Divorce Family lawyer Jill Mcleod mediates divorce and conflicts in health care industry, Toronto, Ontario

Jill McLeod, Family Law and Mediation, Toronto, Canada

About Jill McLeod

Jill McLeod has over twenty years’ combined experience as a lawyer and mediator. She believes that the role of a lawyer is to help people solve problems, rather than routinely take cases to Court. She enjoys helping individuals and families resolve a broad range of disputes and move on with their lives.

Ms. McLeod trained as a social worker before going to law school. After being called to the Bar of Ontario in 1981, she practiced family law litigation in all levels of Court in Ontario for many years, before obtaining a Master of Laws degree specializing in conflict resolution. As a trained mediator and collaborative lawyer, Ms. McLeod has the skill and experience to analyze conflict and intervene effectively. With a strong background in health care, she is also called upon to mediate conflicts in the fields of health care and elder care.

Ms. McLeod is married to a psychologist and has two children.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Arts, McMaster University (1974)
Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, Toronto (1979)
Awards: The Richard Haliburton Greer Prize in Criminal Law
The Harry R. Rose Prize in Criminal Law
Master of Laws, Osgoode Hall Law School (2001)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

LAW

Practicing family law, collaborative law, mediation and arbitration
Training Faculty, Collaborative Practice Level 1 Course of Dr. Barbara Landau
Instructor, Ontario Bar Admission Course, Family Law (1991,1992)
Associate, Pallet Valo, 1981-1984
Associate, Alan F. Poole, Q.C., 1984-1988

MEDIATION

Roster Mediator, Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program, Toronto
Mediator, Restorative Justice Program, Community Justice Initiatives, Kitchener (2001-2002)
Instructor, Family Mediation Course of Dr. B. Landau, Toronto (1992-1995)
At the College of Nurses of Ontario, investigated and mediated complaints by members of the public against nurses
Mediated cases involving residential patients and their family members.

HEALTH CARE BACKGROUND

For the College of Nurses of Ontario, investigated and mediated complaints by members of the public against nurses
For Health Recovery Group Inc., worked with multidisciplinary medical teams coordinating assessment reports for patients with chronic pain and soft tissue injury, including physical demands analyses (PDA), functional assessment evaluations (FAE), independent insurer examinations (IME) and disability assessments (DAC) .
Member, Functional Assessment Future Search Project, McMaster Model (2002, 2003)
Member, Return to Work Round Table, Health and Welfare Canada (2003, 2004)
Member, Multi-stakeholder Policy Consultation Advisory Group, WSIB (2000-2004)
Member, Return to Work Advisory Panel, WSIB (2002-2003)
Member, Advisory Committee, Safe Communities Foundation (2000-2004)

ARBITRATION

Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau of Mid-Western Ontario
Panel Member, Board of Referees for Employment Insurance appeals, HRDC

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1981
Member, the Law Society of Upper Canada, since 1979
Member, Board of Directors of Collaborative Practice Toronto
Member, International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners
Member of the ADR Institute of Canada

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Arbitration Course of Genevieve Chornenki, June, 2006.
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training, Nancy Cameron and Dr. Susan Gamache
Collaborative Practice Training, both levels
Hearing Skills Training, Board of Referees, Human Resources Development Canada
Victim-Offender Mediator practicum, Community Justice Initiatives, Kitchener (2000, 2001)
Workplace Mediation Training, Community Justice Initiatives, Kitchener (2001)
Family Law Mediation Training, Dr. B. Landau, Toronto, 1992 (40 hours)
Intensive Course in Commercial Mediation, Canadian Dispute Resolution Corporation (CRDC), Toronto (1989)
Intensive Course in Trial Advocacy, Advocate’s Society, Toronto (1983)

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

"Doli Incapax: The Forgotten Presumption in Juvenile Court Trials", (1980)
3 Can. J. of Family Law, 251.
CTV’s Canada AM, June 23, 1983, Interview on Dangerous Offenders under the Criminal Code of Canada
Global Television, Panel Discussion on Family Law, 1993.
CBC Radio’s As it Happens, August, 1992, Interviewed by Michael Enright on the topic of Spousal Support under the Divorce Act, Canada"
CFRB Radio, The Andy Barrie Show, September, 1992, Interviewed on the topic of Spousal Support under the Divorce Act, Canada
Frequent presenter on the topic of “Family Law in Ontario” to various community groups
Presented on the topic of "Grandparent Access under Ontario Law" to G.R.A.N.D. (Grandparents Requesting Access and Dignity), Toronto, November 26, 2006.
Author of a chapter in Divorce Choices, called "Property Rights of Common Law Spouses, Jackie Ramler, ed. (publication pending, fall, 2007)

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