Course Chairs
John-Paul E. Boyd — Executive Director, Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, Calgary
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver
Morag M.J. MacLeod — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Planning Committee
Nicole Aubé, PhD, RPsych — Vancouver
John-Paul E. Boyd — Executive Director, Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, Calgary
David C. Dundee — Paul & Company, Kamloops
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver
Morag M.J. MacLeod — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
R. Craig Neville — Watson Goepel LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
John-Paul Boyd is the executive director of the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family at the University of Calgary, a member of the bars of British Columbia and Alberta, and a fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Before joining the Institute in 2013, he spent thirteen years in private practice in Vancouver, serving as a litigator, arbitrator, mediator, parenting coordinator, and children’s counsel.
John-Paul is a frequent speaker on family law topics for the National Judicial Institute, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the National Family Law Program, and other legal and community groups. His written work has been published by the UBC Law Review, Canadian Family Law Quarterly, the International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, the federal Department of Justice, the National Judicial Institute, and the Nova Scotia Department of Justice. John-Paul is a member of the advisory boards of the Canadian Journal of Family Law and the Alberta Legal Information Society, and a member of the International Society of Family Law.
Alyson Jones, MA, RCC is the Clinical Director at Alyson Jones & Associates where she leads a team of therapists who specialize in separation and divorce issues. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, child and family therapist, parenting coordinator, divorce coach, author, and educator. Alyson is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Adler University, and has been featured in the media sharing her extensive knowledge in regards to divorce and separation issues.
Alyson developed and oversees the Family Forward Reunification Program which assists families in navigating through highly complex family issues. Drawing on her extensive experience in parent education, developmental psychology, family systems, high conflict, collaborative law, parenting coordination, reunification therapy and co-parenting counselling, Alyson has assisted many families in reducing conflict, staying focused on the best interests of the children, and working towards a healthier resolution for the entire family.
Morag MacLeod is a senior family litigator, arbitrator, mediator, and parenting co-ordinator in private practice in Vancouver. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC and chairs its Family Law Litigation Group and the popular TLABC Family Listserv. She is the Vice President of the BC Parenting Coordinators Roster Society and a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Morag is a member of the CBA, VBA, Family Mediation Canada, the BC Hear the Child Society, The Family Law Advocates Group, and the editorial board of the CLEBC publication Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia. She is a contributing author to various CLEBC and other publications, and is a frequent presenter on family law and litigation topics.
Faculty
Day 1
Nicole Aubé, PhD, RPsych — Vancouver
Professor Nicholas Bala — Faculty of Law, Queen’s University, Kingston
John-Paul E. Boyd — Executive Director, Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, Calgary
Nikki Charlton — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
Jesse Elterman, MA, PhD Candidate — Vancouver
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver
Philip M. Stahl, PhD, ABPP (Forensic) — Forensic Psychologist, Queen Creek, Arizona
Day 2
The Honourable Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux — Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver
Jesse L. Desilets — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
David C. Dundee — Paul & Company, Kamloops
Michael Elterman, PhD, MBA, RPsych — Vancouver
Mary Korpach, PhD, RPsych — Vancouver
Jonathan M. Lazar — Watson Goepel LLP, Vancouver
Morag M.J. MacLeod — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Eugene Raponi, QC — Waddell Raponi, Victoria
Philip M. Stahl, PhD, ABPP (Forensic) — Forensic Psychologist, Queen Creek, Arizona
Rebecca St. Clere England, PhD, RPsych — Ward St. Clere Inc., Vancouver
Suzanne S. Williams — Brown Henderson Melbye, Victoria