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Victoria L. Smith
I am a settlement specialist, offering services as a collaborative lawyer, mediator and arbitrator in Toronto, Canada. After litigating in all levels of court for 17 years, I confined my practice to helping clients achieve customized, effective settlements out of court since 2001. I train lawyers and other professionals in the collaborative process, communication and negotiation skills, and collaborative advocay throughout North America. I am a regular presenter at IACP conferences. I am Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where I teach Collaborative Lawyering. I am coauthor of Collaborative Family Law, Another Way To Resolve Family Disputes, published by Thompson Carswell in 2003. I am certified as a Comprehensive Family Mediator with Family Mediation Canada and I am a Chartered Mediator with the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario. I am a member of the Board of Directors for the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
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| Address: |
1 Chestnut Hills Crescent, Suite 5
Toronto ON M9A 2W3 Canada
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| Phone: |
416-767-1256 |
| Fax: |
647-436-7652 |
| Email: |
victoria@victoriasmith.ca |
| Website: |
http://www.victoriasmith.ca
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| Education |
1979 B.A. Queen's University.
1981 LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School.
1983 Called to the Bar in Ontario
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| Professional Licenses |
1· JD.
2· Certified as Comprehensive Family Mediator with Family Mediation Canada
Β· Certified as Chartered Mediator with Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario
Β· Certified as an Accredited Family Mediator with Ontario Association for Family Mediation
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| Type Of Practice |
Collaborative Practice, Mediation, and Arbitration
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| Training Offered |
Introduction to Collaborative Law / Collaborative Practice, Collaborative Practice skills, advanced issues and skills, advanced negotiation and collaborative advocacy. Trainings are customized to practice group and interdisciplinary workshops are presented with mental health professional and financial professional.
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| Training Conducted |
2 day introduction to Collaborative Law (primarily lawyer focused); 2 day introduction to collaborative Practice (interdisciplinary-presented with mental health professional and financial professional); 3 day collaborative skills (principled negotiation, communication, working in effective teams, collaborative advocacy, power issues, bring the law into the collaborative process); advanced negotiation, and advanced collaborative advocacy.
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| Collaborative Training Attended |
2010 Family Arbitration and Domestic Violence Screening Workshop Philip Epstein, Alf Mamo, Hilary Linton, and Peter Jaffe
2009 Collaborative Trainers Workshop Rick Shields
2008 Interdisciplinary Team Workshop Angie Bain, Scott Clarke, and Linda Solomon
January 2006 Advanced Collaborative Practice Training β' Bernie Mayer
October 2004 Transforming Your Group to Interdisciplinary Practice, Nancy Cameron and Susan Gamache
October 2004 Difficult Conversations - Jeffrey Kerr
April 2004 Communication Strategies - Deborah Pearce
March 2004 Narrative Mediation - John Winslade
February 2004 The Heart of Mediation - Bernie Mayer
May 2003 Advanced Collaborative Family Law Training - Chip Rose
2002 Advanced Collaborative Family Law Training with Pauline Tesler and Chip Rose
2002 Intermediate Collaborative Family Law Training - Pauline Tessler
2000 Advanced Family Mediation Training - Judith Ryan and Helen Gouge
2000 Caught In the Middle: Families of High Conflict Divorce - Carla Garrity and Mitch Baris November 9 and 10, 2000
2000 Advanced Family Mediation Training Program - Law Society of Upper Canada
2000 Collaborative Family Law Training - Chip Rose
1999 Estates Law for Mediators - Strategy Institute
1999 Workplace Conferencing Facilitators Workshop - Transformative Justice Australia
1999 Mediation and Domestic Violence Conference - Family Mediation Canada
1998 Getting to Yes Negotiation Workshop - with Roger Fisher of Harvard University and Conflict Management Group and the Advocates Society
1997 Advanced Mediation Workshop - Osgoode Hall Law School
1997 Divorce and Custody Mediation Training Program - CDR Associates, Boulder, Colorado
1991 Advanced Family Mediation Training Program - Family Mediation Service of Ontario
1990 Family Mediation Training Program - Family Mediation Service of Ontario (under the instruction of Bob McWhinney, Dr. Clive Chamberlain, Resa Eisen, Helen Goudge and Judith Ryan)
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| Collaborative Training Offered |
2011:
Creating Competence and Confidence: Jump-start your Collaborative Practice!!
