Michael is an investigator, mediator and adjudicator with ADR Chambers.
Michael has mediated more than 2,000 private and public disputes. His areas of expertise include administrative, civil, code of conduct/disciplinary matters, contract, insurance (including personal injury and Statutory Accident Benefitsmatters), landlord/tenant, workplace and regulatory investigations, policy and complaint process development and design.
Michael is the ADR Chambers Integrity Commissioner for twenty-four municipalities and three public school boards. He is an experienced workplace investigator and has investigated numerous complaints involving workplace discrimination, harassment, and bullying. Michael is also a workplace restoration facilitator and works with organizations to help them rebuild and refocus following disruptive conflicts.
Michael has a background in political and public-policy matters at all three levels of government. He co-chaired a healthcare summit hosted by an Ontario MPP, co-facilitated an economic development conference organized by Northern Ontario municipalities, designed a conflict resolution process for an agency of the federal government, facilitated a public complaint resolution process for the Ontario government, and led several town-hall meetings on locally important matters in his community.
In addition to having developed and taught Alternative Dispute Resolution courses at Durham College, Michael co-founded the Campus Conflict Resolution Services, which provides a dispute resolution process for the campus community. Michael is a co-author of Choices in Approaching Conflict: Principles and Practice of Dispute Resolution,2nd ed. (Emond Publications, 2019).
