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MEMBER PROFILE: Heather Swartz |
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Heather Swartz has experience in settling the following civil matters: |
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 Collection / Debtors |
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Construction |
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Corporate/Commercial |
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Education |
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Employment |
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Engineering |
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Environmental |
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Estate & Wills |
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Harassment |
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Health Care/Disputes |
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Human Rights/Discrimination |
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Insurance |
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Labour Relations |
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Land Use/Planning |
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Medical Malpractice |
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Multi-Party / Complex |
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Municipal |
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Non-Profit Organizations |
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Personal Injury |
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Religious Institutions |
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Schools & Universities |
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Heather Swartz has experience in settling the following family matters: |
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 Child Support |
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Children & School |
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Common Law/Cohabitation |
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Family Estate/Inheritance |
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Parent-Elder Support |
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Parent-Teen |
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Pre-Nuptial Agreements |
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Separation - Agreements |
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Separation - Asset Division |
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Separation - Child Custody |
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Spousal Support |
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Biographical Notes:
Heather is a partner with Agree Dispute Resolution. She specializes in providing civil, workplace and family mediation. She also provides customized conflict management and interest-based negotiation Training. She is an instructor for continuing education ADR programs at McMaster University, York University, the University of Toronto and Conrad Grebel College.
Nine years involvement as a School Trustee for the Town of Dundas, for both The Wentworth County Board of Education and The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has given her extensive experience in public speaking, board leadership, collective bargaining, grievance procedures, and organizational disputes.
Heather's mediation style could best be described as both pragmatic and tenacious. She possesses the ability to connect with parties and put them at ease in the mediation setting, particularly when there are sensitive issues. Heather respectfully challenges parties to assess risks and explore creative options as she encourages them to overcome the barriers to settlement.
Education:
M.S.W. (Master of Social Work in Social Service Administration) University of Windsor, 1980;
B.A. (Geography) /B.S.W., McMaster University, 1979;
Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate, Mohawk College, 1997;
Basic and Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, 1996 and 1997;
Advanced Mediation Skills Certificate, Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo, 2000.
Languages
English
Memberships & Affiliations :
Chartered Mediator with the ADR Institute of Canada: President of the ADR Institute of Ontario;
Member of the ADR Section of the Ontario Bar Association;
Accredited Family Mediator with the Ontario Association of Family Mediation;
Member of Family Mediation Canada
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RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION |
Rates: Please call 1-800-524-6967 for details.
Payment: All fees are due and payable upon receipt of account.
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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION |
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Calendar Last Updated: 29 Jul 10
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Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form.
All such requests will go immediately to
Heather Swartz's scheduling staff
(Rose Bowden, roseb@agreeinc.com)
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