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Professional Profile An experienced lawyer, Deborah Lynn Zutter has practiced law for over 25 years in Canada. Certified as a Comprehensive Family Law Mediator with Family Mediation Canada, Deborah now practices collaborative law and mediation in Vancouver, British Columbia.
She is a conflict resolution trainer and frequent public speaker who has taught Mediation at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law.Mediator + Facilitator- Mediating family, commercial, personal injury, insurance, estate, wrongful dismissal, work place, community, and child protection matters since 1991.
- Collaboratively designed and directed during implementation BC’s Small Claims Mediation Practicum Project.
- Conducted research during 2001 into preliminary conferences and their usefulness as a pre-mediation process.
- Comprehensive Family Mediator with Family Mediation Canada.
- Chartered Mediator with the ADR Institute of Canada.
- Member of the BC Mediator Roster (Family).
Lawyer: Collaborative Law- Called to the Alberta Bar in 1979 and to the BC Bar in 1987.
- Member of North Shore Collaborative Family Law Group.
- Member of Vancouver’s Collaborative Divorce Group.
- Master of Laws, 2004, Bond University, Australia.
- B.A. (1974) U of A, L.LB. (1978) U of A.
Trainer- Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, UBC 1993-1999. Developed and taught “Mediation” and the “moot alternative”.
- Instructor and coach with BC’s Continuing Legal Education Society.
- Guest mediation instructor with BC’s Professional Legal Training Course.
- Instructor with Abundance Solutions, Inc.
Member- BC Mediator Roster (Family)
- Past-Chair, A.D.R. Task Force, Law Society of BC
- Past-Chair, National A.D.R. Section, C.B.A.
- Past-President, Mediation Development Association of BC
- Conflict Resolution Network
- Family Mediation Canada
- A.D.R. Institute of Canada
- North Shore Collaborative Law
- Past Co-Chair, Collaborative Divorce Association of Vancouver, September 2007-2008
- Past Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee, Women Lawyers Forum, CBA
Speaker- "Mentoring Effectively - The Art of Communication", Presenter at Women Lawyers Forum, CBA: Vancouver
- Pre-Mediation Strategies, CBA: Kelowna
- "Prepare, Prepare, Prepare ... And More", Family Justice Services: Abbottsford
- Family Mediation Canada: Banff
- World Mediation Forum: Buenos Aires
- Connections 2002, Academic Forum: Charlottetown
- Practical Approaches to Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Vancouver
- Creating Success: A Symposium for Women in Law, C.B.A.: Vancouver
- Bond University, Faculty of Law:Queensland
- Academy of Family and Conciliation Courts: Vancouver
- "Pre-Mediation Strategies", Okanagan Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, CBA: Kelowna
- "10 Hot Tips from 10 Hot Mentors", Women's Forum, CBA: Vancouver
- "Thinking of Separating", Presenter, West Vancouver Public Library
- BC Mediator Roster Teleconference, Special Guest: Vancouver
- Alberta Arbitrators & Mediators Association Conference, Forum Leader: Calgary
- Annual Northwest A.D.R. Conference: Seattle
- "Authors Event", Justice Institute, New Westminster
- University of Queensland, Faculty of Law, Brisbane
- Academy of Family & Conciliation Courts, Ottawa
- Continuing Legal Education - ADR Conference, Vancouver
- Lawyers Assistance Program, Vancouver
- University of Victoria, Faculty of Law, Victoria
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, CBA, Victoria
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, CBA, Vancouver
- Family Law Section, CBA, Vancouver
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Testimonials"When my husband and I separated, I did some research around our options for negotiating a separation agreement. Since we are pretty amicable, and with cost a consideration, we agreed to try the collaborative law process. I am very glad that we did it this way.
Deb Zutter is fair, organized, honest, and the epitome of what a collaborative lawyer should be. She kept her eye on our goals and the dignity of the process, and remained focused, while making sure that everything important was addressed. She acknowledged and dealt with my many emotions, while remaining sensible and pragmatic. She was kind to me and to my spouse, and kept the needs of our children and the financial realities in mind. There were some complications in the process, which Deb handled with intelligence, grace and skill. She kept in contact, and was approachable and open.
I would not hesitate to recommend Deb Zutter for anyone interested in collaborative family law."
Barbara Bradey |
Contact Deb
Email: deb@debzutter.com | Website: www.debzutter.com | Tel: 604-913-4399 | Fax: 604-662-7466
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