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ADR’S COLLABORATIVE LAW: INNOVATIVE BEST PRACTICES
Ontario Bar Association
2005 Annual Conference
Family Law Section

As you may know collaborative law as a concept and practice alternative was the brain-child of a mid-western American attorney by the name of Stu Webb. This idea hatched some fifteen years ago and since then this process has spread all over the continent and is firmly rooted in Canada, particularly our western provinces and here in Ontario.

INTER-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
Association of Family & Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
Annual Conference 2003
Inter-disciplinary Practice Workshop

My name is Nigel Macleod and I am the moderator of this collaborative law forum. Sometimes we will refer to “collaborative law” and “CFL” (collaborative family law) interchangeably. Today’s session will highlight the Vancouver model which is a multi-disciplinary system. Many people refer to this model as collaborative divorce * (“ collaborative divorce ” is a registered service mark) or the team approach.

Collaborative Law - ADR's Manifest Destiny
Carleton County Law Association (CCLA)
Quarterly Magazine 2002

Eastern Ontario’s first collaborative family practice training took place on February 24th and 25th, 2001. This two-day process training was given by Calgary’s Judge Michael Porter (Retd). We filled our attendance requirement of thirty fledgling devotees of this new brand of main stream practice. This “New Solicitor Client Relationship” training in collaborative family law (CFL) will be repeated for members of the local Bar that wish to find out more about this lawyer facilitated ADR process. Also, we are providing other training opportunities in interest based negotiation with a view of consolidating a preferred standard of practice and skills around the first generation of lawyers in the Ottawa Collaborative Law Network.

MacLeod Boyle Godbout Law and Mediation Chambers