Presented with Sherri Goren Slovin- Anchorage, Alaska
Collaborative Advocacy-Albuquerque, New Mexico
Introduction to Collaborative Practice with Sheila Brown MSW, RSW, Acc.FM and Jane Tremblay, CFP, FLMI, CDFA, FDS. Charlottetown, PEI
2010:
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice with Linda Solomon, LPC, L.M.FT, LCD C. Syracuse, New York
Collaborative Practice Interdisciplinary Skills with Linda Solomon, and Jane Tremblay Halifax, NS
Collaborative Practice Interdisciplinary Skills Training with Jane Tremblay and Sheila Brown, York Region, Ontario
Collaborative Practice Interdisciplinary Skills Training with Jane Tremblay and Sheila Brown, London, Ontario
2009:
Collaborative Practice Introduction to Collaborative Practice with Jane Tremblay and Sheila Brown York Region, Ontario
Collaborative Practice Introduction to Collaborative Practice with Jane Tremblay and Sheila Brown London, Ontario
Collaborative Practice Interdisciplinary Skills Training with Jane Tremblay and Sheila Brown York-Durham Region, Ontario
2008:
Collaborative Training β' Advanced Collaborative Negotiation Workshop - with Sherri Goren Slovin β' Sonoma, California
Collaborative Training - Introduction to Collaborative Practice Process Training - with Jane Tremblay and Sheila Brown β' York-Durham Region, Ontario
Difficult Divorces - Putting Your Collaborative Skills to the Test - with Sherri Goren Slovin - Hartford, Connecticut
Collaborative Training, Negotiating in the Eye of the Storm β' Balancing Emotion and Reason in the Collaborative Process - with Linda Solomon - Cincinnati, Ohio
2007:
Collaborative Practice Introductory Training - with Jacinta Gallant - Toronto, Ontario
Collaborative Negotiation, the 8th Annual Networking and Educational Forum, Pre-Forum Institutes, I.A.C.P., Toronto
Mediation and Collaborative Practice, Allies at lastz, the 8th Annual Networking and Educational Forum, I.A.C.P., Toronto
Collaborative Practice Skills Training - with Christopher Arnold β' Oshawa, Ontario
Intermediate Collaborative Practice Workshop β' New Britain, Connecticut
2006:
Collaborative Skills Training - with Dr. Susan Gamache - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Negotiation Workshop - with Sherri Goren Slovin, J.D. - Bath, England
Advanced Collaborative Training - Hartford, Connecticut
Introduction to interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice - with Linda Solomon, LPC, L.M.FT, LCD C.; Sheila Brown, MSW, RSW, AccFM; and Jane Tremblay, CFP, FLMI, CDFA, FDS - Toronto, Ontario
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice - with Sherri Goren Slovin,J.D., Linda Solomon, LPC, L.M.FT, LCD C.; and Jane Tremblay, CFP, FLMI, CDFA, FDS.- Los Angeles, California
Advanced Collaborative Practice Training - with Sherri Goren Slovin, J.D.- the Berkshires, New York
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Skills Training - with Dr.Susan Gamache - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Introduction to Collaborative Practice - Halifax
2005:
Advanced Collaborative Practice Skills Training with Dr. Susan Gamache - Toronto
Advanced Negotiation Skills Training (with Sherri Goren Slovin)
Two Module Collaborative Family Law Workshop (with Sherri Goren Slovin) - Baltimore
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Skills Training (with Susan Gamache and Jackie Ramler) - Toronto
2004:
Train The Trainers - Montreal 2004 CFL Skills Training - Montreal
CFL Skills Training - Whitby 2004 CFL Skills Training - Toronto (with June Maresca)
CFL Skills Training - Montreal (with June Maresca) 2003 CFL Process Training Γ Epstein, Cole
2003:
CFL Process Training - Montreal (with June Maresca)
CFL Process Training - Toronto (with June Maresca)
2002:
CFL Process Training - Barrie (with Richard Shields and Judith Ryan)
2001:
CFL Process Training - North Bay (with Richard Shields and Judith Ryan)
CFL Process Training - Toronto (with Richard Shields and Judith Ryan)
CFL Skills Training - Toronto (with Richard Shields and Judith Ryan)
2000:
CFL Practice Training - Royal Botanical Gardens (with Richard Shields and Judith Ryan)
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| References |
Β· Sherri Goren Slovin-Cincinnati
Β· Linda Solomon-Texas
Β· James Pirrie-England
Β· Rita Pollock-Boston
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| Standards |
I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.
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I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Trainers I verify that I am a Collaborative Practice trainer who meets those Minimum Standards.
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I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for a Collaborative Basic Training. I verify that the basic training that I offer as a Collaborative Practice trainer meets those Minimum Standards.
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