I started practising famiy law in 1984 in New Brunswick. Since 1986 I have practised family law in Ontario. For the first 25 years or so, much of my work was Superior Court oriented. Over the last 15 years, it has evolved to more private resolution, settlement oriented processes although in some circumstances a client does need a Court to intervene. I was fortunate to have excellent mentoring in the early years of my work: I learned the benefits of and the need for integrity, courage, perseverance, personal responsibility and professionalism. I have aspired to take these to my work every day. ...