Paul Godin
Paul D. Godin is a Toronto-based mediator, lawyer, negotiator, facilitator, trainer, banking ombudsman, and ADR systems designer at the Stitt Feld Handy Group/ADR Chambers. He has lectured in Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at the University of Toronto, University of Oregon, and University of Windsor Law Schools and teaches contracting principles to project and contract managers. Paul has designed and led courses on ADR, Negotiation, and System Design worldwide for the general public and organizations including Qantas, BDO, Scotiabank, TD Bank, Hill & Knowlton, the Trade Union Congress (Bahamas), Mattel, General Dynamics, INCO, YUM Brands, Ontario Power Generation, Alliance Atlantis, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, AECON, AECL, the UN, the Governments of Ethiopia, Canada, Australia, Bermuda and others.
Paul articled at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt in Toronto, and began practice in 1997. Prior to joining Stitt Feld Handy Group in 2001, he practiced law with the Toronto litigation boutique of Rogers Moore, gaining expertise in a number of areas of law. While at the University of Toronto (U of T), Paul was the International Bar Association Client Counseling Competition World Champion, as well as an award-winning mooter and varsity water polo player. He represented the U of T with distinction in the ABA Negotiation Competition. Prior to law, Paul was a geologist, obtaining a B. A. (Anthropology) and a B.Sc. (Geology) with High Distinction from the U of T, followed by two years of geology post-graduate work at the University of Southern California as a ‘NSERC 1967’ Scholar. He obtained his LL.B. in 1995 from the U of T, where he was on the Dean's List and earned several scholarships.
Paul has acted in many complex mediations and negotiations as litigator and mediator, appearing before the Ontario Courts, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario on matters of insurance coverage, commercial contracts, environmental issues, personal injury, professional liability, negligence, and accident benefits. Paul is a Roster Mediator with ADR Chambers, the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program-Toronto, the Ontario Energy Board, the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, and is designated as a Chartered Mediator by the ADR Institute of Canada. Paul is on the Ontario Bar Association’s ADR Section Executive and has played an active role on OBA task forces making recommendations on the Ontario Commercial Mediation Act, mandatory mediation rules, judicial mediation, employment law reform, and youth violence. Paul has authored peer-reviewed papers on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, mediation, negotiation, and geology. He is the author of the chapters “Principles of Negotiation” and “A Practical Guide to Conflict Management System Design” in the CCH ADR Practice Manual.
Paul articled at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt in Toronto, and began practice in 1997. Prior to joining Stitt Feld Handy Group in 2001, he practiced law with the Toronto litigation boutique of Rogers Moore, gaining expertise in a number of areas of law. While at the University of Toronto (U of T), Paul was the International Bar Association Client Counseling Competition World Champion, as well as an award-winning mooter and varsity water polo player. He represented the U of T with distinction in the ABA Negotiation Competition. Prior to law, Paul was a geologist, obtaining a B. A. (Anthropology) and a B.Sc. (Geology) with High Distinction from the U of T, followed by two years of geology post-graduate work at the University of Southern California as a ‘NSERC 1967’ Scholar. He obtained his LL.B. in 1995 from the U of T, where he was on the Dean's List and earned several scholarships.
Paul has acted in many complex mediations and negotiations as litigator and mediator, appearing before the Ontario Courts, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario on matters of insurance coverage, commercial contracts, environmental issues, personal injury, professional liability, negligence, and accident benefits. Paul is a Roster Mediator with ADR Chambers, the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program-Toronto, the Ontario Energy Board, the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, and is designated as a Chartered Mediator by the ADR Institute of Canada. Paul is on the Ontario Bar Association’s ADR Section Executive and has played an active role on OBA task forces making recommendations on the Ontario Commercial Mediation Act, mandatory mediation rules, judicial mediation, employment law reform, and youth violence. Paul has authored peer-reviewed papers on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, mediation, negotiation, and geology. He is the author of the chapters “Principles of Negotiation” and “A Practical Guide to Conflict Management System Design” in the CCH ADR Practice Manual.
