Family Lawyer, Mediator, Collaborative Law Practionner Divorce with Dignity

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1 Family Lawyer, Mediator, Collaborative Law Practionner Divorce with Dignity EDUCATION Mediation Training OAFM accreditation as Family Mediator (August 2015) Intensive Mediation Workshop (October 2012) MDR Associates Conflict Resolution; Advanced Family Mediation Training (February 2015) The Mediation Center; Screening for Family Violence, Abuse and Power Imbalances (April 2015) Riverdale Mediation Collaborative Family Law April 2011 to November 2011 Certification Ontario Collaborative Family Law Family Law Masters (LL.M.) September 2008 to December 2010 Osgoode Professional Development Osgoode Hall Law School Toronto, Ontario Law Society Bar Admission Course September 1998 to December 1998 Law Society of Upper Canada Common Law Degree September 1995 to April 1996 (National Program) University of Ottawa, Faculty of Common Law (Summa Cum Laude) Civil Law Degree September 1992 to April 1995 University of Ottawa, Faculty of Civil Law French Program (Cum Laude) Fashion Production Management September 1987 to June 1990 Degree Collège Lassalle, Montreal, Quebec Magna Cum Laude

2 2 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Business Endeavours Owner / Co-Founder Owner / Founder Owner / Founder Owner / Co-Founder Partner Associate Alt Divorce Multidisciplinary Divorce Centers Embrun and Ottawa offices January 2015 to present Audet Professional Corporation Law Firm Ottawa and Embrun, Ontario August 2012 to present Family Law Ottawa and Russell, Ontario January 2011 to August 2012 Family Law in a Box Inc. Family Law Online Information Center January 2010 to present Mazerolle & Lemay Barristers & Solicitors January 2005 to December 2010 Mazerolle & Lemay Barristers & Solicitors Family Law and Civil Litigation February 1999 to 2005 Teaching Mentor and Supervisor Law Professor Law Society of Upper Canada Law Practice Program Head of the family law portion of the LPP January 2014 to December 2017 University of Ottawa, Faculty of Common Law Family Law Course Fall 2008, 2009 and 2011 Semesters University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medecine The Rights of Children, Orientation Program Summer 2010 and 2011

3 3 Law Professor Ontario Bar Admission Course Family Law- Income Tax Winter 2005 Cité collégiale Introduction au droit commercial (3 credits) Fall 2002 Other Law Clerk August 1997 to June 1998 Federal Court of Appeal With the Honorable Justice Alice Desjardins Articling Student July 1996 to June 1997 Gowlings (then Gowlings, Strathy, Henderson) Assistant Editor / Collaborator School terms 1993 to 1996 University of Ottawa Faculty of Civil Law Research Assistant School terms 1993 to 1996 University of Ottawa With Dean Perret (Civil Law), Professor Belleau (Civil Procedure), Professor Goudreau (Intellectual Property), Professor Levasseur (Linguistic Law), Professor Morissette (International Law) and Professor Larouche (Contracts) French Teacher September 1991 to December 1992 University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Production Manager September 1990 to June 1991 Femme-de-Carrière Women s Designer Montreal, Quebec PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Co-Author L essentiel du droit de la famille dans les provinces et territoires de common law au Canada Les Éditions Yvon Blais August 2014

4 4 Speaker Professional Associations 2009 to present At various Family Law and Entrepreneurship Conferences in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec Ottawa Collaborative Law Association (OCFL) Ontario Association of Family Mediators (OAFM) Associate status Ottawa Family Bench & Bar Committee - Coordinated Case Management Pilot Project, Ottawa Family Court - Evaluation of the Ottawa Family Master Pilot Project, Ottawa Family Court - Cour Liaison and Ressources Committee AJEFO (Association des juristes d expression française de l Ontario CCLA (County of Carleton Law Association) Prescott-Russell Law Association Chamber of Commerce of Prescott-Russell COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Member of the Board of directors 2006 to 2009 and Secretary Centre espoir Sophie (Drop-in centre for marginalised French-speaking women) Member Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Outaouais acted as a Big Sister to Michèle, 8 years old Gatineau, Quebec Member of the Board of Directors Bureau Régional Action Sida Gatineau, Quebec (organization assisting people with AIDS) Member 1987 to present Amnesty International

5 5 DISTINCTIONS Winner of the Pierre Basile January 1995 Migneault, Moot-Court Laval University, Quebec Competition - Best team of advocates - Best advocate of the competition Prix du Barreau de Hull June 1995 Awarded to a student who has shown excellence in the Pierre Basile Migneault Moot-Court Competition