Biographical notes for Kathleen Kelly

Born 12 August 1948

Educated University of British Columbia B.Comm. 1973, LL.B. 1982; currently enrolled in LL.M. program (Alternative Dispute Resolution) at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

President, Kelly International Settlement Services Inc. 1992–

Sole Practitioner 1984-85, 1992–

Lawyer and mediator, Killam, Whitelaw & Twining (Vancouver) 1983-94; Norman Bergstein (then Bergstein & Kelly) 1989-94

Positions in labour relations, CP Air 1972-74

Called to the Bars of British Columbia 1983 and Ontario 1989

Director, Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution, Moss Park Skating Club

Founding Member and past Director, Canadian Society for Marketing Professional Services, Skilex Canada

Past Chair, ADR Section, Canadian Bar Association-Ontario

Appointed by the Ontario Government as one of five Ontario members to the Chapter 17 Roster of Dispute Resolvers under the Agreement on International Trade

Appointed by the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court (General Division) to the User's Committee of the ADR Centre in Toronto

Member, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution; Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; Medico-Legal Society of Toronto; Advocates' Society; The Network, Society of Conflict Resolvers of Ontario

Author and speaker, numerous articles and conferences

Co-Author, with Professor Laurence Boulle, Mediation: Principles, Process, Practice (Canadian edition in press)

Ms. Kelly's practice focuses on mediation, arbitration, fact-finding, and civil litigation in virtually all types of disputes. She specializes in tailoring resolution processes and conflict management systems to clients' needs. She has also designed and presented 11 mediation seminars and acted as a coach/trainer in ADR since 1987.