has been practicing family law for over 15 years. She has received training in collaboration, negotation and different mediation modalities. Shannon tries to ensure that each person's needs, interests and concerns are dealt with in a respectful and forward focused manner. She has found that this mediation approach reduces the emotional stress and financial burden that people who are going through a separation often experience. Shannon has received specialized trainng to offer a child inclusive mediation experience which helps to ensure your parenting plan is practical and can lay the ...


Membership Level: Certified

Elizabeth Fabiano is a certified specialist in Family Mediation and Parenting Coordination, owning and operating her practice as Ottawa Co-Parenting Solutions. Elizabeth comes to the field of alternative dispute resolution after years of front-line experience working as a criminologist and cognitive behavioral consultant with clients from a number of social service fields, correctional rehabilitation, mental health and addiction services, at-risk youth and vocational rehabilitation. In her current work as an accredited Family Mediator and Parenting Coordinator, Ms. Fabiano is the president of ...


Membership Level: Certified

My clients trust me because I believe in a better way. There is no way of avoiding conflict in life but we can choose a better way to resolve these situations. Mediation is a voluntary, collaborative way of settling those disputes. I focus on addressing your issues in a healthy manner, and help all involved parties find long-term solutions. My process is private and personalized, so your solution suites your individual needs. Why make a difficult situation more painful than it needs to be. I have a long standing history of assisting people through challenging situations this with my education ...


124 riley St, Apartment, suite, unit, etc. (optional), Waterdown, ON L8B 0J7
Membership Level: Certified

Steve Benmor is one of the only divorce professionals in Canada who islicensed,certifiedand accredited inallout-of-court divorce options.Mr. Benmor has 25 years of unparalleled experience in settling divorce cases for families with significant wealth and assets, speedily and discretely. Recognizing the need to help families find a better solution for divorce, Mr. Benmor was designated as a Certified Family Mediator by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario, Certified Specialist in Parenting Coordination by the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario and accredited as a ...


Membership Level: Certified

Susan is a Founder Member of FDRIO. After several years of providing Mental Health Assessments for criminal court and assisting clients navigate family court, while acting as agent and mediator in family court, Susan took her knowledge and skills in family dynamics, childrens mental health and extensive experience in family court to a better method of resolving family disputes. Since opening her private practice she has helped hundreds of families come to negotiated agreements that allow them to better manage ongoing relationships for years to come. Susan has had many opportunities to meet ...


Membership Level: Certified

Syed Kabir has been practicing law since 1999. He is a qualified lawyer in three jurisdictions: Ontario, England and Bangladesh.?Äã Syed started his career as a litigator in a Corporate and Commercial law firm. Subsequently, he joined in-house and became General Counsel of a Fortune 500 corporation. During his career, Syed has had the opportunity to visit many countries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East and has practised law in multiple jurisdictions. He has also taken part in International Arbitration under the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris and under Singapore International ...


Mississauga, ON
Membership Level: Certified

I am an Accredited Family Mediator , Online Dispute Resolution Specialist and a Registered Social Worker.I have also been a Clinician with the Office of the Children’s Lawyer since 1998. Throughout my varied career , I have helped individuals and families to move on in the midst of significant grief and loss, especially losses related to separation and divorce. I have written articles for local newspapers and have appeared on the Ask Andrew Show with Andrew Feldstein as well as on the DCAFS Connecting with the Community Rogers Television Show. I have also facilitated several courses and ...


Membership Level: Certified

I have been practicing family law since graduating from law school with my LLB in 1995. I obtained my LLM (Masters Degree in Family Law) from Osgoode in 2008.


Membership Level: Certified

Vicky M. Ringuette is a bilingual lawyer, mediator and legal coach with offices in the Hamilton region. She is a graduate of the University of Ottawa in both the Communications Program and the Common Law in French Program. She practices Family Law with an emphasis on child welfare, custody and access and child support. She also practices in the area of Fertility and Surrogacy Law where she is an advocate for all parties who are involved with third party reproductive technology. She is a panel lawyer with both Legal Aid Ontario and the Office of the Children's Lawyer.?ÄØIn her role as child's ...


Membership Level: Certified

Richmond Hill, ON
Membership Level: Certified

Victoria is an experienced family lawyer and mediator serving clients in their family issues. Victoria belives that Mediation is an effective way to resolve conflict in families.


4438 Sheppard Ave East, Unit 377 & 379, Toronto, ON M1S 5V9
Membership Level: Regular

197 Spadina Ave, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 2C8