Welcome Collaborative dispute resolution processes allow you to reach outcomes that you agree to, that are workable, and that are private. Some people think that divorce is an expensive, ugly, drawn-out battle where nobody wins. I help people reach a satisfying conclusion using Mediation.
In Mediation you are treated with respect. You control how soon you resolve your dispute and get on with your life. I facilitate and work with you to maintain important relationships. I have over 33 years of dispute resolution experience.
Deb has offices in Vancouver and on the North Shore.Articles + EventsDeb is a retired lawyer. Throughout her over 30 years of experience as a Mediator & Lawyer, Deborah Lynn Zutter has provided training and written for various respected publications in the Mediation and Legal professions:
"Special strategies help mediators handle high-conflict couples"Article, The Lawyer's Weekly. December 14, 2007. As physical abuse is abhorrent within our culture, mediators are at risk of judging the abuser as 'bad' rather than being clear that the behaviour is 'unacceptable'. ( View Article)
Alberta Arbitrators & Mediators Association ConferenceForum Leader, Calgary. April 27, 2007
"What's Special About Family Mediation? Surely any mediator - or lawyer - can mediate family disputes"Article, The Roster Report, Issue 15, March 2007. Let's start with "mediation" and the tension between legal training and mediator orientation...( View Article)
BC Mediator Roster TeleconferenceSpecial Guest, Vancouver. January 25, 2007
"Thinking of Separating"Presenter, West Vancouver Public Library. January 25, 2007
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