Nancy Cameron, Q.C.
Nancy Cameron is a lawyer, writer, and educator. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.F.A. in creative writing in 1984, and with an LL.B. in 1987, and was called to the bar of British Columbia in May, 1988. Prior to law school, she spent ten years working in the field of early childhood education, including teaching child development and psychology. She is a family law practitioner, whose practice is in the areas of collaborative law and mediation. As well, she teaches and trains in the interdisciplinary model of collaborative practice.
Ms. Cameron is one of the founders of the Collaborative Divorce Association of Vancouver and was one of the first co-chairs of the group. She has led and designed training in the collaborative process, and has been a speaker and trainer in the area of collaborative law to groups across Canada and the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia.. She has written numerous articles on Collaborative Practice, as well as a book: Collaborative Practice: Deepening the Dialogue. She is the President of the International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
| 1987-95 | Member LEAF (Legal Education and Action Fund), including a member of the Speakers Board. |
| 1998-03 | Member of the Executive, Vancouver Family Law Section of Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch) |
| 1991-09 | Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts |
| 1991-09 | Member, Vancouver Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch) Family and Alternate Dispute Resolution Sections |
| 1993-01 | Member, Mediation Development Association of B.C. |
| 1993-09 | Member, Family Mediation Canada |
| 1993-01 | Member, The Network: Interaction for Conflict Resolution |
| 1993-00 | Member, Family Advocates Group |
| 1998 | Associate Member, B.C. Arbitration and Mediation Institute |
| 1998-06 | Member, Attorney General’s Rules Revision Committee of the B.C. Supreme Court |
| 1999 | Member, British Columbia Mediator Roster |
| 1999-09 | Member, Collaborative Divorce Association of Vancouver, First co-chair (2000-2002) |
| 2002-0 7 | Board Member BC Dispute Resolution Practicum Society |
| 2002-05 | Advisory member: University of British Columbia Program on Dispute Resolution Family Law Project |
| 2003-06 | Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia, Law Faculty |
| 2003-05 | Member, Family Law Reform Working Group of the Justice Review Task Force (British Columbia) |
| 2005-09 | Board Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (President, 2008-09) |
| 2005-09 | Member, B.C. Mediation Roster Society, Family |
| 2005 | Queen’s Counsel Designation |
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
| 1983-85 | Member, President's Advisory Committee on Daycare, U.B.C. |
| 1986-88 | Board of Directors, Vancouver Status of Women |
| 1988 | Delegate, National Action Council on the Status of Women Annual General Meeting |
| 1993 | Supervising lawyer - LSLAP Clinics, Battered Women's Support Services |
| 1992-93 | Board of Directors, Canadian Outrigger Racing Association (Founding member) |
TRAININGS AND LECTURES:
| 1988-07 | Speaker at a variety of Colleges, Universities and Seminars on family law and equality issues |
| 1989 | Speaker, Vancouver Status of Women, Family Law Issues |
| 1990-96 | Speaker, People's Law School; Family Law Issues |
| 1991-08 | Lecturer, Numerous Continuing Legal Education courses, Family Law Courses and Seminars |
| 1999-08 | Speaker to various Family Law subsections in British Columbia, Alberta and Newfoundland on Collaborative Law |
| 2000 | Keynote Speaker at Collaborative Law training, Mississauga, Ontario |
| 2001-07 | Course co-ordinator (co-chair) Collaborative Separation and Divorce Interdisciplinary Training, basic and advanced. (Training received the ACLEA award for Best Programming in 2001). Numerous trainings provided in B.C. through CLE. |
| 2002-08 | Training, Collaborative Inter-disciplinary practice – numerous trainings in Canada, the United States and Europe |
| 2002 | Presenter, Canadian Bar Association National Family Law Conference |
| 2002 | Panel moderator, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Networking Conference, Galveston, Texas |
| 2002 | Presenter, Osgoode Hall Collaborative Law Conference |
| 2003 | Course co-chair and speaker, CLE Alternate Dispute Resolution Second annual Conference |
| 2003 | Presenter, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 40th Anniversary Conference |
| 2003 | Panel moderator and presenter, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Networking Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2004 | Course co-chair and speaker, CLE Alternate Dispute Resolution Second Annual Conference |
| 2004 | Presenter, Canadian Bar Association National Family Law Conference |
| 2004 | Presenter, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Networking Conference, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2004 | Keynote speaker, American Bar Association Annual Family Law Conference Symposium on Collaborative Law, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 2004 | Presenter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Conference |
| 2005 | Course co-chair and speaker, CLE Alternate Dispute Resolution Third Annual Conference |
| 2005 | Panel member, ADR Panel UBC Law School 60th anniversary celebration |
| 2005 | Presenter, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Networking Conference, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2006 | Presenter, Canadian Bar Association National Family Law Conference |
| 2006 | Course organizer and speaker, CLE Alternate Dispute Resolution Fourth Annual Conference |
| 2006 | Presenter, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Networking Conference, San Diego, California |
| 2007 | Guest lecturer, Hong Kong University Law School |
| 2007 | Presenter, Law Asia Conference |
| 2007 | Presenter, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Networking Conference, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2008 | Presenter, Second Annual European Collaborative Conference, Ireland |
| 2008 | Presenter, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Conference |
| 2008 | Presenter, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Networking Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2008 | Presenter, Mediation and Pre-action protocols conference, Hong Kong |
EDITORIAL BOARDS, PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:
Editorial Board, Professional Legal Training Course, Family Law Materials and checklist re: Family Law Agreements Author, Materials for numerous Continuing Legal Education Family law courses Editorial Board, British Columbia Family Practice Manual, Published by Continuing Legal Education Course Development and training materials, Continuing Legal Education Basic and Advanced Collaborative Law Inter-disciplinary training. Course Development and training materials with Dr. Susan Gamache: Focus on Coaching, advanced training for mental health professionals "The Heart of Advocacy; Re-defining the Role of the Advocate" paper for Continuing Legal Education ADR and Collaborative Law Conference, April, 2003 "Inter-Disciplinary? To Be or Not to Be?" paper for AFCC conference May 2003 Collaborative Practice: Deepening the Dialogue Book Published by BC CLE, 2004 (Nominated for ACLEA Best Publication award) |