Neutral Solutions is a boutique dispute resolution firm providing mediation, investigation, arbitration, and workplace restoration services. Its principals are experienced lawyers who have dedicated their careers to assisting clients resolve conflict.
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John Westdal, LL.B., Q. Med.
John is a lawyer focusing on addressing conflict. He brings a delicate balance of expertise, experience, and pragmatism to resolve disputes. He became a dedicated neutral in 2018. Prior, he was a partner at a boutique labour and employment firm and practised law for over twenty years as an advocate in labour, employment, and human rights matters. He also gained valuable insights into organizational demands in a secondment as a Human Resources Manager.
He went to McGill (Economics, 91) and Queen’s (Law, 95). He speaks regularly at seminars for ADR professionals, lawyers, and human resources practitioners. He is also an avid mountain biker and cross-country skier.
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Joy Noonan, LL. B., LL.M. (ADR), C. Med.
Joy is an accomplished lawyer who shifted her practice in 2007 to that of full time neutral and conflict resolution work.
She has received the designation of Chartered Mediator (C. Med) from the ADR Institute of Canada and is available to mediate and/or arbitrate most labour, civil and commercial matters.
Joy earned her law degree at Dalhousie University (now the Schulich School of Law) in 1989 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1991. Before shifting her work to that of a full-time neutral, Joy was a partner in a large national law firm, initially in Toronto and then in Ottawa co-anchoring a new office for that same firm starting in 1999. Joy earned her Masters of Law (LL.M) in Alternate Dispute Resolution from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2011 and was certified as a Senior Facilitator with Potential Project International in 2015.
Joy is has served on the ADR Institute of Ontario’s Board of Directors and continues to co-chair the ADR Institute of Canada’s Chartered Mediator assessment committee.
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