ADR Works http://twitter.com/adrworks is a statement that puts forward the proposition that disputes ought to be resolved in a creative, positive and speedy manner for the benefit of all parties concerned. Alternative Dispute Resolution works and is a cost effective way to settle differences.

We advocate and practice mediation and arbitration.  Miskin Law Offices represent individual clients. Many of our cases and claims settle out of court with mediation being a common way to bring about a settlement of cases with a compromise when the parties are far apart.  We are ready, willing and able to go to trial in Ontario Courts where a reasonable settlement can not be achieved. Our court cases are primarily in the areas of personal injury and health related insurance claims. http://twitter.com/canadahealthlaw

ADR Works is the website of Murray Miskin set up to promote mediation and arbitration. It is the site for Miskin law office in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. We also have a location in Peterborough which includes facilities for mediation and arbitration. We provide real estate and personal injury legal services in Central Ontario including the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and also specific services across Canada for product cases such as Asbestos, Vioxx and the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin.

The Professionals

Murray H. Miskin - A Lawyer You can talk to.

Murray H Miskin, BA, JD is a lawyer with much trial experience particularly with civil juries and also is an arbitrator, mediator and trainer of arbitrators since 1985. For many years he served on the Board of Directors of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute. He is  highly knowledgeable in the practice of real estate law and estate planning. Murray graduated from Trent University with a B.A. in Politics in 1976 and Osgoode Hall Law School with a law degree in 1979. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1981. Murray started his career in downtown Toronto with two well known personal injury firms before relocating to Whitby as a base in 1985.  Murray completed a two year term as Chair of National Sections and a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of the Canadian Bar Association in 2009. Murray also recently completed a three year term as a Director and first President of his own 220 unit condominium’s corporation in Toronto before relocating his residence to a condominium in Peterborough closer to his cottage at Stoney Lake.  Murray serves on the Board of Governors of Trent University since 2009 as an alumni representative and he is a member of the University’s Advancement and Endowment Lands Committees and represents the Board at the University Senate. Murray personally operates the Miskin Law Blog http:miskinlaw.blogspot.com and can be found on Twitter where he is the most followed lawyer in Ontario:   http://twitter.com/miskinlaw

Michelle E. Brown

Our Associate lawyer, Michelle Brown, BA, LLB is an Ajax resident who received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from McGill University in 1996 and her law degree from the University of Windsor in 2001. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002. Since her call to the Bar Michelle dedicates her practice to civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance and personal injury matters including wrongful death, products liability and medical malpractice. Michelle is a member of the Advocates Society, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Canadian Bar Association and the American Association for Justice.  Michelle serves on the Board of Directors of the Durham Region Law Association and also on the Town of Ajax’s Access Advisory Committee. Michelle has been with the Miskin firm for 5 years and will be leaving at the end of August 2010 to start her own firm.

Nancy Miskin, M.Sc. Toronto Court Roster Mediator

Nancy Miskin http://twitter.com/nancymiskin is the wife of Murray Miskin and is a business/commercial and condominium Mediator.  Nancy remains on an extended leave of absence due to a major stroke suffered in October 2008. Nancy has a Bachelor or Arts Degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science Degree in Addiction Studies  from the University of Arizona.  Nancy came to Canada to work for the Addiction Research Foundation in the late 1970s and went on to become a wellness consultant, psychotherapist and employee assistance plan co-ordinator before shifting her career to mediation. She is also a watercolour landscape artist. Nancy is continuing with physiotherapy and other rehabilitation efforts and beginning to paint again.

Arbitrator Training Available

Murray Miskin provides Arbitrator training courses in Toronto since 1985.  The course has been put on hold due to the stroke of Nancy Miskin and may be held next in Spring 2011.

Contacting us:

Our staff work primarily from the Whitby office.  Arlene Nicholson our law clerk who handles real estate transactions and Murray Miskin also work regularly from our Peterborough office. Extensions at all offices can be reached by calling any of our telephone numbers. See our contact page for telephone extensions and email addresses.

ADR Works Website History

This website developed by Murray Miskin began as one of Canada’s first legal websites in 1997 and was redeveloped in the summer of 2009 into a Web 2.0 interactive website  using WordPress to further increase its usability, visibility and advance our presence on the web as a source of legal knowledge and empowerment for Canadians. We invite reader comments on all posts and pages at this website.

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