Activities & Appointments
Recent Events
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- Appointed to the IACP 2012 Forum Workshop Review Committee
- Provided Closing Remarks at the ROM Royal Circle Patrons’ Behind the Scenes Tours November 10, 2011
- Elected to the Board of Directors, Collaborative Practice Toronto 2011
- Attended the IACP 12th Annual Networking and Educational Forum, San Francisco, California, October 27 to 30, 2011
- Appointed to the LSUC Focus Group on Contingency Planning July 2011
- Participated in the development of and attended the inaugural IACP Institute, ASU Mercado, Phoenix, Arizona, February 24 to 26, 2011
- Mentor in the LSUC Lawyer Mentorship Program since 2010
- 2011 Appointed to the IACP Practice Group Development Committee
- Presenting “Family Law You Want to Know About!” Seminar Series for women who are planning their wedding, for new mothers and women in traditional marriages North York Toronto
- Founder and facilitator of the South Toronto Collaborative Small Practice Group (2007) for newly trained collaborative lawyers, financial specialists and family specialists providing the opportunity to practice their new skills, role play different scenarios, and share new experiences and ideas
- Regular contributor to the Collaborative Family Law Group in LinkedIn
- Member of the Toronto Collaborative Practice Group, Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association
- Ongoing Mentor for the Law Society of Upper Canada Lawyer Mentorship Program
Media
- Interviewed by Paul Waldie and quoted in the Globe and Mail, Canada's National Newspaper for the article: “Judge wants divorced couple to legally split-from the courtroom” May 8, 2008
- Interviewed by Tralee Pearce and quoted in the Globe and Mail, Canada's National Newspaper for the article “Separating with civility” October 25, 2007
Education and Training
- Prenups / Postnups in the Collaborative Process: A Marriage Made in Heaven with Arlene Dubin, JD; Lauren Behrman, Ph.D; and Michelle Smith, CFP, CDFA, IACP Forum, San Francisco, October 2011
- Dynamics of Decision Making with Karen Levitt, JD; Lynda J. Robbins, JD; and Sanford Portnoy, Ph.D., IACP Forum, San Francisco, October 2011
- It Takes a Village: Clan, Narrative & Exceptional Team Practice with Pauline H. Tesler, JD and Kimberly P. Fauss, JD, IACP Forum, San Francisco, October 2011
- Just Stop! …Saying That with Ellie Izzo, Ph.D., LPC and Vicki Carpel Miller, BSN, MS, LMFT, IACP Forum, San Francisco, October 2011
- Domestic Contracts in Family Law, Toronto October 25, 2011
- Breaking Impasses: Practical Techniques for Diagnosing Resistance and Moving Beyond Obstacles to Settlement with Nina Meierding, MS, JD
- Advanced Family Law Roundtable in Family Law , February 25, 2010
- “Improv’ your Team Workshop, Cultivating Collaboration Through Improvisation, Collaborative Practice Toronto, June 14, 2010
- Resolving Inter-Generational Conflict June 14, 2010 Alternate Dispute Resolution, Ontario Bar Association, June 14, 2010
- IACP Forum. Washington DC, October 2010
- Debriefing Workshop, Ontario Collaborative Law Federation, Toronto, March 28, 2010
- Voice of the Child ,Dr. Rachel Birnbaum, Collaborative Practice Toronto, April 14, 2008
- Texas Lone Star Interdisciplinary Team Workshop, Toronto, November 2008
- Participé en L'Institut Européen de Français du 30 juillet au 11 août 2007
- First European Collaborative Law Conference in Vienna, Austria, March 23 and 24, 2007
- Family Law Arbitration Certificate Program, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, November and December 2007
- Basic and Intermediate Collaborative Law Training 2005-2006
- Harvard Mediation Workshop through the Advocates’ Society, Toronto, 1999
Past Events
- Attended at the IACP Forum Minneapolis, Minnesota 2009
- Participated as an Expert Catalyst for Synectics Inc. discussing elements of collaborative family practice 2007 - 2009
- Presented at the Collaborative Practice Toronto Brown Bag Lunch Series on January 18, 2008
- Professional Development Committee Toronto Collaborative Practice Group, 2007-2008
- Client Assessment and Engagement ,Ruth Smallacombe and Marion Korn Toronto, July 5, 2006
- Regular contributor to Company of Women e-zine
Thank you very much for this summary of the status of my file Lorisa. It grounds me. I am glad I am your client and greatly appreciate you being my lawyer. Thank you for your prompt unwavering attention to everything making this document of court order caliber- and deemed acceptable by all of us. Thank you specifically for your leadership and attention to the timely completion of our document.
- Client in Negotiations
Lorisa is a fabulous family law lawyer. She is calm. She doesn’t judge the situation I found myself in. She worked with me in a businesslike manner offering me very creative options to consider. She gave me peace of mind throughout the whole process. I respect her and how she works. And the final resolution is a custom fit.
- Collaborative Client