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John Kleefeld

Qualifications
B.A. (Hon. Econ.), LL.B., LL.M.

Primary Occupation
Lawyer

Regions Serviced
All of Canada, All of Province

Language Preference
English

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Contact Details
Office Address: 2003 - 1277 Nelson Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6E 4M8

Phone Numbers: Office: (604) 868-3165
Office: (306) 966-1039 (Saskatoon)
Email: johnkleefeld@gmail.com
Additional Details
Fees and Expenses: Available on request.
Year Began Mediating: 2004
Areas of Practice Experience: Administrative Tribunals, Commercial/Corporate, Construction, Defamation, Employment, General Civil, Government, Multi-party, Partnership/Shareholder Disputes, Pensions and Benefits, Products Liability, Professional/Organizational, Public Policy, Public Utilities, Small Claims Court, Small Claims Rule 7.3, Societies
Mediator's Comments: I have degrees in economics and law, including advanced training in the theory and practice of alternative dispute resolution. Since 2004, I have mediated civil cases in Provincial Court, pursuant to the mandatory mediation rule. I have also served as a mediator for the UBC Mediation Moot and a coach in the Advanced Mediation course offered by the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia. I have found that many cases can be settled in half a day or less, especially if the parties are well-prepared and well-advised by counsel. Disputants can be refreshingly creative in developing their own solutions to their disputes; I see my role as facilitating these creative solutions, rather than imposing solutions on the parties. I am open to mediating all manner of civil disputes.