BIOGRAPHY:
Elaine practices exclusively in the area of family law and focuses on non-adversarial resolution of family law issues. She is a collaborative family lawyer as well as a family mediator. Although she has experience in all areas of family law, including conducting trials in both the Provincial and Supreme Courts, she has chosen to restrict her practice to resolving family law matters with as little Court intervention as possible.
Professional Education:
- - LL.B.: Dalhousie University, 1998
- - Called to the Bar: British Columbia, 1999
- - Family Law Mediator since 2002
- - Collaborative Family Lawyer since 2002
Professional Memberships:
- - Practicing Member of the Law Society of British Columbia
- - Member of the Collaborative Association serving the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
- - Member of Collaborative Divorce Vancouver
- - Member of International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- - Member of Family Mediation Canada
- - Member of CBABC Family Law Section – New Westminster
- - Supervising Lawyer, Legal Advocacy Program, South Fraser Women’s Services Society
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