Rachel Baron*

Rachel Baron received her LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1985 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1987. Rachel is a certified mediator. Rachel mediates matrimonial matters involving parenting, child support, spousal support and property.

Rachel was a past instructor for the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Bar Admission Course in Family Law, Advocacy and Professional Responsibility and co-authored the Bar Admission Materials on Marriage and Divorce. She was also a contributor to the competency-based licensing examination questions.

During her years of practice Rachel co-chaired and participated as a speaker and writer for the Ontario Bar Association, Osgoode Professional Development, The Institute for Law Clerks, Ryerson University and Family Law for Financial Professionals.

Rachel routinely conducts mediations for family law matters and business-related family disputes. In 1999, Rachel received a Certificate in Mediation from Harvard Law School at the Advocate’s Society. Four years later, the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto appointed Rachel as a Dispute Resolution Officer (DRO). She frequently mediates and hears Case Conferences for the Superior Court of Justice as a DRO. Rachel received her Certificate in Advanced Mediation from the University of Windsor in 2012.

In 2015, Rachel received her Accredited Family Mediation Designation from the Ontario Association of Family Mediators and received a further designation in 2017 as a specialist in Mediation from the Family Dispute Resolution Institute. Rachel has judged mediation and negotiation competitions for the International Competition of Mediation Advocacy, the Walsh competition and summer programs at the University of Toronto.