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Karen A. Thompson, BA, LL.B


165 Cross Avenue, Suite 301
Oakville, ON L6J 0A9
(905) 338.7941
karens@karenthompsonlaw.ca

Principle, Karen A. Thompson Professional Corporation, 1991-Present

Education:

  • Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Law School, York University, 1989
  • Bachelor of Arts, English, University of Western Ontario, 1969

Practice:

  • Family Law
  • Litigation / Negotiation /Mediation / Arbitration
  • Marriage and Cohabitation Contracts

Memberships

  • Called to the Ontario Bar, March 1991
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Halton County Law Association
  • Ontario Deputy Judges Association
  • International Association of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
  • Hamilton/Halton Collaborative Practice Group
  • Halton/Peel Collaborative Practice Group
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Professional Activities and Volunteer Service:

  • Big Sisters Volunteer, 1997 - present
  • Halton/Peel Collaborative Practice Group, Chair, 2007 – present
  • Women's Information and Support Centre of Hamilton, Founding Member, Speaker
  • Director of the Advocate's Society, 2004 - 2007
  • Unitarian Congregation of South Peel, Chair of the Building Committee, 2001 – 2007
    • Millennium Building Committee, Unitarian Congregation of South Peel, 1999 – 2007
    • Board Member, Chair of the Board of Management, 1998 - 2001
  • Halton Women's Place, 1986 - 1996
    • Board Member for 10 years
    • President for 2 years
    • Past Chair, Fundraising Committee
    • Committee member, Building Program, completed $2 million facility in Burlington, ON
  • Halton Region Police Services Board Member, 1987 – 1992
    • Chair of the Board, 1990 - 1992
  • Halton Rape Crisis Centre, Past Member and Advisor to the Board
  • Halton Violence Prevention Council, Founding Member, Past Chair, Committee Member, Custody and Access Assessment Subcommittee

Employment:

  • Principle, Karen A. Thompson Professional Corporation, Oakville, 2007 to present
  • Sole practitioner, Oakville, 1991 – 2006
  • Bell Canada, Oakville, 1970 – 1989. Management positions including customer service, training, government relations and capital budget and results

Training:

  • Another Way Mediation
  • Collaborative Practice Training, Levels I and II
  • Family Law Arbitration
  • Office of the Children's Lawyer Annual Training
  • IACP Conference, 2006 and 2007
  • National Family Law Program, 2004 and 2006
  • High Conflict Personalities, 2007
  • Ontario Collaborative Federation Training
  • Canadian Bar Association Annual Conferences
  • Carswell Education Seminars for Deputy Judges